THE INFORMATION
BROKER
EPA Headquarters Library (PM 211 A) WSM2904 202-382-5922
MARCH HIGHLIGHTS
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT BIBLIOGRAPHY AND COLLECTION
The most recent publication in the Management Bibliography series,
Contract Management, is available in the Library. It was prepared for
EPA managers and staff for use in understanding and managing the many
issues involved in contract management. A special collection of books and
documents on Contract Management is currently being developed in the
Library. For more information on the bibliography or the collection call
Sigrid N. Smith at 202-382-5922.
LIBRARY EXHIBIT AT WIC OPEN HOUSE
The Headquarters Library, Public Information Center and INFOTERRA
will present exhibits highlighting the information services they offer at the
8th annual EPA OIRM/WIC Open House April 23-25,1991. Please plan
on stopping by their exhibits.
INFORMATION BROKER SUGGESTION
A reader suggested printing the Broker's covers in white so the cover
and inside pages would not have to be separe^d for recycling. In
response, future Brokers will be printed either all in color or all in white
for ease in recycling.
The Headquarters Library is scheduled to reopen on March 18,1991.
If what you are looking for has been moved, please do not hesitate to
ask any Library staff member for assistance. We will be glad to help you.
THE INFORMATION BROKER MARCH 1991
Printed on Recycled Paper
-------
PAGE TWO
NEW MANAGEMENT VIDEOS IN HEADQUARTERS LIBRARY
• Helping Hand: Coaching Skills for Managers.
Mgmt. Coll. HF5549.5T7H45 LO
A John Cleese video showing how managers can coach their
employees to perform new tasks, solve a problem, etc., presented with the
usual John Cleese humorous approach. (38 minutes)
Making Advances: What Organizations Must Do About Sexual Harassment.
Mgmt. Coll. HD6060.3.M3 1988
Trains managers and supervisors to recognize what sexual harassment is,
what the legal implications are, and how to create and maintain a
harassment-free workplace. (36 minutes 14 seconds)
Race & Sex Discrimination in the Workplace: What You Need to Know.
Mgmt. Coll. HD6060.5U5R254 1990 LO
Good brief overview on the need for an equal employment opportunity (EEO)
policy aimed at human resources and policy level executives.
(20 minutes 58 seconds)
Quality Revolution.
Mgmt. Coll. TS155.Q35LO
Answers the question "Why did American manufacturers lose their worldwide
dominance post World War II?" by telling the stories of Ford, Globe
Metallurgical Inc. and Eastman Kodak Copier Products Division—all of whom
achieved impressive turnarounds by focusing on quality.
(39 minutes)
• You'll Soon Get the Hang.
Mgmt. Coll. HF5549.5.T7Y68 LO
Another humorous John Cleese video showing supervisors and managers
how to train employees on a one-to-one basis, concentrating on the two main
aspects of training: how people learn and why people learn. (29 minutes)
Management videos may be borrowed from the Headquarters Library.
Please contact Kathy V. Jackson at 202-382-5922.
THE INFORMATION BROKER MARCH 1991
Page 2
-------
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. It is organized by program area for
your convenience. Copies of all items listed here, except books, are available at the
Headquarters Library Circulation Desk; books are on the New Books shelves.
Library tours are given every Wednesday morning at 9:00 a.m. For database
information call 202-382-5921 or send Email inquiries to EPA3738.
AIR & RADIATION
DeWees, William G.; Steinsberger, Kathy C. Method Development and Evaluation of Draft
I f\ i Protocol for Measurement of Condensible Particulate Emissions: Test Report. Research
i Triangle Park, NC: Control Technology Center, USEPA, 1990. EPAX 9008-90095^^*^
A jo ^rubb, Michael. Energy Policies and the Greenhouse Effect. Brookfield, VT: Dartmouth
Publishing Company, 1990. QC912.3.G781990 See boolc.
i_y
, p Indoor Radon and Decay Products: Concentrations, Causes, and Control Strategies,
^fiqr- Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Energy, 1990. RA1247.R3 5e
-------
Ai^
y Ozone Depletion, Greenhouse Gases, and Climate Change, [proceedings of a joint
symposium by the Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate and the Committee on
Global Change, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National
Research Council.] Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1989.
