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APRIL HIGHLIGHTS
NEW FLOOR PLAN FOR BETTER ACCESS
The April Centerfold is a map of the Headquarters Library featuring the
new layout following the recarpeting of the Library. Please note that '
several physical changes were made to the following areas: Hazardous
WasteSuperfund, INFOTERRA, Public Information Reference Unit,
Reference and the Patron Access Area. Current journals and the
Management collection were relocated. Please ask any Library staff
member for assistance.
Hazardous Waste Superfund Journals
The Hazardous Waste Superfund Collection: Access to Journals
(EPA/IMSD/91-003) was developed to facilitate access to the
Hazardous Waste Superfund journal collection. The directory organizes
available journals by subject, followed by a descriptive listing which
provides: a summary of coverage, sample article titles, frequency of
publication, publisher, and issues available in the Headquarters Library.
Types of journals include newsletters, bulletins, looseleaf services, and
other public and private sector serials. For further information, please
contact Felice Sacks, Head Hazardous Waste Librarian, at (202) 382-3021
Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW)
Public Service Recognition Week will be celebrated nationally May 6-12.
Activities for EPA Headquarters employees will be held at Waterside Mall
as well as on the National Mall. The activities on the National Mall will
commence at 11:30 a.m. on May 9. Watch for posters and other updates
throughout EPA facilities.
Environmental Impact of the Persian Gulf War
This issue's Question of the Month deals with the long term effects of the
environmental damage done to the Persian Gulf as a result of the War.
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EPA HEADQUARTERS LIBRARY LIST OF MANAGEMENT BIBLIOGRAPHIES
To promote management excellence, the Headquarters Library produces a series of bibliographic
reports on timely management subjects. These reports are summaries of state-of-the-art theory, initiatives
and case studies organized to be relevant to EPA activities.
The reports, initially distributed to Senior Executive Services (SES) staff and other special
audiences, are available on request to all EPA staffers. If you have a topic or special audience you'd like to
reach with one of the reports, please contact Suzanne Annand, Information Access Branch at 202-475-8298.
The following Management Bibliographies are currently available in the Headquarters Library. Copies
of most of the articles cited in the bibliographies are also available.
EFFECTIVE CONFERENCE PLANNING
by Sigrid N. Smith, March 1991
EPA/IMSD/91-002
EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE
APPRAISALS
by Anne Twitchell, March 1989
EPA/IMSD/89-002
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
by Mary Hoffman and Sigrid N. Smith, January 1991
EPA/IMSD/91-001
MANAGING A DIVERSE WORK FORCE
by Anne Twitchell, September 1990
EPA/IMSD/90-011
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
by Anne Twitchell, June 1990
EPA/I MSD/90-007
OFFICE OF THE FUTURE:
THE MANAGER'S ROLE
by Anne Twitchell, December 1988
EPA/IMSD/88-013
MANAGEMENT TRANSITION
by Mary Hoffman and Anne Twitchell,
September 1988
EPA/IMSD/88-007
MANAGING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR
by Mary Hoffman, March 1988
EPA/IMSD/88-003
STRATEGIC PLANNING
by Anne Twitchell, March 1990
EPA/IMSD/90-005
RESISTANCE TO CHANGE
by Mary Hoffman, December 1987
EPA/ISMD/87-011
TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
by Anne Twitchell, December 1989
EPA/IMSD/89-009
LEADERSHIP: QUALITY MANAGEMENT FOR THE FUTURE
by Anne Twitchell, September 1989
EPA/IMSD/89-005
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WHAT'S AVAILABLE M 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. 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 202-382-5921 or send Email inquiries to EPA3738.
AIR & RADIATION
implementation Strategy for the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. Washington, DC:
Office of Air and Radiation, USEPA, January 15,1991. EPAX 9103-0040 This
implementation strategy was developed by the Office of Air and Radiation at the request of
Administrator William K. Reilly. Topics include Principles, Policy, Building Consensus,
The Regulatory Process and the Regulatory Agenda: The First Two Years.
Borchelt, Rick. "New Methods for Determining Air Pollution Exposure." NewsReport.
