THE INFORMATION
BROKER
EPA Headquarters Library
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recent survey. We invite comments about library resources and
services on a continuing basis. Ask at the Reference Desk for a Library
Services Evaluation Form.
DO YOUR OWN DATABASE SEARCHING
Did you know that library users can actually do their own database
searches? In addition to the Hazardous Waste database, we have
developed a Contacts database with information on EPA hotlines,
clearinghouses, dockets and similar organizations. Both databases are
available for user searching on a PC in the front of the library.
We also have several databases in compact disk (CD-Rom) format:
MEDLINE, NTIS and Books in Print Plus. These disks contain selected
years of the database, including citations and abstracts, with user-
friendly menus to assist with the searches. Ask at the Reference Desk if
you are interested.
RCRA, SUPERFUND AND UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
DOCKETS MOVE
The RCRA Information Center, Superfund Docket and Underground
Storage Tanks Docket have moved from the SE sub-basement to Room
2427M. Their phone numbers are:
RCRA Information Center 475-9327
Superfund Docket 382-3046
Underground Storage Tanks 475-9720
FEBRUARY 1989
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WHAT'S AVAILABLE IN THE HEADQUARTERS LIBRARY
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. We
have organized it by program area for your convenience.
AIR & RADIATION
Cowherd, C; Muleski, G.E., et al. Control of Open Fugitive Dust
Sources: Final Report. Research Triangle Park, NC : Office of Air
Quality Planning & Standards, USEPA, 1988. EPAX 8812-0088
Emmel, T.E.; Piccot, S.D., et al. Ohio/Kentucky/TVA Coal-Fired Utility
SO2 and NOX Retrofit Study. Research Triangle Park, NC : Air &
Energy Engineering Laboratory, USEPA, January 1989. (EPA/600/S7-
88/014, $44.95, PB 88-244 447/AS)
Gabele, Peter A. Investigation of Analyzer Problems in the
Measurement of NOX from Methanol Vehicles. Research Triangle
Park, NC : Atmospheric Sciences Research Laboratory, USEPA,
December 1988. (EPA/600/S3-88/040, $13.95/AS)
Jessup, Philip. Strategies for Reducing the Cost of Acid Rain Controls:
Electricity Demand-Side Management and Clean Coal Technologies.
Washington, DC : Environmental & Energy Study Institute, 1988.
TD196.A25J3
Man-Made Mineral Fibers and Radon: IARC Monographs on the
Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans. Lyon, France :
International Agency for Research on Cancer, 1988. RC262.I61 Vol. 43.
Murphy, Patrick. Estimating Air Toxics Emissions from Organic Liquid
Storage Tanks. Washington, DC : Midwest Research Institute, USEPA,
1988. EPAX 8902-0003
Protocol for Determining the Daily Volatile Organic Compound
Emission Rate of Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Topcoat
Operations. Washington, DC : Office of Air & Radiation, Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards, USEPA, 1988. EPAX 8902-0013
Region 3/OPPE/State of Maryland Radon Risk Communication
Project: An Evaluation of Radon Risk Communication Approaches.
Washington, DC : Office of Policy, Planning & Evaluation, Program
Evaluation Division, USEPA, 1988. EPAX 8902-0014
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Summary of Selected New Information on Effects of Ozone on Health
and Vegetation: Draft Supplement to Air Quality Criteria for Ozone
and Other Photochemical Oxidants. Washington, DC : Office of Health
& Environmental Assessment, USEPA, 1988. EPAX 8902-0002
Testimony: Limited Federal Response to Reduce Radon
Contamination in Housing. Washington, DC : US General
Accounting Office, 1988. TD887.R3 T28
Toxic Air Pollutant Emission Factors: Information Storage and
Retrieval System: User's Manual. Research Triangle Park, NC : Office
of Air Quality Planning & Standards, USEPA, 1988. EPAX 8901-0080
WATER
Bruvold, William H. Municipal Water Conservation. Riverside, CA :
Water Resources Center, University of California. 1988. GB705.C2 C27
No. 197
Conference on Groundwater: 16th 1987. Sacramento, CA : University
of California Water Resources Center, 1988. TD224.C3 C3 No. 66
A Guide to Groundwater Pollution: Problems, Causes, and
Government Responses. Washington, DC : The Conservation
Foundation, 1987. TD223 G78
Ground-Water Research: Program Description and Plans. Washington,
DC : Office of Environmental Engineering & Technology
Demonstration, USEPA, 1988. EPAX 8812-0011
Guidance Document for Providing Alternative Water Supplies.
