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Resource Pointer #236
June 9, 2000
For copies of the following resources, please contact the
appropriate publishers or organizations directly.
*Organic Fiber Directory, Second Edition, 2000* Organic Trade
Association (OTA). Comprehensive resource for locating organic fiber
sources and products made from organic cotton, wool, hemp and flax.
Vital networking tool for growing organic fiber industry. Features
organic fiber producers, brokers, designers, mills, manufacturers,
wholesalers and retailers. More than 150 companies listed, offering
complete range of organic fiber products for men, women, and
children, including apparel, sportswear, undergarments, sleep wear,
personal care items, diapers, bed and bath linens, toys and more.
62pp. US$25 plus $3 shipping, US$15 plus $3 shipping for OTA members
Contact OTA, P.O. Box 547, 74 Fairview Street, Greenfield, MA 01302;
phone (413) 774-7511, ext. 12; fax (413) 774-6432; Web site
http://www.ota.com; email info@ota.com.
*Environmental Risks of Pesticides to Birds and Mammals--Working
Report No. 10, 1996* Hanne Secher, Peter Odderskær, Allen Prang,
National Environmental Research Institute, Department of Wildlife
Ecology, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Denmark--Danish
Environmental Protection Agency. Literature review examining effects
of pesticides on birds and mammals. Presents background information
on pesticides, toxicity, laboratory and field tests. Conclusion
include discussion of risk-assessment on non-target mammals, avian
reproductive data and recommendations for testing procedures. 101pp.
DKK75. Contact Ministry of Environment and Energy, Denmark--Danish
Environmental Protection Agency, Strandgade 29, DK - 1401, København
K, Denmark; phone (+45) 32 66 01 00 or (+45) 33 37 92 92; fax (+45)
33 92 76 90.
*Effects of Pesticides on Estuarine Softbottom Ecosystems--Working
Report No. 22, 1996* Valery E. Forbes, National Environmental
Research Institute, Department of Marine Ecology and Microbiology,
Ministry of Environment and Energy, Denmark--Danish Environmental
Protection Agency. Examines effects on estuaries of pesticides
registered for use in Denmark. Discusses factors affecting pesticide
fate in estuaries, factors affecting pesticide exposure and toxicity
for estuarine organisms, insecticides and herbicides. Findings based
on available yet limited data show that synthetic pyrethroids pose
serious threat to Danish estuaries. 61pp. DKK75. Contact Ministry of
Environment and Energy, Denmark--Danish Environmental Protection
Agency, Strandgade 29, DK - 1401, København K, Denmark; phone (+45)
32 66 01 00 or (+45) 33 37 92 92; fax (+45) 33 92 76 90.
*Procedures for Assessing the Environmental Fate and Ecotoxicity of
Pesticides, 1995* Mark R. Lynch, ed. Procedures for methods for
assessment of environmental fate and ecotoxicity of pesticides for
regulatory purposes, recommended by Society of Environmental
Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC-Europe). Includes methods for
assessing environmental fate and behavior of pesticides, as well as
methods for assessing impact of pesticides on non-target organisms.
54pp. 25ECU. Contact (SETAC-Europe), Avenue E Mounier 83, Box 1,
1200 Woluwe, Brussels, Belgium; phone (+32) 2772-7281; fax (+32)
2770-5386.
*Evaluation of the Danish EPA Procedures for Assessment of the Risk
of Groundwater Pollution by Plant Protection Products, 1997*
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS). Evaluation of
fundamental principles in Danish pesticide approval procedure.
Focuses on whether procedures provide satisfactory security against
unacceptable contamination of groundwater with pesticides and their
metabolites. Evaluation concentrates on procedures dealing with
degradation and mobility of pesticides in the root zone. 165pp.
Contact GEUS, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Thoravej 8,
DK-2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark; phone (+45) 38 14 20 00; fax (+45)
38 14 20 50; email geus@geus.dk.
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