Vol. 16, No. 2, February 1991. pp. 10-12. v
Chauncey, William H. "Writing Asbestos Specifications." Pollution Engineering. ,
Vol. 23, No. 2, February 1991. pp. 62-66.
Clark, Terry L; Coventry, Dale H. Adaptation of the Advanced Statistical Trajectory
Regional Air Pollution (ASTRAP) Model to the EPA VAX Computer— Modifications and
Testing. (Project Summary). Research Triangle Park, NC: Atmospheric Research and
Exposure Assessment Laboratory, USEPA, January 1991. (EPA/600/S3-90/083)
Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990: Detailed Summary of Titles. Washington, DC:
USEPA, November 30,1990. EPAX 9103-0028
Electric and Magnetic Fields from 60 Hertz Electric Power: What Do We Know About
Possible Health Risks? Washington, DC: Office of Air and Radiation, USEPA,
February 1991. EPAX 9103-0089
Farthing, William E. Development of Sampling Methodology for Dilution Air Sampling of
Condensible Emissions from Stationary Sources. (Project Summary). Research Triangle
Park, NC: Atmospheric Research and Exposure Assessment Laboratory, USEPA,
February 1991. (EPA/600/S3-90/093)
Flam, Faye. "EPA Roughs Out Air Act Rule. Chemicalweek. Vol. 148, No. 10, ^
March 13,1991. p. 15.
Gschwandtner, Gerhard; Fairchild, Susan. Emission Factors for Iron Foundries: Criteria
and Toxic Pollutants. (Project Summary). Research Triangle Park, NC: Air and Energy
Engineering Research Laboratory, USEPA, January 1991. (EPA/600/S2-90/044)
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Read, Robert; Read, Cathy. "Breathing Can be Hazardous to Your Health." New Scientist.
Vol. 129, No. 1757, February 23,1991. pp. 34-37.
Spaite, P.W.; Stockton, M.B.; McLean, J.S. Classification of Materials as Potential Sources
of Indoor Air Pollution. (Project Summary). Research Triangle Park, NC: Air and Energy
Engineering Research Laboratory, USEPA, January 1991. (EPA/600/S8-90/074)
Sternberg, Ken. "New York State's Industry Wary of Emissions Fee." Chemicalweek.
Vol. 148, No. 10, March 13,1991. p. 13.
Thiemens, Mark H.; Trogler, William C. "Nylon Production: An Unknown Source of
Atmospheric Nitrous Oxide." Science. Vol. 251, No. 4996, February 22,1991.
pp. 932-943.
White, David M.; Maibodi, Mehdi. Assessment of Control Technologies for Reducing
Emissions of SO2 and NOX from Existing Coal-Fired Utility Boilers. (Project Summary).
Research Triangle Park, NC: Air and Energy Engineering Research Laboratory, USEPA,
January 1991. (EPA/600/S7-907018)
HAZARDOUS WASTE SUPERFUND
Note: The Library has a special collection and database to improve access to Hazardous
Waste Superfund information. For more information contact Felice Sacks at 202-382-3021.
Wagner, Travis P. The Hazardous Waste Q&A:An In-depth Guide to The Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act and The Hazardous Materials Transportation Act. New
York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1990. HW KF 3946Z9W341990 In question and
answer format, this book describes regulations under RCRA and HMTA. Topics include
general provisions, groundwater monitoring, landfills and state authorization. Appendices
cover regulatory definitions, information sources and acronyms.
Austin, Teresa. "Bio Bonanza?" [Can bioremediation solve the hazardous waste problem,
or will overselling the technology kill its chance?] Civil Engineering. Vol. 60, No. 4,
April 1990. pp. 49-51.
Flam, Faye. "Does Hazwaste Recycling Need to be Recycled?" Chemicalweek. Vol. 148,
No. 11, March 20,1991. p. 26.
Fouhy, Ken; Shanley, Agnes. "Mighty Microbes." [bioremediation used in site cleanups]
Chemical Engineering. Vol. 98, No. 3, March 1991. pp. 30-31,33,35.