Washington, DC : Office of Emergency & Remedial Response, USEPA,
1988. EPAX 8812-0033
Hazardous Waste Site Management: Water Quality Issue: Report on A
Colloquium. Washington, DC : National Academy Press, 1988.
TD811.5.H435
Jacobs, Dan. Chesapeake Bay Environmental Data Directory. College
Park, MD : Maryland Sea Grant Program, University of Maryland, 1987.
QH541.5E8J12
Land Use Initiatives for Tidewater Virginia: The Next Step in
Protecting the Bay: The Findings and Recommendations of the
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Chesapeake Bay Land Use Roundtable. Richmond, VA :
Commonwealth of Virginia, 1988. TD225.C54 L15
Lynch, Maurice P. Understanding the Estuary: Advances in
Chesapeake Bay Research Proceedings of a Conference, 29-31, March
1988, Baltimore, MD. Solomons, MD : Chesapeake Research
Consortium, 1988. EPAX 8812-0071
McClelland, Nina L; Gregorka, David A., et al. "The Drinking-Water
Additives Program." [The National Sanitation Foundation evaluates
all types of products in contact with drinking water]. Environmental
Science & Technology. Vol. 23, No. 1, January 1989. pp. 14-22.
Moore, Lynn; Thornton, Kent. Lake and Reservoir Restoration
Guidance Manual Washington, DC : USEPA, 1988. EPAX 8812-0073
Population Growth and Development in the Chesapeake Bay
Watershed to the Year 2020: The Report of the Year 2020 Panel to the
Chesapeake Executive Council. Chesapeake Executive Council, 1988.
QH104.5.C45P6
Qualitative Pathogen Risk Assessment for Ocean Disposal of Municipal
Sludge. Washington, DC : Office of Health & Environmental
Assessment, USEPA, December 1988. (EPA/600/S6-88/010, PB 89-126
593/AS)
HAZARDOUS & SOLID WASTE
Note: The Library has a special collection and database to
improve access to Hazardous Waste Information. For
more information, contact Monique Currie or Beth Ann
Kyle, 382-5922.
Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program Technical Seminar. Vancouver,
BC,1988. GC108LA72 ;
Assessment of International Technologies for Superfund Applications:
Technology Review and Trip Report Results. Washington, DC : Office
of Solid Waste & Emergency Response, USEPA, 1988. HW EPAX 8812-
0034
Barnes, Fairley J.; Rodgers, John C. Evaluation of Hydrologic Models in
the Design of Stable Landfill Covers. Cincinnati, OH : Risk Reduction
Engineering Laboratory, USEPA, December 1988. (EPA/600/S2-88/048,
PB 88-243 811/AS, $21.95)
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Characterization on Municipal Solid Waste in the United States, 1960
to 2000: Update 1988. Washington, DC : Office of Solid Waste, USEPA,
1988. HW EPAX 8810-0017
EPA's Office of the Inspector General: Annual Superfund Report to the
Congress for Fiscal 1987. Washington, DC : Office of the Inspector
General, USEPA, 1988. HW EPAX 8812-0063
Italiano, Michael L. Liability for Underground Storage Tanks. New
York, NY : Practising Law Institute, 1987. HW KF1299.H39I82
Kocher, Peg. The World of Waste. New York, NY : League of Women
Voters of the Tri-State Metropolitan Region, 1988. TD788.4.N7 K62
Norton, John W. "Incinerator Ashes - One Community's Experience."
Public Works. Vol. 120, No. 1, January 1989. pp. 64,112.
A Practical Guide to Emergency Response Planning. Northbrook, IL :
Pudvan Publishing Co., 1987. HW TK9152.P63
Proceedings of the Tenth Annual DOE Low-Level Waste Management
Forum, Denver, Colorado, August 30 - September 1, 1987. Idaho Falls,
ID : National Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Program,
1988. TD812.D12
Reed, Sherwood C. Natural Systems for Waste Management and
Treatment. New York, NY : McGraw-Hill, 1988. TD645.R44
Report to Congress: Solid Waste Disposal in the United States.
Washington, DC : Office of Solid Waste & Emergency Response,
USEPA, 1988. HW EPAX 8901-0038 Vol. 1-2
Superfund '88: Proceedings of the 9th National Conference.
November 28-30,1988. Silver Spring, MD : Hazardous Materials
Control Research Institute, 1988. HW TD811.5.N38
PESTICIDES & TOXIC SUBSTANCES
Begley, Sharon. "Dangers in the Vegetable Patch." [Pesticides...children
face greatest health risk]. Newsweek. January 30,1989. pp. 74-75.
