BOOKS Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 17th ed. Lenore S. Clesceri, Arnold E. Greenberg, and R. Rhodes Trussell, Eds. American Water Works Association, 6666 W. Quincy Ave., Denver, CO 80235. 1990. $120 ($96 for members of AWWA, APHA, and WPCF), cloth. Updated topics include detection limits, properties, metals, inorganic nonmetals, organics, radioactivity, toxicity testing, microbiological examination, and biological examination. Thirty new methods have been added.
PAH-XI: Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Measurements, Means, and Metabolism. Marcus Cooke, Kurt Loening, and Joy Merritt, Eds. Battelle Press, 505 King Ave., Columbus, OH 43201-2693. 1990. 1220 pages. $82.50. PAH-XI emphasizes advanced DNA adduct research, air pollution studies (including indoor air), synthesis of new molecules, nitrated mutagens, and source characterization. The book includes a special nomenclature guide on enzyme terminology.
Technologies for Remedial Response. Hazardous Waste Treatment Council, 1440 New York Ave., N.W., Suite 310, Washington, DC 20005. 1990. Two-volume video. $50. This video package features seven leaders in the industry who explain how their companies’ respective technologies work. They show performance parameters and waste matrices, and demonstrate equipment.
Solid Waste Management. Todd Paddock and Ruth Patrick, Eds. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 19th and The Parkway, Logan Square. Philadelphia, PA 19103. 1990. 475 pages. $15. Solid Waste Management contains the proceedings of the Fourth National Conference on Environmental Issues. Topics include the politics of waste, composting, risk assessment, integrated management, and economic incentives for addressing waste.
Health & Environment Digest. Barbara Scott Murdock, Ed. Freshwater Foundation, Box 90, Navarre, MN 55392. Period214
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ical. $85/year, private sector; $65/year, public sector. Topics include possible links between dioxins and birth defects, between chlorinated water and cancer, and communicating risk, health hazards of lead, and neurologic toxicity.
The Complete Guide to the Hazardous Waste Regulations. 2nd ed. Travis P. Wagner. Van Nostrand Reinhold, 115 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10003. 1991. xix + 488 pages. $69.95, cloth. Hazardous Waste Regulations discusses regulations under three main laws: The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Superfund, and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). TSCA is included because the control and elimination of polychlorinated biphenyls are mandated by that law. The part about RCRA covers topics such as hazardous waste identification, transportation, standards for waste management, and land disposal restrictions. The part about Superfund includes reporting requirements, emergency response, and enforcement.
Nitrogen Fixing Organisms: Pure and Applied Aspects. Janet I. Sprent and Peter Sprent. Routledge, Chapman & Hall, 29 W. 35th St., New York, NY 10001. 1990. viii + 256 pages. $35, cloth. Nitrogen Fixing Organisms deals with microorganisms that fix nitrogen from the air. The book examines the metabolism of nitrogen fixation and nitrogen fixation in agriculture, forestry, and terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The authors also give an idea of what sort of studies of nitrogen fixation the future may bring.
In Situ Evaluation of Biological Hazards of Environmental Pollutants. Shahbeg S. Sandhu et al., Eds. Plenum Publishing Corporation, 233 Spring St., New York, NY 10013. 1990. ix + 277 pages. $65, cloth. This book publishes papers from a symposium on the subject held in Chapel Hill, NC, in December 1988. Topics include industrial and regulatory needs, field studies of aquatic systems, surveillance systems, and assessment.
Diffusion of Contaminants in the Ocean. Rostislav V. Ozmidov. Kluwer Academic Publishers Group, P.O. Box 989, NL-3300 AZ Dordrecht, The Netherlands. 1990. xii + 283 pages. $139, cloth. Topics include elements of contaminant diffusion theory, diffusion from localized and distributed sources, and practical methods of calculating diffusion. The author is with the P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Moscow, U.S.S.R.
Soil Remediation at Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites: A Critical Review. Ronald C. Sims. Air & Waste Management Association, P.O. Box 2861, Pittsburgh, PA 15230. 1990. 48 pages. $35 ($25 for association members), paper. The author reviews regulatory and technical issues that affect the selection of site-specific soil remediation techniques. The book presents a summary of soil processes related to contaminant fate and transport, steps for site characterization, and effectiveness of treatment.
Microbiological Processes: A Technology Impact Report. Report T038. Frost & Sullivan, 106 Fulton St., New York, NY 10038-2786. $1200. Microbiological Processes forecasts wide applications of bioremediation in waste management, oil and mineral recovery, and the preparation of food additives. The book visualizes how businesses in the field will start and expand, and describes benefits and pitfalls in bioremediation.
Treatment Technologies. Government Institutes, 966 Hungerford Dr., #24, Rockville, MD 20850. 1990. 232 pages. $59, paper. Treatment Technologies contains 26 chapters, each of which discusses an option for waste treatment. They include aerobic biological treatment, incineration, wet air oxidation, thermal drying, ion exchange, and solvent extraction. One feature is the evaluation of each treatment technology as part of EPA’s ‘‘best demonstrated available technology’ ’ (BDAT) program.
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