International Waste Technologies/Geo-Con In Situ Stabilization/Solidification Update
Report. (Technology Demonstration Summary). Cincinnati, OH: Risk Reduction
Engineering Laboratory, USEPA, January 1991. (EPA/540/S5-89/004a)
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Kemezis, Paul. "North Carolina faces EPA Sanctions for Lack of Capacity Plan."
Chemicalweek. Vol. 148, No. 11, March 20,1991. p. 29.
Kemezis, Paul. "South Carolina Presses for Interstate Waste Pacts." Chemicalweek.
Vol. 148, No. 7, February 20,1991. p. 20.
Machin, James L; Ehresmann, Janet. "Remediating a Fire Site." Civil Engineering.
Vol. 60, No. 4, April 1990. pp. 55-56.
Price, Roger L. "Stopping Waste at the Source." Civil Engineering. Vol. 60, No. 4,
April 1990. pp. 67-69.
Resnikoff, Marvin. Living Without Landfills: Confronting the Low-Level Radioactive Waste
Crisis. New York, NY: Radioactive Waste Campaign, 1987. TD898.2.R471987
Zurer, Pamela S. "Contract Labs Charged with Fraud in Analyses of Superfund Samples."
Chemical & Engineering News. Vol. 69, No. 8, February 25,1991. pp. 14-16.
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
202-245-3561.
Marcaccio, Kathleen Young, editor. Computer-Readable Databases: A Directory and
Datasourcebook. [Sixth edition], Detroit, Ml: Gale Research, Inc., 1990. IRM Z699.22C66
1990 This latest edition of Computer-Readable Databases (CRDB) includes entries for
over 4,800 databases produced by approximately 2,000 organizations. These databases
are accessible through 200 commercial online and CD-ROM vendors. CRDB further
describes its coverage by using the term "publically available." By "publically available" is
meant "...databases that are available for lease, license, or sale, or that are accessible by
at least one online or batch processing services."
This directory contains six sections: DATABASE PROFILES, DATABASE
PRODUCERS, DATABASE VENDORS, CD-ROM PRODUCT INDEX, SUBJECT INDEX,
and MASTER INDEX. Each of these sections is cross-referenced to the DATABASE
PROFILES section which includes entries that fully describe the batabase including data
elements, availibility, subject coverage and complete vendor contract information.
Goers, Mardis. "Macs Now Geared Toward Environmental Market." Pollution Engineering.
Vol. 23, No. I.January 1991. pp. 80-81.
Francis, Bob. "Take Control of Your PC Assets." Datamation. Vol. 37, No. 4,
February 15,1991. pp. 33-35.
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Held, Jim. "MAC vs PC: A Critical Comparison of the Macintosh and IBM PC Worlds."
Macworld. Vol. 8, No. 3, March 1991. pp. 120-129.
Kerr, James M. "A Soothsayer's Guiderto the Future of IRM." [information resource
management] Database Programming Design. Vol. 4, No. 2, February 1991. pp. 50-53.
Keuffel, Warren. "Data Modeling in Context." Computer Language. Vol. 8, No. 3,
March 1991. pp. 27-28,30,32,33.
Mohan, Lakshmi; Holstein, William K.; Adams, Robert B. "EIS: It Can Work in the Public
Sector." [executive information systems] MIS Quarterly. Vol. 14, No. 4, December 1990.
pp. 435-448.
Reuben, Daniel P. "6 Critical Factors for the Systems Integrator." [defining and
understanding optical disk requirements] CD-ROM Professional. Vol. 4, No. 2,
March 1991. pp. 68-71.
Roussopoulos, Nick, et al. "An Architecture for High Performance Engineering Information
Systems." IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering. Vol. 17, No. 1, January 1991.
pp. 22-33.
Schneider, Eugenia. "Improving Maintenance Quality Through Structured Documentation."
Systems Development Management. No. 34-10-10, February/March 1991. pp. 1-19.
Williamson, Mickey. "Beyond Rube Goldberg." [new application design and engineering
disciplines could bring an end to unwieldy, maintenance-intensive software 'contraptions']
CIO. March 1991. pp. 54-56,58-59.
Ziegfeld, Richard E.; Tarp, John. Desktop Publishing for the Writer: Designing, Writing, and
Developing. Washington, DC: IEEE Computer Society Press, 1989. Z286.D47 Z541989
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 202-382-5917.
