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PLUTONIUM A N D T H E RIO G R A N D E ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND CONTAMINATION IN THE NUCLEAR AGE WILLIAM L GRAF
T
he first atomic bombs w e r e c o n s t r u c t e d at t h e Los Alamos National Laboratory, w h e r e lab w o r k e r s disposed o f waste p l u t o n i u m in nearby canyons leading t o t h e Rio Grande.Today, the environmental conse-
quences are just beginning t o be u n d e r s t o o d as scientists examine t h e effects created by past mishandling o f one o f t h e m o s t t o x i c chemical wastes k n o w n . W r i t t e n in an engaging, accessible style, Plutonium and the Rio Grande is the first b o o k t o offer a complete e x p l o r a t i o n o f this environmental history. It includes an explanation o f w h a t p l u t o n i u m is, h o w much o f it was released by t h e Los Alamos w o r k e r s , and h o w much entered t h e river system directly f r o m waste disposal and indirectly, as a result o f atomic b o m b fallout. T h e b o o k includes extensive appendices, maps, diagrams, and photographs. Environmental managers, ecologists, hydrologists and o t h e r river specialists, as well as concerned general readers will find t h e b o o k readable and informative. 1994
356 pp.; 132 illus. $55.00
Other Books of Interest... THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE BRITISH ISLES
HYDROLOGY A N D T H E RIVER ENVIRONMENT
AN ATLAS
MALCOLM NEWSON
A . S. G O U D I E A N D D. BRUNSDEN
1994
1995
NITROGEN MANAGEMENT IN IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE
GEOLOGY A N D T H E ENVIRONMENT IN WESTERN EUROPE A COORDINATED STATEMENT BY THE WESTERN EUROPEAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
ROY
SURVEYS
252 pp.; 103 illus. $55.00
BIOMASS, ENERGY A N D ENVIRONMENT A DEVELOPING COUNTRY PERSPECTIVE FROM INDIA N . H. RAVINDRANATH A N D D. O. H A L L
1992 (paper 1994)
344 pp.; 207 illus. paper $45.00
October 1995
RESOURCE A N D ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN CANADA
400 pp.; 50 illus. $96.00
MANAGEMENT AND D E V E L O P M E N T O F MAJOR RIVERS
EDI TEDALYBY ALY OTTASSEM, ESSAM ABDEL-M. HSHADY, AFIZ ANDMOHAMED ASIT K. EL-BISMWAS
ADDRESSING CONFLICT AND UNCERTAINTY Second Edition EDITED BY BRUCE MITCHELL
457 pp.; 61
S. RAUSCHKOLB A N D A R T H U R G. HORNSBY
1994
EDITEDDIRECTORS BY G. INNÉS ANDEUROPEAN THE EDITORIGEOLOGI AL BOARD THE OF THELUMSDEN WESTERN CAL OF
1995
240 pp.; 128 illus. paper $22.95/ cloth $49.95
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(Water Resources Management Series 3) July 1995 500 pp.; illus. $24.95
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