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Web Sites The recently updated ComputerAided Management of Emergency Operations (CAMEO) (www.epa.gov/ ceppo/cameo/index.htm) was developed by the EPA's Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to assist front-line chemical emergency planners and responders. CAMEO's integrated chemical database allows users to access critical information for developing emergency plans and meeting the chemical inventory reporting requirements of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. CAMEO also can be used with a separate software application to display EPA environmental databases and demographic /economic information to support analysis of environmental justice issues. The Risk Assessment Information System (RAIS) (http://risk.lsd.ornl. gov/rap_hp-htm), designed by the Department of Energy, provides risk assessment tools such as risk-based preliminary remediation goal calculations used by risk managers as longterm targets during the analysis and selection of remediation alternatives; databases of toxicity profiles and values; ecological benchmarks to identify contaminants, media, and receptors that may be at risk; and a risk assessment glossary Additional information is available in the form of risk assessment and regulatory guidance documents, current risk management events, and links to resources. The Joint United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) Chemicals/ World Health Organization Global Environmental Epidemiology Network (GEENET) have a gateway Web site (http://irptc.unep.ch/) mat combines multiple resources from the United Nations and the World Health Organization to promote the exchange
of chemical information. The two primary resources are the UNEP Chemicals and the WHO GEENET sites. The former is the center for all chemicalrelated activities of the United Nations Environment Programme; GEENET is part of a WHO initiative to create networks of professionals working on the health effects of environmental hazards and human exposure. Research on sediments and sediment remediation is the focus of (www. sediments.org), a Web site developed by the EPA's Hazardous Substance Research Center-South/Southwest. The site provides a forum for researchers and practitioners working in sediment remediation and serves as a repository for the growing body of technical papers, reports, and articles relating to contaminated sediment. Sediment researchers and practitioners who visit the site may post professional information about themselves, add bulletin board items, and submit technical papers for publication in the site's online library.
Books A Systems Approach to the Environmental Analysis of Pollution Minimization, S. J. lorgensen, Ed. (Lewis Publishers, 1999, 255 pp., $79.95). In this analysis of different systems of environmental interest, the author applies the principles of mass and energy balance as he examines the system properties of ecosystems, industrial and agricultural production, a country or a region, a product life cycle, and the system properties of the approximately 100,000 chemicals being used in industry, agriculture, and everyday life. 100 Beyond Evolution: The Genetically Altered Future of Plants, Animals, the Earth . . . and Humans, M. W Fox (The Lyons Press, 1999, 256 pp., $24.95). The author, a bioethicist and veteri-
narian, examines the historical and ideological foundations of biotechnology and the significant ethical issues and controversies surrounding a potentially genetically altered future. 101 Bioremediation: Principles and Practices—Fundamentals and Applications, Vol. 1; —Biodegradation Technology Development, Vol. 2; —Bioremediation Technologies, Vol. 3, S. K. Sikdar; R. L. Irvine, Eds. (Technomic Publishing Inc.; 672 pp., 718 pp., and 765 pp., respectively; $164.95 each). For both the specialist and student, this three-volume series covers all media—air, water, soil/sediment—and culls contributions from various authors to present a current description of advances in pollution treatment and reduction using biological means. 102 The Law of Environmental Justice: Theories and Procedures to Address Disproportionate Risk, M. B. Gerrard, Ed. (American Bar Association—Environment, Energy, and Resources Section, 1999, 845 pp., $159.95). This book, written for those involved in environmental justice controversies, examines the sources of environmental justice law and how it can be used to achieve the many goals of those who wish to participate in decisions affecting their environment. 103 Recommended Screening Limits for Contaminated Surface Soil and Review of Factors Relevant to SiteSpecific Studies, NCRP Staff (National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, 1999, 353 pp., $50). This report discusses surface soil contaminants and provides screening limits that can be applied to sites where surface soil is found to be contaminated with one or more radionuclides. 104 For more information on products and services mentioned in "Online/In Print," use the Electronic Reader Service System found on ES&T's Web site.
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