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Al-lbrahim, Abdulla Ali. "Excessive Use of Groundwater Resources in Saudi Arabia:
Impacts and Policy Options." Ambio. Vol. 20, No. I.February 1991. pp. 34-37.
Burman, Alasdair. "Saving Brazil's Savannas." New Scientist. Vol. 129, No. 1758,
March 2,1991. pp. 30-34.
Cezeaux, Andrea. "East Meets West to Look for Toxic Waste Sites." [hidden dump sites in
Germany] Science. Vol. 251, No. 4994, Februarys, 1991. pp. 620-621.
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Chynoweth, Emma. "Massive Closures in Eastern Germany Ease Pollution."
Chemicalweek. Vol. 148, No. 11, March 20,1991. p. 10.
Gilges, Kent, et al. "Days of Reckoning." [industry may save the Eastern Bloc's ecological
destruction] Chemical Engineering. Vol. 98, No. 2, February 1991.
pp. 30-31,33,35,37,39.
Kamari, Juha, et al. "Finnish Lake Survey: Present Status of Acidification." Ambio.
Vol. 20, No. 1, February 1991. pp. 23-27.
Marshall, Eliot. The Geopolitics of Nuclear Waste." Science. Vol. 251, No. 4996,
February 22,1991. pp. 864-867.
Sattaur, Omar. "Last Chance for the Rainforest Plan?" [Can Tropical Forestry Action Plan
be reformed?] New Scientist. Vol. 129, No. 1758, March 2,1991. pp. 20-21.
Sheppard, Charles; Price, Andrew. "Will Marine Life Survive the Gulf War?"
New Scientist. Vol. 129, No. 1759, March 9,1991. pp. 36-40.
MANAGEMENT
Note: the Library has a special collection of management books, journals, audiotapes and
videotapes. For more information contact Kathy V. Jackson at 202-382-5922.
Bellman, Geoffrey M. The Quest for Staff Leadership. Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman, and
Company, 1986. Mgmt. Coll. HD31 .B37851986 Bellman defines the quest for staff
leadership as the process of searching for special qualities within oneself that make one
strong in his/her functional area and influential in the larger organization. In presenting this
argument, he makes a clear distinction between management and leadership, and
encourages the reader to risk new approaches to staff management. He recommends
ways to manage toward results, lead with confidence, work with management, serve
customers, and supervise staff professionals. In his words, this book "helps you consider
your career in staff management and the rest of your life."
Bhasin, Roberta. "How Not to Succeed." [techniques that guarantee failure] Pulp & Paper.
Vol. 65, No. 3, March 1991. p. 41.
"Can Research Reinvent the Corporation?" [A new approach to R&D envisions the
corporation as a platform for continuous innovation. Experts debate the payoffs and risks.]
Harvard Business Review. Vol. 69, No. 2, March/April 1991. pp. 164-167,170-175.
Gilder, George. "Into the Telecosm." Harvard Business Review. Vol. 69, No. 2,
March/April 1991. pp. 150-161.
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FOCUS ON - NEW HQ LIBRARY FLOOR PLAN
MICROFORM COLLECTION
contains approximately 345,000
documents on microfilm and
microfiche, including EPA
documents, Envirofiche, Federal
Registers, journals and
HAZARDOUS WASTE SUPERFUNP COLLECTION conta
materials on chemdal emergencies, hazardous waste sites,
emergency response, waste types and control methods. S
features of this non-circulating^collection include the Hazajfi
Waste/Superfund Database, OSWER directives, Records? <
Decision, and videotapes. |
newspapers.
POLLUTION PREVENTION COLLECTION is a
component of the Pollution Prevention Informa-
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of materials on pollution prevention, including
Federal, State and local government reports,
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delivery and source referrals to
international researchers.
INTERNATIONAL CQI LECTION
is composed of materials focusing
on environmental Issues.
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Systems Modernization Initiative. The Collection consists of books,
journals, videotapes and CO-ROM products. Subject areas include
software engineering, expert systems, systems development standards
and computer security.