QC881.2S80971989
jiT Quarles, John; Lewis, William H., Jr. The New Clean Air Act: A Guide to the Clean Air
V Program as Amended in 1990. Washington^DC: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, 1990.
KF3812.A2Q8 - ^ /xr£
. J^Watson, Ann Y.; Bates, Richard R.; Kennedy, Donald, editors. Air Pollution, the
\ I Automobile, and Public Health. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1988.
V RA577.A9A37 1988 bCot C>h(?/'4
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 202-382-5021.
Lewis, H.W. Technological Risk. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 1990. The
author's intention is to improve public appreciation of the difficulties of risk assessment and
management, and to contribute to public understanding of the issues. He focuses on risk
. that is connected to progress in science and technology, including the risks from toxic
H | ^ chemicals, ground and air travel, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, carcinogens, the
greenhouse effect and nuclear power, fijo C^(-L L Tin*. 5m
Goldman, L.J. Design, Construction, and Evaluation of Clay Liners for Waste Management
ntsFacilities. (Project Summary) Cincinnati, OH: Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory,
-------
j Toxics in the Community: National and Local Perspectives [a report on data collected
under Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986]
' ' Washington, DC: Office of Toxic Substances, Economics and Technology Division,
USEPA, 1990. EPAX 9010-0018 ufiS beC'fe- fJie.tf-
INFORMA TION 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.
[~~Dlaiborne, David. "Laptops Benefit from Reduced Weight, Power Needs." PC Week.
I (£-m Vol. 8, No. 5, February 4,1991. pp. 106,115.
/Cross, Michael. "Japan's Quest for the Brainy Computer." New Scientist. Vol. 129,
J35PH ^ No. 1753, January 26,1991. pp. 51-54.
I3T lorio, Nicola. "Integrating ISDN and OSI: An Example." [Integrated Services Digital
34 ^Network and Open Systems Interconnection] IEEE Network Magazine. Vol. 5, No. 1,
January 1991. pp. 10-12,19-24.
Egol, Len. "Computers are Making Sweet Music." Chemical Engineering. Vol. 98, No. 2,
\\t&\ January 1991. pp. 151-153.
..JFfedler, David. "Heed the Standards." [governing software or hardware] Byte. Vol. 16,
f) ypr\ No. 2, February 1991. pp. 107-108,110.
Knight, Ivor. "Telecommunications Standards Development." Telecommunications.
25, No. 1, January 1991. pp. 38-40,42.
^ ^aPlante, Alice. "Data Deluge." [Facing pressure from end-users, IS managers must
H JfH provide selective access to company data.] Infoworld. Vol. 13, No. 3, January 21,1991.
pp. 44,46.
Markoff, John. "A Fresh Eye on the Environment." [supercomputer assesses global
Changes] The New York Times. Vol. 140, No. 48,497, January 31,1991.
^ Section D, pp. 1-2.
r iNcMullen, John. "CASE Tackles Software Maintenance." [computer-aided software
engineering] Datamation. Vol. 37, No. 1, January 1,1991. pp. 65-66.
./Meads, Lori. "Notebooks Offer Weighty Performance." PC Week. Vol. 8, No. 5,
February 4,1991. pp. 103,106,110-111.
THE INFORMATION BROKER MARCH 1991
Page 5
-------
rSchlender, Brenton R. "Hot New PCs That Read Your Writing." Fortune. Vol. 123, No. (
February 11,1991. pp. 113-114,116,118,121,123.
^ Soat, John. "Objects vs. Relations." [a shift in technologies] Informationweek. No. 302,
January 7,1991. pp. 20-21,24.
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.