Guidance for the Reregistration of Pesticide Products Containing
Arsenic, Chromium, and Chromated Arsenical Compounds as the
Active Ingredient. Washington, DC : Office of Pesticides & Toxic
Substances, USEPA,1988. EPAX 8901-0094
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Hanson, David J. "Chemical Firms Succeed in Effort to Comply with
Title HI Rules." Chemical & Engineering News. Vol. 66, No. 51,
December 1988. pp. 13-14.
Hodgson, Ernest. Dictionary of Toxicology. New York, NY : Van
Nostrand Reinhold, 1988. RA1193.H6
Landner, Lars. "Hazardous Chemicals in the Environment - Some
New Approaches to Advanced Assessment." Ambio. Vol. 17, No. 6,
1988. pp. 360-366.
Long, Jan. "Workplace Health: OSHA Sets New Exposure Standards."
Chemical & Engineering News. Vol. 67, No. 4, January 23,1989. p. 4.
Roberts, Leslie. "A Corrosive Fight Over California's Toxics Law."
Science. Vol. 243, No. 4889, January 20,1989. pp. 306-309.
Rotman, David. "Seeking New Ways to Assess Toxic Chemicals."
Chemical Week. Vol. 144, No. 3, January 18,1989. pp. 52-53.
Toxic Substances: PCB Spill at the Guam Naval Power Generating
Plant. Washington, DC : US General Accounting Office, 1988.
T55.3.H3 U55
Whitaker, Leslie. "Monster in the Closet." [...A frantic campaign to
remove asbestos could cost $100 billion]. Time. Vol. 133, No. 6,
February 6,1989. p. 53.
MANAGEMENT
Note: The Library has a special collection of Management books,
journals, audiotapes and videotapes, For more information,
contact Anne Twitchell, 382-5922.
Albrecht, Karl. Brain Power: Learn to Improve Your Thinking Skills.
New York, NY: Prentice! Hall Press, 1987. BF455.A43
Alster, Norm. "What Flexible Workers Can Do." Fortune. Vol. 119,
No. 4, February 13,1989. pp. 62-66.
Carey, Joseph. "Remedies for a Painful Case of Terminalitis." U.S.
News & World Report. No. 1, January 9,1989. 60-61.
Liu, James P. "Utilizing the Trend of End User Development." Journal
of Systems Management. Vol. 40, No. 1, January 1989. pp. 38-40.
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Nicholas, John M. "Successful Project Management: A Force - Field
Analysis." [...a method for analyzing general problem situations and
determining courses of action]. Journal of Systems Management. Vol.
40, No. 1, January 1989. pp. 24-36.
Strategic Planning and Management System: FY 1989 Goals, Objectives,
Commitments and Measures. Washington, DC : Office of
Management Systems & Evaluation, USEPA, 1989. EPAX 8901-0083
GENERAL
Aim, Alvin L. "An Environmental Agenda for the New
Administration." Environmental Science & Technology. Vol. 23, No.
1, January 1989. p. 27.
Booth, William. "NIH Scientists Agonize Over Technology Transfer."
Science. Vol. 243, No. 4887. January 6,1989. pp. 20-21.
Ember, Lois, et al. "Congressional Outlook "89." [...cooperation on
issues such as environment, energy, health]. Chemical & Engineering
News. Vol. 67, No. 2, January 9,1989. pp. 10-14.
Ember, Lois. "Study Calls for New Approach to Environmental
Problems." Chemical & Engineering News. Vol. 67, No. 3, January 16,
1989. pp. 22-23.
"The Greening of the Invisible Hand." The Economist. Vol. 309, No.
7582/7583. December 24,1988. pp. 107-108.
"Fossils: The Story Telling Source." The Economist. Vol. 309, No.
7582/7583, December 24,1989. pp. 101-106.
Kiesche, Elizabeth, et al. "Forecast 1989." [Water treatment expands
offshore,....Plastics: Steady Rise]. Chemical Week. Vol. 145, No. 26,
January 4,11,1989. pp. 32-43.
Krieger, James. "Past Decade Shows No Gain In U.S. Science Literacy."
[Dismally low levels...]. Chemical & Engineering News. Vol. 67, N. 5,
January 30,1989. pp. 24-26.
Land Use Environmental Law Review. New York : Clark Boardman
Company, 1988. KF3790.A2E5
MacKerron, Conrad B. "Environment Tough Guy Steps Down."
Chemical Week. Vol. 145, No. 26, January 4,11,1989. pp. 51-52.