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PATRON ACCESS CENTER is a central access
location to Library resources. Patrons can search
the Online Library System, Hazardous Waste/
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products, including NTIS, Medline and Toxline.
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and guide books for responding to reference
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Howe, Maynard A.; Dawson, Carman L; Gaeddert, Dee. "Expert Training That's Free."
[in-house training program] PersonnelJournal. Vol. 70, No. 3, March 1991. pp. 59-63.
Huge, Ernest P., editor. Total Quality: An Executive's Guide for the 1990s. Homewood, IL:
Business One Irwin, 1990. TS156.T621990
Ireland, Karin. The Ethics Game." [Citicorp developed board game to communicate ethics
to its employees worldwide] PersonnelJournal. Vol. 70, No. 3, March 1991.
pp. 72,74-75.
Johnston, William B. "Global Work Force 2000: The New World Labor Market."
Harvard Business Review. Vol. 69, No. 2, March/April 1991. pp. 115-127.
Kiechel, III, Walter. "Overscheduled, and Not Loving It." Fortune. Vol. 123, No. 7,
Aprils, 1991. pp. 105-107.
Nicholls, John. "Rescuing Leadership from Humpty Dumpty." Journal of General
Management. Vol. 16, No. 2, Winter 1990. pp. 76-90.
Parkinson, Stephen. "Management Development's Strategic Role." Journal of General
Management. Vol. 16, No. 2, Winter 1990. pp. 63-75.
Peters, Tom. "Get Innovative or Get Dead." [Part One] California Management Review.
Vol. 33, No. 1, Fall 1990. pp. 9-26.
Peters, Tom. "Get Innovative or Get Dead." [Part Two] California Management Review.
Vol. 33, No. 2, Winter 1991. pp. 9-23.
Reminger, Richard T. "At Risk." [equal employment opportunity complaints up—exclusive
survey] PersonnelJournal. Vol. 70, No. 3, March 1991. pp. 51,52,54.
Schaffer, Robert H. "Demand Better Results—And Get Them." Harvard Business Review.
Vol. 69, No. 2, March-April 1991. pp. 142-149.
Scherkenbach, William W. The Deming Route to Quality and Productivity: Road Maps and
Roadblocks. Rockville, MD: Mercury Press, 1990. TS156.S358 1990
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PESTICIDES & TOXIC SUBSTANCES
Charles, Dan. "California's War on Pesticides." New Scientist. Vol. 129, No. 1758,
March 2,1991. pp. 43-47.
"EPA Targets 17 Toxics." Science News. Vol. 139, No. 7, February 16,1991. p. 101.
Flam, Faye. "Pesticides Testing Comes Under a Cloud." Chemicalweek. Vol. 148,
No. 10, March 13,1991. p. 9.
"Just Say No." [integrated pest management for rice farmers] The Economist. Vol. 318,
No. 7697, March 9,1991. p. 84.
Kittner, Sam; Audette, Rose. "Leaving Toxic City." Environmental Action. Vol. 22, No. 1,
July/August 1990. pp. 16-19.
Reinert, Joseph C. [senior policy analyst at the USEPA's Policy, Planning and Evaluation
Office]; Slotnick, Susan G. [economist at the USEPA's Policy, Planning and Evaluation
Office]; Viviani, Donn J. [Chief of the Pesticide Policy Branch of the USEPA's Policy,
Planning and Evaluation Office] "A Discussion of the Methodologies Used in Pesticide
Risk-Benefit Analysis." The Environmental Professional. Vol. 12, No. 2, July 1990.
pp. 94-100.
Rossman, Milton D.; Preuss, Otto P.; Powers, Martin B, editors. Beryllium: Biomedicaland
Environmental Aspects. Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins, 1991. RA1231.B4B471991
POLLUTION PREVENTION & SOLID WASTE
Note: The Library has materials covering all aspects of pollution prevention and solid
waste. For more information contact the Library at 202-382-5922.
Basta, Nicholas; Gilges, Kent; Ushio, Shota. "Paper Recycling's New Look." [Recycling
Everything: Part 3] Chemical Engineering. Vol. 98, No. 3, March 1991.
pp. 45,47-48,48C,48D,48F.