Elkington, John; Shopley, Jonathan. Cleaning Up: U.S. Waste Management Technology
and Third World Development. Washington, DC: World Resources Institute, 1989.
Int'l. Coll. TD790.E44 1989 The need to apply and appropriately use high-technology
waste management devices in developing countries is focused on in this WRI report.
Pollution prevention and the use of emerging technologies are seen as central to
controlling the growing waste problem faced by developing countries. <£e
the Birds." [ protection of birds and other wildlife Cambodia] The Economist.
iVol. 318, No. 7692, February 2, 1991. p. 34.
O/^kSver, John. "Italian Industry Aims to get Greener, but on its Own Terms."
3 v/Chemicalweek. Vol. 148, No. 5, February 6,1991. p. 20.
i^JJapan's Green Tinge." The Economist. Vol. 318, No. 7692, February 2,1991. p. 32.
^K^f, Richard A. "Global Temperature Hits Record Again." Science. Vol. 251, No. 4991,
5 v
-------
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.
Carr, David K.; Littman, Ian D. Excellence in Government: Total Quality Management in
'the 1990s. Arlington, VA: Coopers & Lybrand, 1990. JK421.C24 The authors have
divided this book into three main parts: Background - introduction to TQM and why and
how governments use it; Improving Processes - TQM's objectives, tools and procedures for
improving processes; and Making the Transformation - the roles played by different
personnel, strategies for introducing TQM and the authors' approach to implementing TQM
in individual government organizations. iz&ki
Adler, Paul S.; Ferdows, Kasra. "The Chief Technology Officer." California Management
v Review. Vol. 32, No. 3, Spring 1990. pp. 55-62.
Eccles, Robert G. 'The Performance Measurement Manifesto." [within the next five years,
I company will have to redesign how it measures its business performance]
0^ HftfflMarvard Business Review. Vol. 69, No. 1, January-February 1991. pp. 131-137.
Ejsenhardt, Kathleen M. "Speed and Strategic Choice: How Managers Accelerate Decision
^ ^^YY^yMaking." California Management Review. Vol. 32, No. 3, Spring 1990. pp. 39-54.
xKleiman, Lawrence S.; Faley, Robert H.; Denton, David W. "Legal Issues Concerning
Polygraph Testing in the Public Sector." Public Personnel Management. Vol. 19, No. 4,
<9 11 " Winter 1990. pp. 365-379.
(o I
Mtehra, Jitendra; Morrissey, Molly A. "Trust in Employee/Employer Relationships: A Survey
ofwest Michigan Managers." Public Personnel Management. Vol. 19, No. 4,
Winter 1990. pp. 443-485.
j/P^vitt, Keith. "What We Know About the Strategic Management of Technology." California
\Vl/Management Review. Vol. 32, No. 3, Spring 1990. pp. 17-26.
xK"Ways Men and Women Lead." Harvard Business Review. Vol. 69, No. 1,
^January-February 1991. pp. 150-154,156,158-160.
PESTICIDES & TOXIC SUBSTANCES
Schnare, David W.; Katzman, Martin T. Chemical Contamination and Its Victims: Medical
Remedies, Legal Redress, and Public Policy. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1989.
RA1216.C471989 Problems in determining the risks to chemical exposure, the diagnosis
and the treatment for such exposure are the focus of the first half of this book. Possible
solutions to problems encountered in establishing grounds for seeking compensation
through the courts are discussed in the second half. S&C- hc&tc- —
THE INFORMATION BROKER MARCH 1991
PageT
-------
a ^ Disinfectants: Concerns Over the Integrity of EPA's Data Bases, [report to the
Jr Administrator, USEPA] Washington, DC: United States General Accounting Office, 1990.
RA761.U6D57:>C QrvtrteK-
Disinfectants: EPA Lacks Assurance They Work, [report to congressional requesters} ,
Washington, DC: United States General Accounting Office, 1990. RA761.U56 1990.%^ COfJl1
National Toxicology Program Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 1990. Research Triangle Park,
U\rNC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, 1990.
