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BROKER
EPA Headquarters Library (PM 211 A) WSM2904 202-260-5922
NOVEMBER HIGHLIGHTS
BUYING GREEN
Which household products are better for the environment? Check the
centerfold for a listing of commercially available books and articles on green
consumerism.
WHAT DID THEY SAY?
Looking for transcripts of Agency testimony before Congressional
committees? Need a copy of the Administrator's interview on "Nightline"?
Through the Federal News Service, library staff have access to verbatim
transcripts to speeches, statements and U.S. television news programs
relating to U.S. government policy, from January 1991 to the present.
Contact reference staff at 260-5921 for more information.
TEAMWORK: EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT
The latest in the Management Bibliography series, "Teamwork:
Employee Involvement," is now available. Contact library staff at 260-5922
to request a copy.
TEST METHOD COLLECTION
The collection of test methods announced in the September
Information Broker Focus section is now ready for use in the Library.
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WHAT'S NEW ON VIDEO
The Headquarters Library has received three new management videos that may be just
what you are looking for to add a new dimension to your next meeting or to use as a staff
development tool. They are:
The Helping Hand: Coaching Skills For Managers, Parts 1 and 2. Written by Myles Downey,
Illustrated by Shuan Williams. London: Video Arts, 1990. (38 minutes)
MGMT HF5549.5T7H45 LO
"The Helping Hand" presents the essentials of coaching in an easy to understand manner. It
outlines the benefits and process of coaching an employee. The first part addresses the
question "Why Coach?," and the' second is concerned with "How to Coach." Two booklets are
included with the video.
Listening Leaders. Developed by Nathan/Tyler. Northbrook, IL: Video Arts, 1989.
(31 minutes) MGMT HF5415.5L57 LO
Used to develop the skills of listening and responding to the needs of the customer/client.
Topics include: "What is the customer listening loop?," "Why is listening important?," and
"Interpreting what the customer says."
The Customer is Always Dwight. Developed by Sara Rowe, Video Arts, Inc., 1989.
(22 minutes) MGMT HD31.C87 LO
This video is about achieving 100% quality in all areas of work; not just production but sales,
accounts, distribution, administration—every department or section of the organization.
In addition to these management videos, the Headquarters Library has also received
the following environmental video:
In Partnership With Earth: Pollution Prevention for the 1990s. Springfield, VA: Versar, 1990.
(57 1/2 minutes) EPAX 9101-0044 LO
"Explains the importance of mankind learning to live in harmony with nature and stresses the
importance of pollution prevention, waste minimization, and recycling."
VIDEO CIRCULATION POLICY
Video tapes circulate for one day, with a one day renewal.
EPA patrons not located in the Washington, DC area, may request
videos through their regional library.
To reserve a video or for further information contact the Headquarters
Library at 202-260-5922.
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WHAT'S AVAILABLE IN THE HEADQUARTERS UBRARY
As part of our ongoing effort to collect books and journals relevant to EPA staff needs,
the following is a list of our latest acquisitions. It is organized by program area for your
convenience. Copies of all items listed here are available at the Circulation Desk; books are
on the New Books shelves.
Library tours are given every Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. For database
information call 202-260-5921 or send Email inquiries to EPA3738.
AIR & RADIATION
Background Information Document To Support NESHAPS Rulemaking on Nuclear Power
Reactors: Draft. [National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants] Washington, DC:
Office of Air and Radiation, USEPA, August 1991. EPAX 9109-0002
Campbell, L.M.; Stone, D.K.; Shareef, G.S. Sourcebook: NOx Control Technology Data.
(Project Summary). Research Triangle Park, NC: Air and Energy Engineering Research
Laboratory, USEPA, August 1991. (EPA/600/S2-91/029)
Changing by Degrees: Steps to Reduce Greenhouse Gases. Washington, DC: Office of
Technology Assessment, U.S. Government Printing Office, February 1991.
QC912.3 C488 1991
Estimation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: Final Report from the OECD Experts
Meeting, 18-21 February 1991. [Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development]
Paris, France: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Organisation for Economic
Cooperation and Development, Revised August 1991. TD885.5 G73O43
Ezzell, Carol. "Power-Lion Static." [hazards of electromagnetic fields] Science News.
Vol. 140, No. 13, September 28, 1991. pp. 202-203.
Guideline for Regulatory Application of the Urban Airshed Model. Research Triangle Park,
NC: Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, USEPA, July 1991. EPAX 9110-0058
Hall, D.O.; Mynick, H.E.; Williams, R.H. "Cooling the Greenhouse with Bioenergy." Nature.
Vol. 353, No. 6339, Septembers, 1991. pp. 11-12.
