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Pesticide Action Network
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Online Resource Pointer #17
January 13, 1995
For copies of the following resources, please contact
the appropriate publishers or organizations directly.
*List of Chemicals Evaluated for Carcinogenic Potential,
1994.* Reto Engler. Provides a quick overview of past
and present activities concerning carcinogenic compounds
in the Health Effects Division of the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). Since the
evaluation of this list is an ongoing process, some of
the information may be out of date, but is updated
periodically. 10 pp. Contact by mail: Reto Engler,
Health Effects Division/OPP (H-7509C), USEPA,
Washington, D.C. 20460.
*Red Fronteriza de Salud y Ambiente.* Border
Environmental and Health Network. Quarterly Bulletin
highlights occupational and public health issues related
to hazardous materials management, environmental
pollution, chemical emergencies and the right to know in
the northwest Mexico and southwest United States
regions. Red Fronteriza de Salud y Ambiente, Support
Office, Apartado Postal 712, C.P. 83000 en Hermosillo,
Sonora; phone/fax (62) 60-22-50; email:
OFRFSA@laneta.apc.org.
*Greenworld's Almanac & Directory of Environmental
Organizations, 1994.* Reference guide lists North
American organizations working on environmental issues
including atmosphere, global warming, ecosystem
protection, biodiversity, population, forest
conservation, land use, water conservation, wildlife,
pesticides, pollution, transportation, and waste
management. 324 pp. US$29.95. GreenWorld
Environmental Publications Co., 253 A 26th Street, Suite
306, Santa Monica, CA 90402; phone (310) 815-8867; fax
(310) 815-8868.
*Toxic Substance Health Effects Resource Directory for
Citizens, 1994.* Florida Department of Health and
Rehabilitative Services, Office of Environmental
Toxicology. Lists Florida state and federal resource
telephone numbers to call related to the health effects
of toxic substances. 23 pp. Florida Department of
Health and Rehabilitative Services, Office of
Environmental Toxicology, 1317 Winewood Boulevard,
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700; phone (904) 488-3385;
fax (904) 921-0298.
*ENVIRO-HEALTH.* National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences (NIEHS). NIEHS Clearinghouse offers
free sources of information on environmental health
effects including worker exposure; hazardous waste
sites; chemical spills and releases; information for
schools and students; environmental justice issues;
National Toxicology Program and research interests of
NIEHS. The NIEHS ENVIRO-HEALTH Clearinghouse receives
calls on weekdays from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm Eastern Time.
The toll-free telephone number in the U.S. is (800) 643-
4794. Inquiries also available by mail or fax: ENVIRO-
HEALTH Clearinghouse, 100 Capitola Drive, Suite 108,
Durham, North Carolina 27713; fax (919) 361-9408.
*Buy Smart, Buy Safe, 1994.* Philip Dickey. A consumer
guide to less-toxic products lists over 350 name-brand
ratings, new alternative products, and where to buy
safer products. 20 pp. US$5.00. Washington Toxics
Coalition, 4516 University Way, NE, Seattle, WA 98105;
phone (206) 632-1545; fax (206) 632-8661; email:
wtc@igc.apc.org.
*Greenpeace Submission to the Fourth Session of the
London Tribunal on Industrial Hazards and Human Rights
on the Occasion of the Tenth Anniversary of the Bhopal
Tragedy, 1994.* Kenny Bruno. Report discusses four
steps to "clean production:" Primary Accident
Prevention; Global Bans on Killer Chemicals; Right to
Know and Toxics Use Reduction; and Transnational
Corporate Liability, and makes recommendations to
implement these steps. 20 pp. Greenpeace
International, Keizersgracht 176, 1016 DW Amsterdam, The
Netherlands; phone (31-20) 523-6222; fax (31-20) 523-
6200.
*Poisoning our Earth: The Dangers of Pesticides, 1994.*
Action--The Environmental Health Magazine. Issue No.
15. This issue was written jointly by teachers and
health professionals at a workshop in Harare to
introduce to students the adverse health effects of
improper pesticide use and alternative pest management
in the home and garden. Produced in comic book form,
this resource was distributed to over 250,000 schools in
Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland. 20
pp. Free to non-profit organizations (NGOs) in
developing countries and US$1.50 for northern-based
NGOs. Steve Murray, Action--The Environmental Health
Magazine, 282 Herbert Chitepo Ave., P.O. Box 4696,
Harare, Zimbabwe; phone 724401; fax (4) 795150.
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We encourage those interested in having resources listed
in the Online Resource Pointer to send review copies of
publications, videos or other sources to our office
(address listed below) or to contact Publications and
Information Coordinator Ellen Hickey or Information
Program Associate Gina Schilling for further
information.
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