Breen, Bill. "Burn It?" [Do incinerators convert waste to energy, or trash to toxics?]
Garbage. Vol. 111, No. 2, March/April! 991. pp. 43-49.
Samdani, Gulam; Shanley, Agnes. "Surfactants: Super Molecules." Chemical Engineering.
Vol. 98, No. 3, March 1991. pp. 38-39,41,43.
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WATER
Note: The Library has a special collection concerning water resources. For more
information contact Steve Mitchell at 202-475-8670.
Cheremisinoff, Paul N. "Protecting Water Supplies." Pollution Engineering. Vol. 23,
No. 2, February 1991. pp. 44-50.
Goodrich, James A., et al. "Is Remediated Groundwater Meeting SDWA Requirements?"
American Water Works Association Journal. Vol. 83, No. 3, March 1991. pp. 55-62.
Heilshom, Elyse D. "Removing Contaminated VOCs from Water." [Part Two] [volatile
organic compounds] Chemical Engineering. Vol. 98, No. 3, March 1991.
pp. 152-156,158.
Kinner, Nancy E., et al. Radon Removal Techniques for Small Community Public Water
Supplies. (Project Summary). Cincinnati, OH: Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory,
USEPA, November 1990. (EPA/600/S2-90/036)
Raloff, Janet. "Mercurial Risks from Acid's Reign." [tainted fish may pose a serious human
health hazard] Science News. Vol. 139, No. 10, March 9,1991. pp. 152-156.
Waggoner, Paul E. "U.S. Water Resources Versus an Announced but Uncertain Climate
Change." Science. Vol. 251, No. 4997, March 1,1991. p. 1002.
GENERAL
Landy, Marc K.; Roberts, Marc J.; Thomas, Stephen R. The Environmental Protection
Agency: Asking the Wrong Questions. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, Inc., 1990.
[Forward by Congressman Morris K. Udall] TD171.L361990 The authors, who think
Agency officials should foster public debate and public understanding about environmental
topics, discuss assumptions that have garbled public debate about environmental policy.
The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 contains the introduction and a discussion of
EPA's origins up to the time of Donald Costle's administration. Part 2 is comprised of case
studies and a summary of their major findings. Part 3 describes EPA during the Reagan
years. The book ends with a discussion of 'good questions' for EPA's consideration,
questions involving human health, economics and quality of life.
Allaby, Michael. A Guide to GAIA: A Survey of the New Science of Our Living Earth.
New York, NY: E. P. Dutton, 1989. QH541.A41990
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Basta, Nicholas, et al. "Energy Outlook: Back to the 70s?" Chemical Engineering.
Vol. 98, No. 2, February 1991. pp. 41,43,44.
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Citizen's Guide for Environmental Issues: A Handbook for Cultivating Dialogue, [reprinted
with permission by the USEPA] Charleston, WV: National Institute for Chemical Studies,
September 1990. EPAX 9102-0056
Economic Incentives: Options for Environmental Protection. [Report of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency Economic Incentives Task Force] Washington, DC:
Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation, USEPA, March 1991. EPAX 9103-0045
Environmental Investments: the Cost of a Clean Environment. [Report of the Admininstrator
of the EPA to the Congress of the United States] Washington, DC: Office of Policy,
Planning and Evaluation, USEPA, November 1990. EPAX 9102-0058 and
EPAX 9102-0058 Summary
"Fire and Water" [cooling Kuwait's burning oil wells] The Economist. Vol. 318, No. 7696,
March 2,1991. p. 22.
"Green Choices, Hard Choices." [environmental risks] The Economist. Vol. 318,
No. 7698, March 16,1991. p. 11.
Horn, Miriam. "Designing in Hues of Green." [architects creating homes and offices with
the environment foremost in mind] U.S. News & World Report. Vol. 110, No. 7,
February 25,1991. pp. 58-60.
Roberts, Leslie. "Costs of a Clean Environment." Science. Vol. 251, No. 4998,
March 8,1991. p. 1182.
Sherrid, Pamela. "A Nontoxic Childhood." [safeguarding children from lead, radon and
other pollutants] U.S. News & World Report. Vol. 110, No. 8, March 4, 1991. pp. 56-59.