ICOLP Technical Committee. [Industry Cooperative for Ozone Layer Protection] Eliminating
CFC-113 and Methyl Chloroform in Precision Cleaning Operations. Washington, DC: Office of
Air and Radiation, USEPA, June 1991. EPAX 9110-0026
"Innovative Indoor Air System Unveiled by Union Carbide." Environment Today. Vol. 2,
No. 7, September 1991. p. 15.
Introduction to Indoor Air Quality: A Reference Manual. Washington, DC: Office of Air and
Radiation, USEPA; U.S. Public Health Service; National Environmental Health Association,
July 1991. EPAX 9109-0012
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"Long-Awaited Report Delivers Mixed Verdict on Threat to Building Occupants." [asbestos]
Indoor Pollution News. Vol. 4, No. 18, Octobers, 1991. pp. 1,7-8.
National Air Toxics Information Clearinghouse: Bibliography of Selected Reports and Federal
Register Notices Related to Air Toxics. [Volume 5: Citations -1991 ] Research Triangle Park,
NC: Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, USEPA, July 1991. EPAX 9109-0047
National Air Toxics Information Clearinghouse: Ongoing Research and Regulatory
Development Projects. [Final Report] Research Triangle Park, NC: Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, July 1991. EPAX 9109-0048
"New Air Cleaning Technology Unveiled; Company Claims 80-Percent Efficiency." Indoor
Pollution News. Vol. 4, No. 17, September 19,1991. pp. 1,7.
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) Technology Transfer Network (TTN):
User's Manual. Research Triangle Park, NC: Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards,
USEPA, August 1991. EPAX 9109-0014
"Offices, Other Settings May Be Regulated As Future of Rule Formally Mulled by OSHA."
Indoor Pollution News. Vol. 4, No. 18, Octobers, 1991. pp. 1,4-6.
Roberts, Leslie. "Academy Panel Split on Greenhouse Adaptation." Science. Vol. 253,
No. 5025, September 13,1991. p. 1206.
Roberts, Leslie. "Report Nixes 'Geritol' Fix for Global Warming." Science. Vol. 253,
No. 5027, September 27,1991. pp. 1490-1491.
Rubin, Edward S. "Benefit-Cost Implications of Acid Rain Controls: An Evaluation of the
NAPAP Integrated Assessment." [National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program] Journal
of the Air & Waste Management Association. Vol. 41, No. 7, July 1991. pp. 914-921.
Ruch, Jr., Richard B.; Howell, Jr., John S. "Proactive Industrial Strategies for the Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990." Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. Vol. 41, No. 7,
July 1991. pp. 922-927.
HAZARDOUS WASTE SUPERFUND
Note: The Library has a special collection and databases to improve access to Hazardous
Waste Superfund information. For more information contact Felice Sacks at 202-260-3021.
Anderson, David C., et al. Factors Controlling Minimum Soil Liner Thickness. (Project
Summary). Cincinnati, OH: Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory, USEPA, August 1991.
(EPA/600/S2-91/008)
"ASTM Eyes Standards for Risk Assessment." [American Society for Testing and Materials]
Environment Today. Vol. 2, No. 7, September 1991. pp. 1,41.
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Baker, Nancy Croft. "Two New Technologies May Prolong Landfill Life." Environment Today.
Vol. 2, No. 7, September 1991. pp. 1,37.
Begley, Ronald. "Reilly Slams RCRA Bill." [Resource Conservation and Recovery Act]
Chemicalweek. Vol. 149, No. 8, September 25,1991. p. 11.
Brandt, Ellen. The Superfund Cleanup Game." Chemical Engineering. Vol. 98, No. 9,
September 1991. pp. 55-56,58.
Breen, Bill. 'Visionaries: The Future of Garbage." Garbage. Vol. 3, No. 5,
September/October 1991. pp. 26-33.
"Case Studies: Focus on Hazardous Waste—Sentry: More Than Just a Chemical Company."
Waste Minimization & Recycling Report. No. 58, September 1991. pp. 6-7.
dePercin, Paul; Bates, Edward; Smith, David. [USEPA] "Designing Treatability Studies for
CERCLA Sites: Three Critical Issues.' [ Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act] Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association.
Vol. 41, No. 5, May 1991. pp. 763-767.
"Electronic MSDS Said to Ease OSHA Paperwork Burden." [Material Safety Data Sheets]
Environment Today. Vol. 2, No. 7, September 1991. p. 17.
Harris, Paul. "An Industry Dances to Uncle Sam's Tune." [hazardous waste treatment, storage
and disposal] Environment Today. Vol. 2, No. 7, September 1991. pp. 23-24,26.