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Myers, Norman. "Environmental Challenges: More Government or
Better Governance?" Ambio. Vol. 17, No. 6,1988. pp. 411-414.
"A Plan to Help the Planet." [Proposal for "Counsel on World
Environmental Policy"]. Time. Vol. 133, No. 6, February 6,1989. p. 57.
Quinn, Tom, et al. "Scrambling to Cut the Cocaine/Chemicals
Connection." Chemical Week. Vol. 145, No. 26, January 4,11,1989.
pp. 44-49.
Roberts, Leslie. "Extinction Imminent for Native Plants." Science.
Vol. 242, No. 4885. December 16,1988. p. 1508.
Robertson, F. Dale. "A Way Through the Woods." [...Forest service
and local decisionmaking]. The Bureaucrat. Vol. 17, No. 4, Winter
1988-89. pp. 41-43.
Sanction, Thomas A. "Planet of the Year: What on Earth Are We
Doing?" Time. Vol. 133, No. 1, January 2,1989. pp. 26-30.
Satellite Data Archiving: U.S. and Foreign Activities and Plans for
Environmental Information: Report to Congressional Requesters.
Washington, DC : US General Accounting Office, 1988. QC 879.5U55
Smith, Lee; Dowd, Ann Reilly. "An Agenda for President Bush."
Fortune. Vol. 119, No. 2, January 16,1989. pp. 82-93.
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QUESTION OF THE MONTH
QUESTION: What is the background of the new EPA Administrator?
ANSWER:
Newly appointed EPA Administrator, William Kane Reilly, has devoted
most of his working life to conservation and environmental issues, most
recently as President of the Conservation Foundation and World Wildlife Fund.
Mr. Reilly was born in Decatur, Illinois, in 1940. He received a B.A. from
Yale University, a law degree from Harvard Law School and a master's degree
in urban planning from Columbia University. The Administrator practiced law in
Chicago before joining the Army in 1966. In 1986 he became Associate
Director of the Urban Policy Center, Urban America, Inc. and the National
Urban Coalition. From 1970-72 he was a senior staff member of the President's
Council on Environmental Quality, followed by a stint as Executive Director of
the Task Force on Land Use and Urban Growth, which produced a popular
report, The Use of Lane/that went through three printings.
In 1973 he became President of the Conservation Foundation, which
merged with the World Wildlife Fund in 1985. In addition, he is Vice-President
of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, on the Board of
Directors of .Clean Sites, Inc., Winrock International Center for Agricultural
Development, and American Farmland Trust, and a member of Concern, Inc.
and the U.S. Citizen's Advisory Committee to Habitat. In 1984 he was awarded
the Horace Albright Medal for "outstanding contribution to the national parks",
and in 1988 he received the Alfred B. Lagasse Medal from the Landscape
Architecture Foundation for "major achievement in the field of the environment".
The new Administrator has written and lectured extensively on a variety
of environmental topics, including land use and the global environment. The
Headquarters Library has a selection of articles by him as well as biographical
information and a copy of his statement before the Senate Committee on
Environment and Public Works at his confirmation hearing on January 31,
1989.
FOR FURTHER READING:
Reilly, William K. The Viewpoint of the President of the Conservation
Foundation." EPA Journal. Vol. 14, No. 3, April 1988. pp. 10-12.
Weisskopf, Michael. "Reilly: Environmentalist on the Inside." The
Washington Post. Feburary 22,1989. p. A15.
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WHATS HAPPENING
Here's a selection of conferences which might be of interest. For more
information on these conferences contact Dozina Taylor, 382-5922.
ASM'S 42A7D INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONFERENCE. May 7-10,
1989. Fairmont Hotel, Dallas, Texas. This conference will include study
paths in technical resources, end-user computing, systems issues &
technologies and systems management. Association for Systems
Management. To register call (216) 243-6900 or write to ASM
Information Systems Conference, 24587 Bagley Road, Cleveland, OH
44138.
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION COURSE. April 10-12,1989.
Orlando Marriott, Orlando, Florida. This 3-day course covers NEPA,
CAA, CWA, RCRA, CERCLA, and TSCA. Sponsored by Executive
Enterprises, Inc. To register call 1-800-831-8333, or write to Executive
Enterprises, Inc., 22 West 21st Street, New York, NY 10010-6904.
Session # 94TOX08/E9393.
FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY AND ECOSYSTEM STABILITY. June 4-8,1989. Jerusalem,
Israel. Features a keynote lecture entitled "Changing Atmospheric
Ozone: Its Causes and Effects." Sponsored by the Israel Society for
Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences. To register write to the
Secretariat - Omega Conventions, P.O. Box 71102, Jerusalem, 91079,
Israel, or call 972-2-662989,668377.
