Waste Management Guide: Laws, Issues, and Solutions. Deborah Hitchcock Jessup. BNA Books, P.O. Box 7816, Edison, NJ 08816-7816. 1992. 440 pages. $52, paper. Order Code 0713.
Highlights include federal regulatory and resource directories, pretreat men t standards , hazardous waste tables, state management programs, state government assistance directories, state pollution prevention contacts, and major waste exchanges in North America. Heavy Metals in the Environment. J-P. Vernet, Ed. Elsevier, P.O. BOX 882, Madison Square Station, New York, NY 10159. 1991. xiv + 406 pages. $154.50, cloth.
Contamination by toxic metals has become a global phenomenon. Heavy Metals in the Environment offers an overview of this type of contamination in air, water, and soil. Chapters cover atmospheric transport, acid deposition effects, bioaccumulation, the freshwater and marine environments, health effects, and radionuclides as tracers. This book is the first volume of a series, Trace Metals in the Environment, whose editor is Jerome Nriagu. Long-term Ecological Research: An International Perspective. Paul G. Risser, Ed. Wiley, 1Wiley Dr., Somerset, NJ 08875. 1991. $150, cloth. SCOPE 47.
Chapters include long-term ecological research i n the United States, Great Britain, and Australia; African ecosystems; past experience and recommendations from long-term studies; computer models; and the current status and future of long-term research. The Facts on File Dictionary of Environmental Science. L. Harold Stevenson and Bruce Wyman, Eds. Facts on File, 460 Park Ave. S., New York, NY 10016-7382. 1991. 294 pages. $24.95 + $1.25 for shipping, cloth.
This dictionary contains more than 3000 entries on environmental terms from “abandoned site” to “zooplankton.” The appendix contains acronyms, approximate unit equivalents, concentrations, aver-
age human factors, and a table of the elements.
dustry by substituting the idea of “more” with the idea of “enough.”
Organophosphates: Chemistry, Fate, and Effects. Janice E. Chambers and Patricia E. Levi, Eds. Academic Press, 1250 Sixth Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. 1992. xviii + 443 pages. $69.95, cloth. Title code 167345.
Calculated Risks: Understanding the Toxicity and Human Health Risks of Chemicals in Our Environment. Joseph V. Rodericks. Cambridge, 40 W. 20th St., New York, NY 10011-4211. 1992. 274 pages. $22.95, cloth.
Organophosphates are used as pesticides and as nerve agents. Discussions in Organophosphates include metabolism, insecticidal properties, neurotoxicity, immunotoxicity, and teratogenicity. Fate, transport, and biodegradation also are considered.
Calculated Risks deals with the science of chemical toxicology and risk management. It explains why risk assessment is needed and outlines its problems and benefits as it is related to h u m a n exposure. Sources of exposure are listed, metabolism is discussed, and there is emphasis on toxicity studies. Arguments for and against animal testing are presented.
Imperiled Planet: Restoring Our Endangered Ecosystems. Edward Goldsmith et al. The MIT Press, 55 H a y w a r d S t . , Cambridge, MA 02142. 1992. $17.50, paper.
Imperiled Planet presents a wide range of ecosystems and shows how they work and how they have been used. The book also discusses the threats ecosystems face, what is being done to save them, and what remains to be done. Beyond the Limits: Confronting Global Collapse, Envisioning a Sustainable Future. Donella Meadows, Dennis Meadows, and JQrgenRanders. Chelsea Green Publishing, P.O. Box 130, Post Mills, VT 050580130. 1992. 320 pages. $19.95, cloth.
Beyond the Limits is a sequel to Limits to Growth, published in the early 1970s under the auspices of the Club of Rome. That book’s thesis was that limits to growth would be reached within the next 100 years if population and industrial growth remained unchecked. According to the sequel, “the world already has gone beyond many of its physical limits”-a situation the authors call “overshoot.” Nevertheless, the authors are not necessarily doomsayers. They use a Club of Rome computer model, World3, to show how global collapse may be avoided. Suggestions include minimizing the use of nonrenewable resources of all kinds, preventing the erosion of renewable resources, and slowing and stopping the exponential growth of population and in-
0013-936X/92/0926-881$03.00/0 @ 1992 American Chemical Society
Chemical Oxidation: Technologies for the Nineties. W. Wesley Eckenfelder, Alan R. Bowers, and John A. Roth, Eds. Technomic Publishing, Box 3535, Lancaster, PA 17604. 1992. 315 pages. $65, paper.
Oxidation is one approach to destroying many organic pollutants. Chemical Oxidation discusses oxidation by ozone, chlorine dioxide, potassium permanganate, hydrogen peroxide, ozone, supercritical water, ozone, and wet air oxidation. Oxidation systems are said to be “particularly applicable to wastewater situations [in which] low discharge limits must be met, and where normally difficult-to-treat chemicals are present.” 1992 Guide to Defense Cleanup. Pasha Publications, 1401 Wilson Blvd., Suite 900, Arlington, VA 22209. 1992. $390.
This guide is “a comprehensive marketing tool for environmental cleanup, law, insurance, and consulting firms seeking cleanup opportunities with the Department of Defense and Department of Energy.” It identifies contracting and subcontracting opportunities within the Army, Navy, Air Force, Defense Logistics Agency, and DOE. It also explains the organization, challenges, goals, and priorities of each program management office and gives names and addresses of key officials.
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