Hassas, Sardar Q., et al [et al includes Grosse, Douglas W., USEPA] "Treatment Technology
Evaluation for Aqueous Metal and Cyanide Bearing Hazardous Waste." Journal of the Air &
Waste Management Association. Vol. 41, No. 5, May 1991. pp. 710-715.
Heller, Karen. "Added CMA Codes Call for Added Care." [Chemical Manufacturer's
Association] Chemicalweek. Vol. 149, No. 10, October 9,1991. p. 25.
Kominsky, John R., et al. AHERA Clearance at Twenty Abatement Sites. [Asbestos Hazard
Emergency Response Act] (Project Summary). Cincinnati, OH:-Risk Reduction Engineering
Laboratory, USEPA, August 1991. (EPA/600/S2-91/028)
Maresca, Jr., Joseph W.; Hillger, Robert W. Chemicals Stored in USTs: Characteristics and
Leak Detection, [underground storage tank] (Project Summary). Cincinnati, OH: Risk
Reduction Engineering Laboratory, USEPA, September 1991. (EPA/6007S2-91/037)
Maresca, Jr., Joseph W.; Hillger, Robert W. Chemicals Stored in USTs: Characteristics and
Leak Detection, [underground storage tank] Cincinnati, OH: Risk Reduction Engineering
Laboratory, USEPA, August 1991. EPAX 9110-0035
Meech, Mark; Bazany, Margaret Lattin. "Construction Creates Own Set of Hazardous
Wastes." Hazmat World. Vol. 4, No. 8, August 1991. pp. 74-77.
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Murdoch, L.C., et al. Feasibility of Hydraulic Fracturing of Soil to Improve Remedial Actions.
(Project Summary). Cincinnati, OH: Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory, USEPA,
August 1991. (EPA/600/S2-91/012)
National Priorities List Sites: Alabama...Wyoming, [all 50 states plus American Samoa, Virgin
Islands, Guam and Puerto Rico] Washington, DC: Office of Solid Waste and Emergency
Response, USEPA, September 1990. OSWER 9200.5-702 through OSWER 9200.5-751
"New California Law Forces Generators to Consider Waste Minimization." The Hazardous
Waste Consultant. Vol. 9, No. 4, July/August 1991. pp. 2.5-2.10.
Regan, Michael; Desvousges, William. Communicating Environmental Risks: A Guide to
Practical Evaluations: Risk Communication Series. Washington, DC: Office of Policy, Planning
and Evaluation, December 1990. HW EPAX 9108-0109
Superfund: Focusing on the Nation at Large. Washington, DC: Office of Solid Waste and
Emergency Response, USEPA, September 1990. OSWER 9200.5-701
Wallace, William A. "New Paradigms for Hazardous Waste Engineering." Remediation.
Vol. 1,No. 4, Autumn 1991. pp. 419-441.
Yare, Bruce S.; Hathorn, John W. "Site-Wide, Real-Time Air Monitoring During Remediation."
Hazardous Materials Control. Vol. 4, No. 4, July/August 1991. pp. 33-37.
INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Note: To better meet the information needs of EPA staff, the Library has a special collection on
Information Resources Management. For more information contact Sharon Geiger at
703-883-5170.
Caudle, Sharon L.; Gorr, Wilpen L.; Newcomer, Kathryn E. "Key Information Systems
Management Issues for the Public Sector." MIS Quarterly. Vol. 15, No. 2, June 1991.
pp. 171-185.
Cinelli, Patricia. "The Power of Electronic Imaging." Information Center Quarterly. Vol. 7,
No. 4, Fall 1991. pp. 10-14.
Coy, Peter. "First, Take a Picture. Now, Squeeeeze it." [new way to store images in
computers] BusinessWeek. No. 3233, September 30,1991. p. 100A.
Danca, Richard A.; Mercier Ann M. "EPA Spends $300 Million in Year-End IT Blowout."
[information technology] Federal Computer Week. Vol. 5, No. 31, October 7,1991.
pp. 3,45.
"Federal Agency IRM Survey Shows Sharp Dissatisfaction with ADP Procurement System."
Federal Computer Market Report. Vol. 15, No. 18, September 23,1991. pp. 1-3.
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Freedman, David H. "A Painless Route to Parallel Computing?" Science. Vol. 253,
No. 5025, September 13,1991. pp. 1209-1210.
Gilder, George. "Now or Never." [digital telecomputer] Forbes. Vol. 148, No. 8,
October 14,1991. pp. 188-191,194,196,198.
Glass, Robert L "Where Software Quality Fits In." System Development. Vol. 11, No. 9,
September 1991. pp. 9-10.
