DECEMBER 1997 • VOL. 31 NO. 12
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY POLICY ANALYSIS
FEATURES
Hazardous Air Pollutant Health Risk Benchmarks The different benchmark methods government agencies use to control releases of hazardous air pollutants from major emissions sources generally agree on the health risk endpoints, according to an analysis by Susan B. Goldhaber and Robert L. Chessin. / 568A •
DEPARTMENTS Hard Times for Innovative Cleanup Technology Private investment in innovative groundwater and soil remediation technology has sharply declined in the United States in recent years. Jacqueline A. MacDonald reports on a new National Research Council analysis of the barriers confronting the field. / 560A
Massachusetts Tries to Cut Toxic Chemicals Use Materials accounting—annual reporting of the industrial use of toxic chemicals—has been required of many Massachusetts companies since 1990. Monica Becker and colleagues report on the results of an evaluation of the state's trailblazing program. / 564A
Comment Showdown at the Kyoto Corral / 543A
Research Watch Metal complexation characterized • Pollutant transport by colloids / Acidification recovery study • Toxaphene in sediments / 544A
Technology Update Biosurfactants remove metals • Biofiltration of styrene • Novel ignition system / 547A
EPA Watch PM, ozone lawsuit • Acute exposure guidelines • MTBE exposure • Genetically engineered insecticide • Medical waste incinerators • Diesel engine controls • New SAB chair / 549A
Online/In Print Web sites and new books / 577A
Meeting Calendar
VIEWPOINT A new forum for discussion of critical issues.
Events through August 1998 / 579A
Classifieds Environmental career opportunities / 580A
Energy Technology R&D Essential to Curb Global Warming
Advertiser index • Sales representatives / 582A
Developing new energy technology is the only route to cutting carbon emissions over the long term, argue M. Granger Morgan and Hadi Dowlatabadi, but where will the research funding come from? / 574A
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NEWS
Pesticides and lead in drinking water • Tighter air pollution standards • Commission pushes energy taxes • Poor compliance with nitrate law • Bad air day in Paris / 557A
NIEHS study links water to deformed frogs Researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences find that abnormalities seen in Minnesota frogs over the past two years could be caused by some agent in the water. The findings cast doubt on two theories indicating that UV-B radiation or parasite infection caused the deformities. / 552A
News Briefs Plastic recycling hits record low • Toxic chemical use data • Regional impacts of climate change • Nutrient pollution from fish farming • Outstanding ecoregions suffer from degradation • Regulations for transgenic crops • U.S. watershed assessment / 558A
Other News New York City watershed plan to be studied. / 553A
EPA moves to control nonpoint source pollution
RESEARCH AT A GLANCE
Fish kills in the Chesapeake Bay this summer have led to accelerated efforts by EPA to control nutrient-laden farm runoff. New regulations to control pollution from small animal-feeding operations and the use of animal manure as fertilizer will be proposed in the next five years, officials say. / 553A
The table of contents of research papers in this issue begins on the next page.
States oppose new limits on NOx emissions The first regulatory step toward addressing the regional transport of ozone proposes emissions limits for nitrogen oxides in 22 states. Several states question the model results by the Ozone Transport Assessment Group, which EPA used to support its proposal. / 554A
Research remains flat in final 1998 EPA budget EPA's Office of Research and Development received a small increase in its new budget, but much of the funding is targeted for specific projects. Congress also approved new money for Superfund cleanups. / 555A
ASTM issues a RBCA for chemical cleanups The American Society for Testing and Materials this month issued a provisional standard designed to speed up the remediation of chemical-contaminated sites. /556A
California revises hazwaste classification The risk-based modeling used to set threshold concentrations for California's new hazardous waste classification system is under fire. Whereas business groups charge that the model overestimates risks, environmental groups contend that the system would result in looser regulation of certain toxics. / 556A Environmental Science & Technology, ES&T (ISSN 0013-936X), is published monthly by the American Chemical Society at 1155 16th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036. Periodicals postage paid at Washington, DC, and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Environmental Science St Technology, Membership & Subscription Services, P.O. Box 3337, Columbus, OH 43210. Canadian GST Reg. No. 127571347.
Acidification study, 3677 Adsorption model, 3600 Aerosol deposition, 3371 Alachlor metabolites, 3637 Analytical methods, 3742, 3744 Atmospheric reactions, 3389 Bioaccumulation, clams, 3551 Bioconcentration, surfactants, 3426 Biodegradation, surfactants, 3397 Bioremediation, 3363 Chromium in estuaries, 3455 Chromium in groundwater, 3348 Colloid transport, 3497 Data analysis, 3358 Geosorbent sequestration, 3341 Hazard identification, 3702 Heavy metals, sediments, 3461 Herbicide adsorption, 3588 Herbicide analysis, 3682 Humic substances, 3558 Hydrogen sulfide emission, 3669 Immunoassay, 3530 Indoor air species, 3719 Lead deposits, 3413 Membranes, fouling, 3654 Mercury in seawater, 3606 Metal complex oxidation, 3475
Metals, complexation, 3536 Methyl bromide, 3686 MTBE analysis, 3723 NAPL mobilization, 3384 Oil spills, source, 3417 Organochlorine accumulation, 3732,3734 Organotin compounds, 3629 PAH, Arctic air, 3593 PAH solubility, 3516 PAHs, in atmosphere, 3736, 3738 PCBs, Arctic air, 3619 PCBs, indoor air, 3612 PCBs, ocean transport, 3544 PCBs, sediments, 3491,3712 Pesticides, dechlorination, 3448 Pesticides, degradation, 3692 Photolysis, chlorophenol, 3581 Pollutant lifetimes, 3511 Radionuclide uptake, 3432 Sediment contaminants, 3482 Sewage pollution, 3663 Sludge properties, 3740, 3741 Statistical methods, 3727, 3729 TCE remediation, 3565 Toxaphene, Great lakes, 3523 Uranium, remediation, 3468 Vehicle emissions, 3405, 3505 Virus, water transport, 3378 Wastewater treatment, 3647 Wood preservatives, 3573 Wood combustion, 3439
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