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Pesticide Action Network
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Online Resource Pointer #20
February 2, 1995
For copies of the following resources, please contact
the appropriate publishers or organizations directly.
*Chemical Exposure and Disease: Diagnostic and Investigative
Techniques, 1994.* Janette D. Sherman, M.D. Describes case
studies involving 14 major groups of chemicals including
organochlorines, organophosphates, chromium compounds and
plastics and explains in layperson's terms the effects of
particular chemicals on human health. 293 pp. US$35.00
(plus $3 postage and handling). Princeton Scientific
Publishing Company, Inc., P.O. Box 2155, Princeton, New
Jersey 08543; phone (609) 683-4750; fax (609) 683-0838.
*Guide to the California Pesticide Illness Surveillance
Program: Summary Report-1992, 1994.* Cal EPA, Department of
Pesticide Regulation. Reports investigations of pesticide-
related illness and injury reports submitted by California's
county agricultural commissioners. The report confirms 1,856
reported illnesses in 1992 with a potential or confirmed link
to pesticide use in agriculture and non-agricultural
settings; nearly two-thirds of the reported cases involve
non-agricultural uses. Free. Report: HS-1702; December 14,
1994. Department of Pesticide Regulation, Worker Health and
Safety Branch, 1020 N Street, Sacramento, CA 95814; phone
(916) 445-4222.
*Farmworker Women Speak Out: Priorities and Policy
Recommendations to Improve the Lives of Farmworker Families,
1994.* Farmworker Justice Fund, Inc. (FJF). Report recounts
the four-year history of the Farmworker Women's Health
Project, a U.S. network of migrant farmworker women founded
by the FJF. The project seeks to empower farmworker women to
improve their own lives through leadership and health
training, policy development, advocacy, and media work. 24
pp. US$10.95. Farmworker Justice Fund, 2001 "S" St., NW,
Ste. 210, Washington, D.C. 20009; phone (202) 462-8192.
*Short Changed: Africa and World Trade, 1994.* Michael
Barratt-Brown and Pauline Tiffen. Critiques the economic
strategies imposed on African nations by the International
Monetary Fund and the World Bank. The authors' research
demonstrates that the World Bank's export-led strategy cannot
succeed in Africa and the continuation of such policies will
only exacerbate unrest, poverty and starvation in that
country. 256 pp. US$47.95. Westview Press, 5500 Central
Avenue, Boulder, CO 80301; phone (303) 444-3541; fax (303)
449-3356.
*Poster: 50 Years is Enough, 1994.* Environmental Defense
Fund, (EDF). Dramatic and informative poster highlights
negative social and environmental impacts of World Bank
operations as well as the strength of concerned NGO movements
around the world. Ken Walsh or Mimi Kleiner, EDF, 1875
Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20009; phone (202)
387-3500; fax (202) 234-6049.
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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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