Hot, Robert D.; Shine Eric. "Drought is the Mother of Invention." [computers fighting drought]
BusinessWeek. No. 3235. October 14,1991. pp. 70-72.
Holland, Robert H. "Integrating the Information Cycle Within a CASE Environment." Software
Engineering. Vol. 2, No. 3, September/October 1991. pp. 5-17.
Johnson, Scott M. "Microcomputer Software Reviews." Journal of the Air & Waste
Management Association. Vol. 41, No. 5, May 1991. p. 735.
Kollig, Heinz P.; Hamrick, Karen J.; Kitchens, Brenda E. FATE, The Environmental Fate
Constants Information System Database. (Project Summary). Athens, GA: Environmental
Research Laboratory, USEPA, August 1991. (EPA/600/S3-91/045)
Launi, Joseph D. "A Structured Methodology for Off-The-Shelf Software Implementation."
Journal of Systems Management. Vol. 42, No. 10, October 1991. pp. 6-9.
Lawless, P. A.; Owe n, M. K. Indoor Air Quality Simulator for Personal Computers.
(Project Summary). Research Triangle Park, NC: Air and Energy Engineering Research
Laboratory, USEPA, September 1991. (EPA/600/S8-91/014)
Mercier, Ann M. "Agencies Store, Publish With CD-ROM." Federal Computer Week. Vol. 5,
No. 31, October 7, 1991. pp. 24,26.
Pastore, Richard. "Proving the Case." CIO. Vol. 5, No. 1, October 1,1991.
pp. 28,30,32-33,36-38.
Shearman, Jennifer. "Building Models, Analyzing Processes." Chemical Engineering.
Vol. 98, No. 9, September 1991. pp. 219-220,222,224.
Studt, Tim. "Neural Networks: Computer Toolbox for the '90s." R&D Magazine. Vol. 33,
No. 10, September 1991. pp. 36-40,42.
Verity, John W.; Schwartz, Evan I. "Software Made Simple." [object-oriented programming]
BusinessWeek. No. 3233, September 30,1991. pp. 92-95,98,100.
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FOCUS ON - GREEN CONSUMERISM
GREEN CONSUMERISM
BIBLIOGRAPHY
There is an increased interest in the area of
green consumerism. EPA has produced a
report discussing the fact that there is "an
increasing number of companies focusing
on customer's environmental concerns.
This report, Accessingthe Environmental
Consumer Market, #2ftM003 is available
through EPA's Public Information Center
(PIQ202-260-2080.
The following list of books and journal articles
may also help to provide some of the answers
to the many questions involved in this issue.
EPA staff can get items on Interlibrary Loan.
Many of these materials may be available at
yourlocal public library.
BOOKS
Anderson,Bruce. Ecologue:The
Environmental Catalogueand Consumer's
Guide for a Safer Earth. New York: Prentice
Hall, 1990. J
Berthold-Bond, Annie. Clean & Green :
The Complete Guide to Nontoxicand
Environmentally Safe Housekeeping.
Woodstock, NY: Ceres Press, 1991).
Christensen, Karen. Home Ecology: Simple
and Practical Ways to Green Your Home.
Golden, Colo.: Fulcrum Press, 1990.
Dadd, Debra. Nontoxic, Natural &
Earthwise: How to Protect Yourself & Your
Family from Harmful Products & Live in
Harmony with the Earth. New York:
St Martin's Press (J. P. Tarcher), 1990.
Elkington, John. Going Green : A Kid's
Handbook to Saving the Planet. New York:
Penguin (Puffin Books), 1990.
Elkington, John. The Green Consumer: A
Guidefor the Environmentally Aware. New
York: Viking-Penguin, 1990.
50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the
Planet. Berkeley, CA: The Earthworks
Press, 1990.
Gorder, Cheryl. Green Earth Resource
Guide: A Comprehensive Guide About
Environmentally-Friendly... Tempe,AZ:
Blue Bird Publishers, 1990. r
The Green Pages: Your Everyday Shopping
Guide to Environmentally Safe Products.
Edited by the Bennett Information Group.
1st ed. New York: Random House, 1990
Harris, Mariorie. Better House and Planet.
Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1991.
MacEachern, Diane. Save Our Planet:
Seven Hundred & Fifty Everyday Ways You
Can Help Clean Up the Earth. New York:
Dell Tracle Publications, 1990.
Makower.Joel. The Green Consumer
Supermarket Guide: Brand-Name Products
That Don't Cost the Earth. New York:
Viking-Penguin, 1991.
Save the Earth at Work!: How You Can
Create a Waste-Free, Non-Polluting,
Non-Toxic Workplace. Bennett, Steven J.
and Freierman, editors. Holbrook, MA:
Bob Adams, 1991.