FUNDAMENTALS OF GROUND-WATER CONTAMINATION. May
18-19,1989. Sheraton Crystal City Hotel, Arlington, Virginia. This
teaching seminar covers the mechanisms of ground-water
contamination and the techniques for monitoring ground-water
quality problems. Sponsored by Geraghty & Miller. To register call
Richard M. Miller at (212) 371-1620 or send registration to American
Ecology Services, Inc., 127 East 59th Street, New York, NY 10022.
HAZARDOUS/TOXIC WASTE MANAGEMENT: LAWS,
COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES. April 12-
14,1989. New Orleans, Louisiana. This seminar will present the most
sought after information technology and exhibits.'To register call (301)
587-9390 or write to the Hazardous Materials Control Research Institute
(HMCRD, 9300 Columbia Boulevard, Silver Spring, MD 20910-1702.
IBM PC APPLICATIONS IN GROUND WATER POLLUTION AND
HYDROLOGY. July 23-38,1989. Nassau Inn at Palmer Square,
Princeton, New Jersey. This hands-on short course is especially
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designed for the ground water professional with little or no previous
experience. To register call (614) 761-1711 or mail form to IBM PC
Applications, National Water Well Association, P.O. Box 182039, Dept.
# 017, Columbus, OH 43218.
PRACTICAL APPROACHES TO RIPARIAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT. May 8-12,1989. Billings Plaza Holiday Inn, Billings,
Montana. This workshop will present practical and successful methods
of riparian management. Sponsored by the Montana Riparian
Association and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. For further
information call Andrea Darling (406) 652-5197 or write to Riparian
Resource Management Symposium, P.O. Box 22561, Billings, MT
59104.
SAFETY ANALYSIS AND RISK ASSESSMENT FOR CHEMICAL
PROCESS INDUSTRY PRACTITIONERS. April 17-21,1989. The course
will stress practical and proven techniques which analysts commonly
use to assess the likelihood, consequence and risk of accidents in the
chemical industry. For further information call AICHE registrar at (212)
-^05-7526. To register, write to the American Institute of Chemical
Engineers, 345 East 47th Street, New York, NY 10017.
THEORY AND PRACTICE OF GROUND WATER MONITORING
AND SAMPLING. May 1-3,1989. Boston Marriott Burlington,
Burlington, Massachusetts. This course examines the monitoring
process from start to finish and provides insight into obtaining
representative water samples. For further information call the
Registration Department at (614) 761-1711. Mail registration to
Monitoring and Sampling, National Water Well Association, P.O. Box
182039, Dept. #017, Columbus, OH 43218.
THIRD NATIONAL OUTDOOR ACTION CONFERENCE ON
AQUIFER RESTORATION, GROUND WATER MONITORING AND
GEOPHYSICAL METHODS. May 22-25,1989. Orange County
Convention Center, Orlando, Florida. This program features technical
paper presentations, indoor and outdoor workshops, an exposition and
outdoor field demonstrations of equipment used in the monitoring
industry. To register call (614) 761-1711 or write to Third National
Outdoor Action Conference National Water Well Association, P.O. Box
182039, Dept. #017, Columbus, OH 43218.
WASTE MINIMIZATION WORKSHOP. April 18-19,1989. McCormick
Center Hotel, Chicago, Illinois. This two-day workshop is intended to
promote waste minimization practices through the use of auditing and
process analysis procedures. Cosponsored by CERI, USEPA and several
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trade associations. For further information call (515) 252-1222. To
register, write to PEER Consultants, P.C., 4134 Linden Avenue, Suite
202, Dayton, OH 45432.
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HEADQUARTERS LIBRARY STAPF
Head Librarian Mary Hoffman
Head Reference Librarian Anne Twitchell
Reference Librarian Steve Hirsch
Reference Librarian-HW Monique Currie
Reference Librarian-HW Beth Ann Kyle
Reference Librarian Sheila Richard
Reference Librarian-Water Athena Stone
Acquisitions Librarian Melissa Skorupka
Interlibrary Loan Librarian Leida Torres
Cataloging Librarian Gretl Cox
INFOTERRA/Translations Linda Spencer
For Library tours (Wednesdays, 9:00-9:30) and database information call
Sheila Richard, 382-5922 or send an E-Mail inquiry to EPA3211.
Contact Nancy Langford at 475-7751 for information about the Public
Information Center (PIC).
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