Studt, Tim. "Environmental Instruments Meet a Triple Challenge." R&D Magazine.
Vol. 33, No. 3, February 18,1991. pp. 8-10-12.
United States Industrial Outlook. [Prospects for 350 industries with 450 tables and charts.]
Washington, DC: International Trade Administration, US Department of Commerce,
January 1991. REF HC101.U54 1991
The Urban Environment Education Report, [prepared by Rory E. Verrett, et al for the
National Advisory Council on Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT) Committee
on Education and Training] Washington, DC: Office of Cooperative Environmental
Management, Office of the Administrator, USEPA, November 1990. EPAX 9103-0005
"What Price Posterity?" [environmental policy costs] The Economist. Vol. 318, No. 7699,
March 23,1991. p. 73.
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QUESTION OF THE MONTH
QUESTION: What are the long term environmental effects of the Persian Gulf War?
ANSWER: It may be decades before all the long term environmental effects of the Persian
Gulf War are fully known. Christopher Flavin of the WorldWatch Institute states that "The
Persian Gulf War may turn out to be the most environmentally destructive conflict in the
history of warfare." (1)
The conflict has left open the possibility of harmful radioactive, chemical or biological
releases as a result of the bombing of Iraqi military targets and destroyed Kuwaiti refineries
and petrochemical plants. Tens of thousands of unexploded Iraqi land mines pose a threat
to both humans and livestock, and will for years to come. The total environmental impact of
the oil spills on the Gulf and the oil fires on the atmosphere may not be fully recognized for
decades.
The long term damage from the oil spill is not viewed with equal alarm by everyone,
but there is no question that the reproductive cycle of marine life is being adversely
affected. Female sea turtles, returning to their nesting spots on small islands offshore
Saudi Arabia will be crossing beaches covered with tarry residues, and their hatch lings will
face the same poisonous residues on their trip back to the sea. Oil settling to the bottom of
the Gulf on coral reefs and sea-grass beds will have a lethal affect on the spawning of fish
and could cause widespread reproductive failure of the sea life and plants that are the
foundation of the marine food chain.
The most serious and far reaching destruction, however, appears to come from the
black smoke clouds that are the result of the firing of the Kuwaiti oil fields. These dense
black smoky clouds may contain sulfurous gases and toxic particles that can substantially
raise cancer risks for those who breathe them over a long period of time. They can also
blot out enough sunlight to ruin agricultural planting for farmers hundreds of miles
downwind from the fires. Near the burning oil fields the light is only one percent of
normal. (3) "Black rain" has already been reported in southern Turkey.(2) Millions of
people may be affected by depressed agricultural yields. Should clouds also have an
adverse impact on the Asian monsoon season, as is feared by some experts, millions more
could face drastically reduced food supplies.
However, if current reports from the Gulf are accurate, the regional situation may not
be as bad as feared. The smoke clouds do not appear to be toxic and are not climbing to
the upper atmosphere. This means that fresh air will mix with the smoke clouds and rain
can remove them from the sky rather than remaining airborne in jthe upper atmosphere for
months. The effects on worldwide weather patterns are less predictable as smoke particles
disperse farther over the globe.
Sources consulted:
1. Lippman, Thomas W. "Gulf War Leaves Environment Severely Wounded." Washington Post.
March 2,1991. p. A1.
2. Lobsenz, George. "Springtime of Despair Looms for Persian Gulf." United Press International.
March 17,1991.
3. "Oil Pollution Local Troubles." The Economist Vol. 318, No. 7700, March 30,1991. p. 39.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
The following is a selection of conferences on environmental topics. The Headquarters
Library maintains a collection of notices. For more information on these conferences
contact the Library at 202-382-5922.
Special Institute on Ground Water Contamination: The Legal and Technical
Framework in the Rocky Mountain West. Salt Lake City, UT, May 2-3,1991. Sponsored by the
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, this Institute will address the legal and regulatory framework
governing ground water contamination, the engineering and scientific technology used to evaluate such
problems, treat existing contamination, and prevent future pollution. For more information contact: Rocky
Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, 7039 East 18th Avenue, Denver, CO 80220 or call (303) 321-8100.