Shopping for a Better World. New York:
Councifon Economic Priorities, 1989.
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JOURNAL ARTICLES
Baldwin, Fred D. "A Guide to
Mail-Order Ecology." Country Journal.
Vol. 18, January-February 1991. p. 62.
Bauerlein, Monika. "Green Labels Aim
to Aid Eco-Conscious Shoppers." Utne
Reader. March 1991. p. 38
Dold, Catherine A. "Muddle at the
Market: Buying "Environmentally
Friendly" Products Isn't So Simple."
Mudubon. Vol. 92, No. 5, September
W990. pp. 114-123. r
"Friendly to Whom? A Consumer
Backlash is Growing Against Exagger-
ated Claims for Proaucts Described as
Environmentally Friendly." Economist.
Vol. 315,No. 7649, April/7,1990. p. 83.
Hannum, Kristen; Juniper, Christopher.
"Shades of Green; Consumer Shopping
as if the Earth Counted." Buzzworm: the
Environmental Journal. Vol. 2, No. 1,
January/February 1990. pp. 36.
lay, Leslie. "Green About the Tills:
Markets Discover the Eco-Consumer."
Management Review. Vol. 79, June 1990.
pp. 24-28.
King, Chris Savage. "Shopping for
Salvation." New statesman & Society.
Vol. 3, June 1,1990. p. 26.
"Seeing the Green Light." Economist.
Vol. 3r>,No. 7677, October 20,1990.
pp. 88,93.
Shaw, Jane S.; Stroup, Richard L. "Can
Consumers Save the Environment?"
Consumers'Research Magazine. Vol. 73,
No. 5, September 1990. p. 11.
Vandermerwe, Sandra; Michael D. Oliff.
"Customers Drive Corporations Green."
Long Range Planning: international journal
of strategic management and corporate
planning. Vol. 23, December 1990.
pp. 10-16.
Wasik, John. "Put Your Purchasing
Power to Work." Better Homes ana
Gardens. Vol. 68, November 1990.
p. 114.
Weber, Lynette' Walker, Maura. "Behind
the Green Veil.' (Marketing
environmentally friendly products. 1
Alternatives. Vol. 17, No. 2,
March-April 1991. p. 11.
Wilson, Brenda. "Marketing the
Environment." Governing. Vol. 4, No. 1,
February 1991. p. 10.
Woodwell, George. "Do the Right
Thing." Naturamistory. Mayfi>90.
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INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION
Note: The Library has a collection of books, reports, laws and statistics related to international
issues. For more information contact John Butsch at 202-260-5917.
Anderson, Earl V. "Mexico's Chemical Industry Gears Up for North American Free Trade."
Chemical & Engineering News. Vol. 69, No. 36, Septembers, 1991. pp. 7-14.
Brough, Holly. "Holy Cows, Unholy Trouble." [environmental impact of cattle in India]
World Watch. Vol. 4, No. 5, September/October 1991. pp. 19-21.
Hanson, David. "Global Cooperation Key to Saving Environment." Chemical & Engineering
News. Vol. 69, No. 36, September 9,1991. p. 23.
Igbedioh, Sylvester Olisake. "Minimizing Environmental and Health Effects of Agricultural
Pesticides in Developing Countries." AMBIO. Vol. 20, No. 6, September 1991. pp. 219-221.
Kinley, David. "Taming Highland Waters." [Lesotho takes on an environmental challenge]
World Development. Vol. 4, No. 5, September 1991. pp. 26-29.
Knight, David. "Growing Threats to Peat." New Scientist. Vol. 131, No. 1780,
Augusts, 1991. pp. 27-32.
Layman, Patricia L. "Chemical, Other Industries Ready for Push on Remaining EC-92 Issues."
Chemical & Engineering News. Vol. 69, No. 37, September 16,1991. pp. 7-11.
Matowanyika, Joseph Z.Z. "In Pursuit of Proper Contexts for Sustainability in Rural Africa."
The Environmentalist. Vol. 11, No. 2, Summer 1991. pp. 85-94.
McFarlane, Marty. "Aluminium Menace in Tropical Wells." New Scientist. Vol. 131,
No. 1780, Augusts, 1991. pp. 38-40.
Piccot, S., et al. Analysis of Historical Radiatively Important Trace Gases (RITG) Emissions:
Development of a Trace Gas Accounting System (T-GAS) for 14 Countries.
(Project Summary). Research Triangle Park, NC: Air and Energy Engineering Research
Laboratory, USEPA, September 1991. (EPA/600/S9-91/019)
Purseglove, Jeremy. "Liberty, Ecology, Modernity." [France's wetlands] New Scientist.
