ES&T BOOKS Water Supply and Sanitation in Developing Countries. Eric J. Schiller, Ronald L. Droste, Eds. xi + 368 pages. Ann Arbor Science Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 1425, Ann Arbor, Mich. 48106. 1982. $29.95, hardcover. • The social, management, and economic aspects of water supply and sanitation in developing countries are treated. The authors suggest that those involved in this field should consider renewable energy technologies. The book arises from a short course on the subject given in June 1981 at the University of Ottawa, Canada.
Biological Monitoring of Heavy Metal Pollution: Land and Air. M. H. Martin, P. J. Coughtrey. xi + 475 pages. Elsevier Science Publishing Co., Inc., 52 Vanderbilt Ave., New York, N . Y . 10017. 1982. $80, hardcover. This book aims at integrating information concerning the use of plants and animals as indicators of heavymetal pollution. It combines background material with specific, detailed information, which indicates that biological monitoring could be recognized as a technique in its own right for assessing heavy metal pollution.
The Law and Practice Relating to Pollution Control in the Member States of the European Communities: A Comparative Survey. 10 volumes. G r a h a m & Trotman Ltd., Sterling House, 66 Wilton Rd., London SW1V I D E , England. 1982. $370, set. These volumes cover air, water, waste, nuclear energy, and many other environmental subjects governed by law in Europe. A volume is devoted to each of the countries (Belgium and Luxembourg are combined in one), and one volume compares the nations.
Indicators of Genotoxic Exposure: Banbury Report 13. Bryn A. Bridges et al., Eds. xiv + 880 pages. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, N . Y . 11724. 1982. $62.50, hardcover. What damages occur if the body is insulated by genotoxic substances? Are there repair mechanisms? What are the biochemical pathways by which injury occurs and repairs are accomplished? The papers in this book cover clinical perspectives, mutagen detection, D N A damage and repair, D N A adducts, sister chromatid exchange, germ cell effects, and mutagenesis.
An Introduction to Solar Energy for Scientists and Engineers. Sol Wieder. xii + 301 pages. John Wiley & Sons Inc., 605 Third Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016. 1982. $24.95, hardcover. This book includes the mathematical derivations and justifications necessary to explain the various workings of solar energy and its use. It deals with energy received by earth, heat transfer and optics, space heating, hot water supply, collectors, systems, and conversion of energy to useful work. The Two Faces of Chemistry. Luciano Caglioti. xvi + 218 pages. M I T Press, 28 Carleton St., Cambridge, Mass. 02142. 1983. $17.50, hardcover. Chemistry may have brought better living, but there have been problems. This book looks into the advantages and liabilities of pesticides, detergents, drugs, fluorocarbons, and many other substances. The author traces the stages of development of some chemicals and how it was determined that they might have adverse effects.
Of Mice and Molecules: Technology & Human Survival. Eric Skjei, M. Donald Whorton. xv + 347 pages. The Dial Press, 245 East 47th St., New York, N.Y. 10017. 1983. $18.95, hardcover. The authors present accounts of health dangers the products of modern technology pose; however, they do not make their book a polemic. They discuss hazards to air, water, and food, such as asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, lead, benzene, Agent Orange, toxic wastes, and cigarette smoke, among many others. Routes by which the body is exposed to such substances and how it attempts to protect itself are discussed. Waterworks: An Owner-Builder Guide to Rural Water Systems. Michael Hackleman. xiv + 172 pages. Doubleday & Co., Inc., 245 Park Ave., New York, N.Y. 10167. 1983. $14.95, paper.
In many parts of the world, even in the U.S., city water-systems do not exist. The author discusses water sources and their evaluation, sources of energy for obtaining it, hardware, siting, reuse if necessary, capacity, and many other aspects of the "do-ity o u r s e l f water supply. Incentives for Environmental Protection. Thomas Schelling, Ed. xix + 365 pages. M I T Press, 28 Carleton St., Cambridge, Mass. 02142. 1983. $32.50, hardcover. This book examines the extent to which pricing incentives (charges on emissions, for example) rather than regulatory standards might be shaped into a technically effective, politically enactable, enforceable, and equitable policy. It also compares that approach and that of regulatory standards with regard to advantages and disadvantages. Case studies are presented. Pollution and the Biological Resources Of the Oceans. S, A. Patin, xi + 287 pages. Butterworth, 10 Tower Office Park, Woburn, Mass. 01801. 1982. $95.95, hardcover. This book looks at the world's oceans as a whole and considers general pollution patterns. Some topics it reviews are pollutant migration within marine ecosystems, accumulation of pollutants in commercial marine products, ecotoxicological control, and chemical toxicant effects. The author is deputy director of the All-Union Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography, Moscow, U.S.S.R. Settling Things: Six Case Studies in Environmental Mediation. Allan Talbot. The Conservation Foundation, 1717 Massachusetts Ave., N . W . , Washington, D.C. 20036. 1983. Inquire as to price. This work is a report to the Ford Foundation. It shows how mediation was used to resolve six environmental disputes that otherwise would have gone to court. Examples of mediation include a hydroelectric plant at Storm King Mountain, N.Y., a garbage disposal site in Wisconsin, and a ferry terminal site in Port Townsend, Wash. Environ. Sci. Technol., Vol. 17, No. 8, 1983