Basics of Resource Recovery. Arlington, VA, May 10,1991. Sponsored by Resource Recovery
Report. This one-day Conference will cover a review of resource recovery in the United States from
1970-1991, government and resource recovery, markets, industry, regulations and the law, and other topics.
For more information contact: Richard Will at (800) 627-8913.
The Environmental Insurance Law Institute. Washington, DC, May 13-14,1991. Presented by
Executive Enterprises, Inc. The top litigators in environmental insurance actions are being brought together
to evaluate key issues, litigation strategies and litigation tactics. For more information contact: Executive
Enterprises, Inc., 22 West 21st Street, New York, NY 10010-6904 or call (800) 831-8333 or (212) 645-7880
or Fax (212) 645-8689.
Sampling and Evaluating Airborne Asbestos Dusti Cincinnati, OH, May 13-17, May 20-24,
June 10-14, June 17-21,1991. Sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Division of Training and Manpower Development. For more informatioiicontaGt^Marsha Striley, Training
Registrar, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, Division of Training and Manpower
Development, 4676 Columbia Parkway C-11, Cincinnati, OH 45226-1988 or call (513) 533-8225.
Environmental Regulation Course. Washington, DC, May 15-17,1991; Secaucus, NJ, June 3-5,
1991. Presented by Executive Enterprises, Inc. This is a basic comprehensive course on environmental
regulation including the Clean Air Act and the new 1990 amendments, the Clean Water Act, Superfund, The
Toxic Substances Control Act, and others. For more information contact: Executive Enterprises, Inc.,
22 West 21st Street, New York, NY 10010-6904 or call (800) 831-8333 or (212) 645-7880 or
Fax (212) 645-8689.
The New Clean Air Act. Houston, VA, May 7,; Chicago, IL, May 10; Boston, MA, May 21; Washington,
DC, June 4; Indianapolis, IN, June 7; Philadelphia, PA, Jurae 11, Atlanta, (3A, June 18,1991. Presented by
Federal Publication, Inc. A special one day course on the T990 Amendments to the Clean Air Act, their
impact on operations, rights, and options, and compliance stratSglelfThis course is also available for
in-house presentation. For more information contact: Federal Publications, Inc., 1120 20th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036 or call (202) 337-7000.
The IRM Imperative. Arlington, VA, June 3-5,1991. Sponsored by Bamett Data Systems. This
conference will present a vision of the future for information systems organizations. Also, ideas will be
presented how firms can successfully implement the latest IRM tools and techniques. For more information
contact: Barnett Data Systems, 19 Orchard Way North, Rockville, MD 20854-6127 or call (301) 762-1288 or
Fax (301) 762-1972.
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Hazardous Materials Management Conference and Exhibition/International
(HazMat International '91). Atlantic City, NJ, June 12-14,1991. Sponsored by Hazmat World
Magazine. North America's largest and most authoritative conference and exhibition for specialists dealing
with hazardous materials and wastes. For more information contact: Tower Conference Management Co.,
800 Roosevelt Road - Building E, Suite 408, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-5835 or call (708) 469-3373.
The Politics and Science of Garbage: Exploring Waste Management Policies in
America. Washington, DC, June 13,1991. Hosted by Citizens for the Environment, the all day conference
will have panel discussions that focus on recycling issues, public education on solid waste issues, public
choice issues, and waste management strategies for the future. Featured speakers will speak on balancing
ecological and economic needs and risk assessment. For more information contact: Anna McCollister,
Citizens for the Environment, 470 L'Enfant Plaza, East Building #7112, Washington, DC 20024 or call (202)
488-7255.
Basic Federal Contracting. Vienna, VA, June 17-21,1991. Sponsored by Management Concepts
Incorporated, this is an introductory course which concentrates on the fundamentals of federal contracting.
Major topics include an overview of federal acquisition, preparation for contracting, socioeconomic
considerations, sealed bidding, contracting by negotiation, contract administration. For more information
contact: Ms. M.E. Keller, Course Administrator, Management Concepts, Inc., 1964 Gallows Road, Vienna, VA
22182 or call (703) 790-9595 or Fax (703) 790-1371.
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