Vol. 131, No. 1788, September 28,1991. pp. 45-48.
Redding, Peter M.; France, David H. "Developing British Standards for Environmental
Management Systems." Environmental Claims Journal. Vol. 4, No. 1, Autumn 1991.
pp. 127-132.
Thompson, Tommy G.; Peavey, John. "Do We Want Free Trade With Mexico?"
[Point Counterpoint] State Government News. Vol. 34, No. 10, October 1991. pp. 16-17.
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Tickell, Oliver. "Conflict Looms Over Troubled Waters." [global water concerns]
New Scientist. Vol. 131, No. 1785, September?, 1991. pp. 59-60.
Weingart, Cynthia; Siesko, David M. "The European Community and Hazardous Waste
Regulations." Environmental Claims Journal. Vol. 4, No. 1, Autumn 1991. pp. 117-126.
"World's Cities Perturbed by Global Warming, Plan Cuts in CO2 Emissions."
Climate Alert. Vol. 4, No. 5, July-August 1991. pp. 1,5-7.
MANAGEMENT
Note: The Library has a special collection of management books, journals, videotapes,
audiotapes and audiotape players. For more information, contact John Burkhardt at
202-260-0748.
Akerts, John F. "World-Class Quality: Nothing Less Will Do." Quality Progress. Vol. 24,
No. 10, October 1991. pp. 26-27.
Ammon, Steve; Plato, Gus. "Total Quality Management: Is it Just Common Sense?" Quality
Digest. Vol. 11, No. 10, October 1991. pp. 81-88.
Bhasin, Roberta. '"It's Not my Job..."' [responsibilities] Pulp & Paper. Vol. 65, No. 9,
September 1991. p. 47.
Blanchard, Ken. "Managing in Tough Times." Quality Digest. Vol. 11, No. 8, August 1991.
pp. 22-24.
Bylinsky, Gene. "How Companies Spy on Employees." Fortune. Vol. 124, No. 11,
November 4, 1991. pp. 131-132,136,140.
Crosby, Philip. "Grasshoppers of the Baltic Sea: A Quality Guru's Travels Through
Scandinavia and Eastern Europe." Quality Digest. Vol. 11, No. 10, October 1991.
pp. 53-54,56-60.
Deutschman, Alan. "Dealing With Sexual Harassment." Fortune. Vol. 124, No. 11,
November 4, 1991. pp. 145,148.
Kiechel, III, Walter. "The Boss as Coach." Fortune. Vol. 124, No. 11, November 4,1991.
pp. 201,204.
PESTICIDES & TOXIC SUBSTANCES
Begley, Ronald. "Farm Chemicals: Busy Year Ahead." Chemicalweek. Vol. 149, No. 6,
September 11,1991. pp. 22-23.
Begley, Ronald. "New Spin for Circle of Poison." Chemicalweek. Vol. 149, No. 9,
October 2,1991. p. 11.
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"Field Kit tests for PCBs in Soil in Just 20 Minutes." Environment Today. Vol. 2, No. 7,
September 1991. pp. 3,39.
Gibbons, Ann. "Reproductive Toxicity: Regs Slow to Change." Science. Vol. 254, No. 5028,
October 4,1991. p. 25.
Haggin, Joseph. "Pressure to Market CFC Substitutes Challenges Chemical Industry."
[chlorofluorocarbons] Chemical & Engineering News. Vol. 69, No. 36, September 9,1991.
pp. 27-28.
Health Effects Assessment Summary Tables: FY-1991 Annual. Washington, DC: Office of
Emergency and Remedial Response. Office of Research and Development, USEPA, January
1991. EPAX 8909-0003 FY91
Heller, Karen. "Dioxin Review Could Bring Cost Changes." Chemicalweek. Vol. 149, No. 9,
October 2,1991. p. 12.
Madsen, Eugene t: "Determining in Situ Biodegradation: Facts and Challenges."
Environmental Science & Technology. Vol. 25, No. 10, October 1991. pp. 1663-1673.
Report on the 1991 FIFRA Cooperative Agreement and Project Officer Meeting: San
Francisco, CA, February 26-28, 1991. [Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act]
Washington, DC: Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances, USEPA, April 30, 1991.
EPAX 9108-0132
Shearman, Jennifer. "Color the Market Green." Chemical Engineering. Vol. 98, No. 9,
September 1991. pp. 51,53.
POLLUTION PREVENTION & SOLID WASTE
Cover story articles in three parts on pollution prevention at a chemical-process-industries
plant (CPI):
Berglund, R.L; Lawson, C.T. "Preventing Pollution in the CPI." [Parti] Chemical
Engineering. Vol. 98, No. 9, September 1991. pp. 120-127.