RA1199.N3 "
National Toxicology Program: Review of Current DHHS, DOE, and EPA Research Related
to Toxicology, [fiscal year 1990] Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, Public Health Service, 1990. RA1199.U575 1990£^^ hfx~>iC fJ lt' It
i oC, Pesticide Industry Sales and Usage: 1988 Market Estimates. Washington, DC'Office of
0' Pesticide Programs, USEPA, 1989. EPAX 9101-0029
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.
d^Holmes, Hannah. "Recycling Plastics: Reaping the Bounty." Garbage. Vol. 111, No. 1,
^6nuary/February 1991. pp. 32-39.
Macek, Stanley J. "Solvent Recovery Systems Use Steam Recycling." [new technique
0%/ecycles heat, cuts fuel bills and reduces plant emissions] Pollution Engineering. Vol. 23,
I.January 1991. pp. 84,86,87.
WATER
Note: The Library has a special collection concerning water resources. For more
information contact Steve Mitchell at 202-475-8670.
Bulloch, David K. The Wasted Ocean. New York, NY: Lyons & Burford, Publishers, 1989.
Water Coll. OH545.W3B851989 Garbage dumping is but one assault on our coasts.
Others include sewage, agricultural run-off and other pollutants, and all threaten fragile
saltwater ecosystems. The Wasted Ocean explains what is happening and why. It also
delves into what may be irretrievably lost if more vigorous steps are not taken to save this
resource. An appendix provides citations to^ederal rparine pollution cpntrol and related
statutes, giving short descriptions of each
to federal marine pollution cpntrol and related
•' bccio zhei-f (Ax^er (cU,
THE INFORMATION BROKER MARCH 1991
Page 8
-------
, Craun, Gunther F., editor. Methods for the Investigation and Prevention of Waterborne
(/J Disease Outbreaks. Cincinnati, OH: Health Effects Research Laboratory, USEPA, 1990.
EPAX 9012-0049 hc>C>t- 3/iej-f
\ NajrfCTssam N. "Using Powdered Activated Carbon: A Critical Review." American Water
^Mvorks Association Journal. Vol. 83, No. 1, January 1991. pp. 65-76.
Ryans, Robert C., editor. Fish Physiology, Fish Toxicology, and Fisheries Management.
i j [proceedings of an international symposium, Guangzhou, Peoples Republic of China,
A- ivjsteptember 14-16, 1988] Athens, GA: Environmental Research Laboratory, Office of
I Research and Development, USEPA, 1990. EPAX 9007-0036
GENERAL
6Weiner, Jonathan. The Next One Hundred Years: Shaping the Fate of Our Living Earth.
New York, NY: Bantam Books, 1990. QH541.W37 1990 An interesting look at our planet
\ and the forces that have shaped our planet into its present condition and those forces that
are influencing its future. (ZXX^fci ^he ff
Gook, William J. "Motoring into the Future." [Persian Gulf War has heightened the urgency
/' ,/to find gasoline alternatives] U.S. News & World Report. Vol. 110, No. 4, February 4,
1991. pp. 62-64.
Crawford, Mark. "Green Futures on Wall Street." [environmentalists have allies on Wall
2) Street] New Scientist. Vol. 129, No. 1750, January 5,1991.
< ^
, r Lemonick, Michael D. "Dead Sea in the Making." [Persian Gulf oil slick] Time. Vol. 137,
& No. 6, February 11,1991. pp. 40-41.
r Newton, Jim. "How to Develop an Environmental Ethic." Pollution Engineering. Vol. 23,
cr No. 1, January 1991. pp. 88-91.
r j^ergl, Gary. "Volunteers for Government." Government Executive. Vol. 23, No. 2,
(p H February 1991. pp. 26,28,30.
