Resource Pointer #219
September 10, 1999
For copies of the following resources, please contact the appropriate
publishers or organizations directly.
*1999 NEHA Right-to-Know Conference and Exhibition* October 25-
28, 1999, Denver, CO. Organized by National Environmental Health
Association (NEHA) in cooperation with U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA). Includes presentations on links between
Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data and accidental chemical releases;
role of health care providers in providing environmental information to
the public; uses of Right-to-Know (RTK) data; and more. US$49
through Oct. 1, US$59 after Oct. 1. Contact NEHA, RTK Department,
720 S. Colorado Blvd., Suite 970-S, Denver, CO 80246-1925; phone
(303) 756-9090; fax (303) 691-9490; website http://www.neha.org
*Health Effects of Contemporary-Use Pesticides: The Wildlife/Human
Connection, 1999* Theo Colborn et al., eds. Special issue of
Toxicology and Industrial Health. Presents results of September 1996
Wingspread Work Session on Health Effects of Contemporary-Use
Pesticides. Includes 20 original papers by Wingspread participants.
Topics include endocrine disruption in mice and rats, immunotoxicity
of pesticides, children's exposure to xenoestrogens and U.S. herbicide
use. Also provides text of consensus statement by 23 scientists on
pesticide-related health concerns, research needs and responsibilities of
industry and scientific community. 275 pp. US$70 plus
shipping/handling. Contact Toxicology and Industrial Health, Stockton
Press, 345 Park Ave. South, NY, NY 10010-1707; phone (212) 726-
9333; fax (212) 696-0052; website http://www.stockton-press.co.uk
*Protecting Public Health and the Environment: Implementing the
Precautionary Principle, 1999* Carolyn Raffensperger and Joel
Tickner, eds. Presents results of work initiated at 1998 Wingspread
Conference on Implementing the Precautionary Principle. Describes
history, content and philosophical foundations of principle of
precautionary action, with applications ranging from agriculture to
manufacturing. Sections cover law and theory; integrating precaution
into policy; and precautionary principle in action. Includes case studies
of manganese in gasoline, tetraethyl lead, endocrine disrupters and
more. 385 pp. US$30. Contact Island Press, 76381 Commercial Street,
P.O. Box 7, Covelo, CA 95428; phone (707) 983-6432; fax (707) 983-
6414; email ipwest@igc.apc.org; website http:www.islandpress.org
*The Precautionary Principle in Action: A Handbook, 1999* Joel
Tickner et al. Presents precautionary principle as a tool for
environmentalists. Covers history of the precautionary principle,
components and methods of precaution, step-by-step precautionary
"process flow," application to toxicity testing for industrial chemicals,
section on "answering the critics" and more. Appendix includes 1998
Wingspread Statement on the Precautionary Principle. 32 pp. Activists
US$5, corporations US$20; send 8.5 self-addressed envelope with
US$1.40 postage for orders within United States. Contact Science and
Environmental Health Network, Rt. 1, Box 73, Windsor, ND 58424;
phone/fax (701) 763-6286; email craffensperger@compuserve.com
*The Monitoring Network for Health and Environment* Volunteer-
staffed network gathering information on environmental health
problems. Provides standardized forms for reporting environmental
health problems and records problems in database. Aims to improve
knowledge of environment-related illness and help identify emerging
patterns. Working to expand network internationally. Contact Miep
Verheuvel, Piccolo 38, 3068 HR Rotterdam, Netherlands; phone (45)
571-0420; fax (45) 571-1104; email gezomil@worldonline.org
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