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The Role of Genetic Testing in the Prevention of Occupational Disease. G P O Stock N u m b e r 052-00300906-4. χ + 243 pages. Superinten dent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. 1983. $6.50, paper. Should some people be excluded from certain types of employment be cause of a proven or perceived genetic pattern that indicates susceptibility to occupational diseases? O r should the workplace be made so safe that this question need not arise? The U.S. Congress's Office of Technology As sessment wrestles with the scientific, ethical, and other aspects of this highly controversial topic. The Treatment and Handling of Ra dioactive Wastes. A. G. Blasewitz, et al., Eds. 656 pages. Battelle Press, 505 King Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43201. 1983. $65, hardcover. This work explores the current state of technology, and compares various countries' approaches to the problem. Also discussed are decontamination, size reduction, high- and low-level waste handling, transport, disposal, and lower-level waste immobiliza tion. Proceedings of the Seminar on Devel opment and Assessment of Environ mental Standards. 135 pages. Ameri can Academy of Environmental En gineers, P.O. Box 269, Annapolis, Md. 21404. 1983. $12, paper. These proceedings include insights concerning data bases used in con junction with standards development. They look into dissolved oxygen, trihalomethanes, trichloroethylene, particulate matter, and general con siderations involved in standard set ting. A Directory of 181 Organic Chemical Plants in New Jersey. David Sarokin, Sebastian Sperber. 21 pages. IN F O R M , 381 Park Ave. S., New York, N . Y . 10016. 1983. $15 ($5 for non profit groups), paper. New Jersey has a large chemical industry. The compilers listed 181 plants and locations, some "from un published sources," as I N F O R M ex plains. Locations, addresses, and telephone numbers are given; the or ganic, chemical industry is concen trated mainly in the northeastern corner of the state. EPA Guidebook. 232 pages. Govern ment Institutes, Inc., 966 Hungerford Drive, N o . 24, Rockville, Md. 20850. 1983. $35. 386A
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This second edition updates the guide to EPA through May of this year, thereby reflecting some major personnel changes made by E P A Ad ministrator William Ruckelshaus. It gives an office and official responsible for enforcement activities; explains whether a problem should be taken to a regional office or to headquarters; provides information about technical and regulatory assistance; and ad dresses questions concerning contracts. Telephone and "hotline" numbers are given. Resource Recycling. Jerry Powell, Ed. Periodical. Resource Recycling, P.O. Box 10540, Portland, Ore. 97210. In quire as to subscription price. This magazine is aimed at covering all aspects of recycling. Treatment of waste paper, glass, and other materials is discussed, as are state and provincial programs, market development, and the like. Women and Occupational Health Risks. 41 pages. W H O Publications Centre U.S.A., 49 Sheridan Ave., Al bany, N . Y . 12210. 1983. 4 Swiss francs (about $2.50), paper. This book reports on a meeting on the subject that took place in Buda pest, Hungary, last year. It considers current attitudes and legislation in various European countries, mutage nicity, teratogenicity, mental health, and other factors. The Solar Energy Directory. Sandra Oddo, Martin McPhillips, Eds. 350 pages. Grey House Publishing, Inc., 360 Park Ave. S., New York, N . Y . 10010. 1982. $50, hardcover. This directory lists professional, private, regional, and government or ganizations; manufacturers and utili ties; educational, training, and re search institutions; and sources of in formation pertaining to the solar en ergy field. Handbook of Environmental Data on Organic Chemicals, Second Edition. Karel Verschueren. 1336 pages. Van Nostrand Reinhold, 135 W. 50th St., New York, N . Y . 10020. 1983. $99.50. This book provides detailed cover age on individual substances, mixtures, and preparations, as well as control methods now in use. Pesticides, de tergents, phthalates, polynuclear aromatics, and polychlorinated biphenyls are investigated in detail. Threshold values, natural and manmade sources, emission control methods, and other pertinent topics are examined.
Siting Hazardous Waste Management Facilities: A Handbook. 84 pages. National Audubon Society, 115 Indian Mound Trail, Tavernier, Fla. 33070. 1983. $3, paper. This book was published by the Conservation Foundation, Chemical Manufacturers Association, and N a tional Audubon Society. Its aim is to promote understanding, public par ticipation, and education in siting hazardous waste facilities, and to act as a guide to the important issues. Waste analysis, storage, regulation enforcement, closure, and treatment are among the topics discussed. The World Environmental Hand book—A Directory of Natural Man agement Agencies in 144 Countries. World Environment Center, 17th Floor, 605 Third Ave., New York, N . Y . 10158. 1983. $25 (add $2 for postage in North America, $4.50 elsewhere). There are now environment agen cies in 144 countries, 500% of the number existing in 1972. In the Third World, 105 countries have environ ment agencies. This book lists agencies from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, and gives addresses and names of people in charge, along with telephone num bers. Procedures Manual: Organics Detec tion System, Analysis of River Water for Volatile Organics by the Purgeand-Trap Procedure. 93 pages. Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Com mission, 414 Walnut St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. 1983. $4 (add $2.50 for postage); single copies free to public agencies and nonprofit organiza tions. This manual gives step-by-step in structions in operating gas chroma tography systems for detecting and identifying volatile halogenated hy drocarbons, such as chloroform, in river water. It also reviews the com mission's organics detection system methodologies. Waste Management & Research. R. B. Dean, T. H. Christensen, Eds. Peri odical, quarterly. Subscription Ful fillment Department, Academic Press Inc., 111 Fifth Ave., New York, N . Y . 10003. $95/year. This periodical (initiated this year) covers (but is not to be limited to) topics such as city cleansing, recycling, health effects, correction of " b a d " or "harmful" practices, new technologies, engineering, and social and policy considerations.