. ^/*aloff, J. "Beverages Intoxicated by Lead in Crystal." Science News. Vol. 139, No. 4,
^ q January 26,1991. p. 54.
Schwartz, Joe; Miller, Thomas. "The Earth's Best Friends." [green consumers] American
^0| Demographics. Vol. 13, No. 2, February 1991. pp. 26-29,32-35.
"Jrees That Get Up Your Nose." [prolific producers of pollen] The Economist. Vol. 318,
C\M No. 7692, February 2,1991.
THE INFORMATION BROKER MARCH 1991
Page 9
-------
QUESTION OF THE MONTH
QUESTION: What is the size of a thumbnail, comes in a handsome shell marked by
alternating bands of light and dark and has:
• Threatened to destroy game fishing spawning grounds in Lake Erie?
• Caused a partial shutdown of Detroit Edison's largest power plant?
• Infested the water supply facilities of Cleveland and Detroit?
ANSWER: The Zebra Mussel.
The Zebra Mussel, scientifically known as Dreissena polymorpha, originally comes from the
Caspian Sea, the largest enclosed body of water in the world.
Although the sea has a high saline content, it is also fed by the Volga and Ural rivers.
Many of the marine inhabitants of this unique area have adapted to the conditions of both
marine and fresh waters. This is the case with the tiny Zebra mussel. Unlike most fresh
water mussels, it has retained two important features of of its saltwater heritage. It is
extremely prolific, and it retains its beard, a series of fibers that enables it to cling to hard
surfaces and travel on the hull of boats from one waterway to another.
Zebra mussels came to the United States during 1985-86 arriving in the St. Clair River as
stowaways in the ballast of a ship from Europe. Since their arrival, they have been
discovered in all of the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence River and the Erie Canal, which
provides a link to the Hudson River. They threaten to inhabit two-thirds of the waterways in
North America. Only the frigid waters of Northern Canada and the warmer waters of South
America are inhospitable homes to this mussel.
The characteristics that make this creature so robust are the very ones that prevent its
control. They produce at a rapid rate: a mature female produces 1,000,000 eggs in one
year! They travel with the currents thereby covering large bodies of water rapidly. They
can live for two weeks out of water, allowing transport from one body of water to another on
the surface of boats or in bait tanks. They have been starved for as long as eleven months
in controlled conditions and remained alive. They are so small that 10,000 of them have
been discovered on the back of a 2 1/2-inch-long freshwater mussel!
The favorite food of the Zebra mussel is phyloplankton, the bottom of the food chain. This
threatens to deplete food and oxygen necessary to sustain life for other species. "This
could have disastrous consequences for certain fish, for the fish that prey on those fish,
and for the ducks that eat them and the people who catch them. In this way the Zebra
mussel, in what amounts to a nanosecond in evolutionary time, could alter the ecosystem
of the entire Great Lakes and, when it gets around to it, most of the United
States," according to Matthew Hart in his Atlantic article.
THE INFORMATION BROKER MARCH 1991
Page 10
-------
Zebra mussels not only threaten nature, man has also bumped headlong into them with
serious consequences. In 1989, mussels plugged 75 percent to 80 percent of the coarse
strainers that serve as the initial filtering system for the biggest power plant in Detroit
Edison's system. Zebra mussels have also been found in all power intaKe plants in
Cleveland, and three of Detroit Edison's eight plants. Successful removal of these
mollusks has been accomplished with the use of chlorine; this, however, poses another
environmental threat to the entire ecosystem. To date, the only safe methods of removal
are sonic impulses and the use of ultra-slippery pipe coatings to prevent thff immature
mussel from clinging to the pipes.
Zebra Mussels are expected to establish themselves in the Hudson by 1992.
Given its history, the zebra mussel could wreak havoc with New York City's water supply.
A world class city could become immobilized by a tiny, hairless, legless, and brainless
creature. Science fiction? It's only a matter of timel
Sources:
1. Boyle, Robert H. "In Shock Over Shells; Zebra Mussels Threaten to Overwhelm North American
watersSports Illustrated- vol. 73. pp. 88-91.