Benforado, D.M.; Ridlehoover, G.; Gores, M.D. "Pollution Prevention: One Firm's
Experience." [Part 2] Chemical Engineering. Vol. 98, No. 9, September 1991.
pp. 130-133.
Pojasek, Robert B. "For Pollution Prevention: Be Descriptive, Not Prescriptive." [Part 3]
Chemical Engineering. Vol. 98, No. 9, September 1991. pp. 136-139.
Anderson, Peter H. "Emissions Management Program Plays Major Role in Pollution
Prevention." Pulp & Paper. Vol. 65, No. 9, September 1991. pp. 129-131.
Armstrong-Cummings, Karen. "Recycling Anxiety." State Government News. Vol. 34,
No. 10, October 1991. pp. 11-13.
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Austin, Teresa. "Waste To Energy? The Burning Question." Civil Engineering. Vol. 61,
No. 10, October 1991. pp. 35-38.
Berss, Marcia. '"No One Wants to Shoot Snow White.'"[recycling limits] Forbes. Vol. 148,
No. 8, October 14,1991. pp. 40-42.
"The Car That Drinks Cocktails." Economist. Vol. 320, No. 7726, September 28,1991.
pp. 95-96.
Gupta, Vivek R. "Cost Savings Analysis Can Streamline Power and Utility Function of Mills."
Pulp & Paper. Vol. 65, No. 9, September 1991. pp. 110-112.
"Hello 'Enviroplastic,' Good-Bye Beach Trash?" Environment Today. Vol. 2, No. 7, ,
September 1991. p. 40.
Hong, Peter; Yang, Dori Jones. "Cutting the Trash Heap Down to Size." Business Week.
No. 3233, September 30,1991. p. 100L
Hospital Pollution Prevention Study. (Project Summary). Cincinnati, OH: Risk Reduction
Engineering Laboratory, USEPA, August 1991. (EPA/600/S2-91/024)
Jackson, Debbie;Tattum, Lyn. "Tougher Times Ahead for Polyurethane." Chemicalweek.
Vol. 149, No. 10, October 9, 1991. pp. 32-34,36.
Jones, David. "Motor Recycling." Nature. Vol. 353, No. 6344, October 10,1991. p. 506.
Kerr, Richard A. "Hydroxyl, the Cleanser That Thrives on Dirt." Science. Vol. 253, No. 5025,
September 13,1991. pp. 1210-1211.
Koemer, Robert M.; Koerner, George R. Landfill Leachate Clogging ofGeotextile (and Soil)
Filters. (Project Summary). Cincinnati, OH: Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory, USEPA,
August 1991. (EPA/600/S2-91/025)
Kraft, Dave L.; Mitchell, G.W. "Sludge Amount, Type are Key Factors in Choice of Incineration
Technology." Pulp & Paper. Vol. 65, No. 9, September 1991. pp. 167-169.
Ruckelshaus, William D. "Solid Waste in America: Getting Past the Crisis." Vital Speeches of
the Day. Vol.. 57, No. 24, October 1, 1991. pp. 765-768.
Tarricone, Paul. "Fly Ash for Hire." Civil Engineering. Vol. 61, No. 10, October 1991.
pp. 46-49.
"Westinghouse to Establish International Institute for Waste Management." Journal of the Air
& Waste Management Association. Vol. 41, No. 7, July 1991. p. 910.
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WATER
Note: The Library has a special collection concerning water resources. For more information
contact Mary Beth Weaver at 202-260-8670.
Seller, Harry R., et al. Microbial Degradation of Alkylbenzenes Under Sulfate-Reducing and
Methanogenic Conditions. (Project Summary). Ada, OK: Robert S. Kerr Environmental
Research Laboratory, USEPA, August 1991. (EPA/600/S2-91/027)
Dolan, Edward F. Drought: The Past, Present, and Future Enemy. New York: Franklin Watts,
1990. WAT QC929.D8 D65 1990
"EPA Drinking Water Rules Criticized; Money Better Spent on Indoor Air?" Indoor Pollution
News. Vol. 4, No. 18, Octobers, 1991. p. 3.
"EPA Stormwater Rules Give Companies a Break." Environment Today. Vol. 2, No. 7,
September 1991. pp. 1,41.
"Fuel-Laced Groundwater No Match for New Biotechnology." Environment Today. Vol. 2,
No. 7, September 1991. p. 18.
Funderburk, Steven L., et al, editors. Habitat Requirements for Chesapeake Bay Living
Resources, [second edition] Annapolis, MD: USEPA, June 1991. WAT EPAX 9110-0008
Horsnail, Jill. "Emerging Technologies." [drinking water innovation] Journal of the American
Water Works Association. Vol. 83, No. 9, September 1991. p. 49.
