Resource Pointer # 194
February 3, 1999
For copies of the following resources, please contact
the appropriate publishers or organizations directly.
*Persistant Organic Pollutants: Hand-Me-Down Poisons That Threaten Wildlife
and People, January 1999* World Wildlife Fund. Overview of the
characteristics of POPs as well as their effects on wildlife and human
health. Case studies include the effects of POPs on the Inuit people and
whale populations. Available at www.worldwildlife.org/toxics. 20 pp. Hard
copies are free of charge. To order, please contact Tina Skaar, World
Wildlife Fund, 1250 24th St., NW, Washington D.C. 20037; phone (202)
778-9606; email tina.skaar@wwwfus.org.
*Hazards and Exposures Associated with DDT and Synthetic Pyrethroids Used
for Vector Control, 1999* World Wildlife Fund. Outlines health and
environmental effects of DDT and pyrethroids associated with disease vector
control, including their effects on the nervous system and the immune
system and their role in causing cancer. Profiles routes of exposure and
recommendations for further research. 46 pp. US$10. Contact Tina Skaar,
World Wildlife Fund, 1250 24th St., NW, Washington D.C. 20037; phone (202)
778-9606; email tina.skaar@wwwfus.org.
*List of POPs Focal Points, June 15, 1998* United Nations Environment
Programme. Lists experts on POPs in 82 countries. Areas of expertise
include alternatives to pesticide and industrial POPs, identification of
sources of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) as well as dioxins and furans.
Available on the United Nation's Environment Programme Home Page at
irptc.unep.ch/pops.
*Iniciativa sobre el manejo adecuado de sustancias quimicas segun el
Acuerdo de cooperacion ambiental de America del Norte: Compromisos y planes
de accion regionales, Junio 1998* Comision para la Cooperacion Ambiental en
America del Norte. Spanish. Also available in English and French. Outlines
measures for identifying additional POPs and implementing actions to reduce
use in Canada, the United States and Mexico, according to the North
American Work Group on the Rational Management of Chemical Substances.
Examines existing national and international initiatives for the management
of chemical substances. Contains chapters specifically targeted at the
management of DDT and chlordane in North America. Available online at
www.cec.org/spanish/resources/publications/index.cfm.
*Canadian Arctic Contaminants Assessment Report,1997* Northern Contaminants
Program. Provides an evaluation of the current state of contamination in
the Canadian Arctic environment. Identifies sources of organochlorines,
metals and radionuclides and discusses their transport in the atmosphere,
soil, ocean, rivers, and snow. 460 pp. Free. Contact Indian and Northern
Affairs Canada, Rm. 658A, 10 Wellington St., Hull, Quebec K1A OH4; phone
(819) 953-8109; fax (819) 953-9066; email baizanaj@inac.gc.ca.
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