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P A N U P S
Pesticide Action Network Updates Service
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Resource Pointer #231
February 29, 2000
For copies of the following resources, please contact the appropriate
publishers or organizations directly.
*Regionally Based Assessment of Persistent Toxic Substances: Workshop
Reports from a Global Environment Facility Project, 1999* United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP) Chemicals. Reports from 1999 workshops
sponsored by UNEP Chemicals and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in
Switzerland. Assesses exposure and threats from persistent organic
pollutants (POPs) to the environment and human health; analyzes
transboundary nature of these substances; identifies major sources; examines
social and economic implications; and identifies some alternatives to use of
chemicals or alternative management methods. 236 pp. Free. Contact the
Director, UNEP Chemicals, International Environment House, 11-13, Chemín des
Anémones, CH-1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland; phone (41-22) 917-8170;
fax (41-22) 797-3460; email chemicals@unep.ch; Web site
http://www.chem.unep.ch/pops.
*Proceedings of the Regional Workshop on the Management of Persistent
Organic Pollutants (POPs), 1999* Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound
Management of Chemicals (IOMC). Proceedings from March 1999 workshop in
Hanoi, Vietnam, includes reports on management of POPs in more than 15
countries in Asia and the Pacific region. 402 pp. Free. Contact the
Director, UNEP Chemicals, International Environment House, 11-13, Chemín des
Anémones, CH-1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland; phone (41-22) 917-8170;
fax (41-22) 797-3460; email chemicals@unep.ch; Web site
http://www.chem.unep.ch/pops.
*List of POPs Focal Points, 2000* United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP). Focal points have been designated by governments as national
contacts for implementing immediate actions related to negotiations of the
POPs treaty currently under way. Provides a network of experts to
participate in exchange of technical reports, provide expertise in awareness
raising, training and co-operative programs and management of POPs. Areas of
expertise include alternatives to POPs pesticides. Updated version available
at UNEP Web site, click on "POPs Focal Points" link, then "List of POPs
Focal Point" to download PDF document at http://www.chem.unep.ch/pops.
*Hormonal Chaos, 2000* Sheldon Krimsky. Explores scientific, historical,
social and political aspects of endocrine disruptors. Links certain types of
synthetic chemicals to over a dozen human and animal abnormalities and
addresses implications for public policy makers. Includes discussion of
pesticide legislation and synergistic effects. 256 pp. US$35.95. Contact
Johns Hopkins University Press, 2715 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD
21218-4363; phone (410) 516-6900 or (800) 537-5487; fax for book orders
(410) 516-6998; Web site http://www.press.jhu.edu.
*Handbook of Pediatric Environmental Health, 1999* Committee on
Environmental Health--American Academy of Pediatrics. Concise summaries of
published evidence about environmental hazards to children. Provides
practical information and guidance for pediatricians about how to diagnose,
treat, and prevent childhood diseases linked to environmental exposures. 420
pp. US$45.95 plus $7.50 shipping. Contact American Academy of Pediatrics
Publications, P.O. Box 747, 141 Northwest Point Boulevard, Elk Grove
Village, IL 60009-0927; phone (888) 227-1770; fax (847) 228-1281; Web site
http://www.aap.org.
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