Kelley, William A. "The Federal Drinking Water Program: Friend or Foe?" Journal of the
American Water Works Association. Vol. 83, No. 9, September 1991. pp. 20,114.
Lee, K.H. Wetlands Detection Methods Investigation. (Project Summary). Las Vegas, NV:
Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory, USEPA, August 1991. (EPA/600/S4-91/014)
Levin, Michael H.; Broadway, James E. "Manage Resource Damages With Wetland Banks."
Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. Vol. 41, No. 5, May 1991.
pp. 570,572.
McKone, Thomas E.; Bogen, Kenneth T. "Predicting the Uncertainties in Risk Assessment: A
California Groundwater Case Study." Environmental Science & Technology. Vol. 25, No. 10,
October 1991. pp. 1674-1681.
Pontius, Frederick W. "Standardized Compliance Monitoring." Journal of the American Water
Works Association. Vol. 83, No. 9, September 1991. pp. 16,18,124.
Pourmoghaddas, Hossein. Effect of Bromide on Chlorination Byproducts in Finished Drinking
Water. (Project Summary). Cincinnati, OH: Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory,
September 1991. (EPA/600/S2-91/036)
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Siskin, Michael; Katritzky, Alan R. "Reactivity of Organic Compounds in Hot Water:
Geochemical and Technological Implications." Science. Vol. 254, No. 5029,
October 11,1991. pp. 231-237.
Stukenberg, John R.; Hesby, James C. "Pilot Testing the Haberer Process in the United
States." Journal of the American Water Works Association. Vol. 83, No. 9, September 1991.
pp. 90-96.
Water Resources: Corps Lacks Authority for Water Supply Contracts. Washington, DC: United
States General Accounting Office, August 1991. WAT TC423 U551
Weaver, James W. Approximate Multiphase Flow Modeling by Characteristic Methods.
(Project Summary). Ada, OK: Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory, USEPA,
September 1991. (EPA/600/S2-91/015)
GENERAL
Anderson, Christopher. "End of An Era." Nature. Vol. 353, No. 6342, September 26,1991.
p. 289.
Assessing the Environmental Consumer Market. Washington, DC: Office of Policy, Planning
and Evaluation, USEPA, April 1991. EPAX 9107-0034
Begley, Ronald. "OSHA Process Safety Rule to Embrace Contract Workers." Chemicalweek.
Vol. 149, No. 10, October 9,1991. p. 13.
Brumback, Gary B. "Institutionalizing Ethics in Government." Public Personnel Management.
Vol. 20, No. 3, Fall 1991. pp. 353-364.
Casey, M. Patricia. "Pollution Claims Against Directors and Officers Arising from
Environmental Hazards." Environmental Claims Journal. Vol. 4, No. 1, Autumn 1991.
p. 81-88.
"Cheers and Jeers Greet White House Enviro-Panels." Environment Today. Vol. 2, No. 7,
September 1991. pp. 11,12.
Lave, Lester; Gruenspecht, Howard. "Increasing the Efficiency and Effectiveness of
Environmental Decisions: Benefit-Cost Analysis and Effluent Fees: A Critical Review." Journal
of the Air & Waste Management Association. Vol. 41, No. 5, May 1991. pp. 680-693.
Risher, Howard; Fay, Charles. "Federal Pay Reform: A Response to an Emerging Crisis."
Public Personnel Management. Vol. 20, No. 3, Fall 1991. pp. 385-395.
Zieff, Paul M. "The Owned Property Exclusion and Environmental Insurance Claims."
Environmental Claims Journal. Vol. 4, No. 1, Autumn 1991. pp. 31-52.
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WHA T'S HAPPENING
Following is a selection of conferences on environmental topics. The Headquarters Library
maintains a collection of conference notices. For more information on these conferences
contact the Library at 202-260-5922.
Second United States Conference on Municipal Sold Waste Management. Arlington, Va,
June 3-5,1992. Call for papers. Sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
this three-day conference will offer more than 30 sessions and workshops on solid waste
planning, legislation, and program implementation. Anyone interested in participating as a
panelist or speaker should submit an abstract of a proposed topic, along with a brief
professional biographical sketch, by November 30,1991. For more information, contact
Melody Drnach at (703) 734-3149.
Advances in Gene Technology: Feeding the World in the 21st Century. Miami Beach, FL,
January 19-24,1992. Organized by the University Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Foundation, Inc. and Bio/Technology Magazine. For more information contact: Miami
Bio/Technology Winter Symposia P.O. Box 016129, Miami, FL 33101, U.S.A. or Fax (305)
324-5665.
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