2. Hart, Matthew. "Invasion of the Zebra Mussels: A Tiny But Troublesome Mollusk, Accidentally
Introduced Into A North American Lake a Few Years Ago, May Soon Infest Most of the Continent."
Atlantic. Vol. 226, July, 1991. pp. 81-87.
3. "Nasty Little Stowaways." Economist. Vol. 316, July 7, 1990. p. 33.
4. Steacy.Anne. "An Alien Invasion: Foreign Mussels Are Disrupting The Lakes." Maclean's. Vol.102,
November 6, 1989. p. 97.
5. Todd, David. "Sticky Situation: A Mussel Invasion Threatens the Great Lakes." Maclean's. Vol.103,
August 13,1990. p. 54.
6. Yount, David. "The Eco-lnvaders." EPA Journal. Vol. 16, No. 6, November/December, 1990.
pp. 51-53.
THE INFORMATION BROKER MARCH 1991
Pfefrli
-------
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Folbwing 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
202-389-5922.
Seventeenth Annual Hazardous Waste Research Symposium: Remedial Action,
Treatment, and Disposal of Hazardous Waste. Cincinnati, oh, April 9-11.1991. Presented by
the Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory (RREL), USEPA and JACA Corporation. Features posters and
papers outlining state-of-the-art findings and covers topics including Superfund Innovative Technology
Evaluation (SITE) demonstrations, SITE Emerging Technology Program and leak prevention and corrective
action for underground storage tanks. For more information contact: Kathleen Kelly at JACA Corp.,
550 Pinetown Road, Ft. Washington, PA 19034 or call (215) 643-5466 or contact Marta Richards
(RREL - FTS-684-7783).
Safety Analysis and Risk Assessment for Chemical Process Industry Practitioners:
Consequence Assessment and Mitigation. Houston, tx, April 22-26,1991. organized by the
American Institute of Chemical Engineers in association with the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS)
of the American Insitute of Chemical Engineers (AlChE) and JBF Associates, Inc., Knoxville, TN. The focus
of this course is on practical applications of various techniques and their strengths and weaknesses. For more
information contact: Continuing Education Department, AlChE, 345 E. 47th Street, New York, NY 10017 or
call (212) 705-7526.
Managing Environmental Hazards: Lead Sampling. New York, ny, April 29,1991. Offered by
New York University/The Real Estate Institute in association with Warren & Panzer Engineers, P.C. Seminar
designed for individuals who inspect buildings for lead-containing materials and is recommended for building
inspectors, contractors, laboratory technicians, industrial hygienists, and government public health personnel.
Training available at two New York locations and at the client's training facility upon request. For more
information contact: Managing Environmental Hazards, The Real Estate Institute, NYU Midtown Center,
11 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036 or call (212) 790-1648.
1991 EPA/AWMA International Symposium: Measurement of Toxic and Related Air
Pollutants. Durham, NC, May 7-10,1991. For more information contact Bruce W. Gay, Jr.
(AREAL - FTS-629-2830).
HEADQUARTERS LIBRARY STAFF
Administrative Librarian
Ann Dugan
Reference Librarian
Sigrid N. Smith
Reference Librarian
Alison Cook
Head Librarian/HW
Felice Sacks
Reference Librarian/HW
Liliana Vivanco
Reference Librarian/Water
Stephen Mitchell
IRM Collection Librarian
Sharon Geiger
Head Technical Services Librarian
Gretl Cox
Acquisitions Librarian
Michelle Tsai
Head Librarian/INFOTERRA
John Butsch
Reference Librarian/INFOTERRA
Mary Stevanus
Headquarters Library phone number is 202-382-5922
Headquarters Library Email number is EPA3738
Public Information Center (PIC) phone number is 202-475-7751
THE INFORMATION BROKER MARCH 1991
Page 12
------- |