THE INFORMATION BROKER EPA Headquarters Library (PM 211 A) WSM Room 2904 382 -5922 MCNAMARA'S HIGHLIGHTS • NEW HEADQUARTERS HEAD LIBRARIAN We are pleased to announce that Mary Hoffman, Head of Reference, has accepted the position of Head Librarian/Coordinator, replacing Emma McNamara. Emma has assumed the duties of Program Director of the EPA libraries under contract to Labat-Anderson Incorporated. Mary and Emma will continue to work closely together to ensure the provision of excellent library services to EPA staff. • FOCUS FEATURE We are initiating a new feature this month - a special section that will focus on specific subject areas. This month's focus is on Lead and Drinking Water. You will find a list of relevant articles, bulletins and other publications that explain why the presence of lead in our water is a problem, and how it gets there. Turn to page 8 for more information! • OSWER ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARD. The OSWER Bulletin Board is intended to foster communications and technology transfer among the Regions and with Headquarters staff involved in solid or hazardous waste regulation, permitting, or enforcement and with ORD scientists and engineers who are supporting OSWER. It is designed to be user-friendly and readily accessible from anywhere in the country. For more information contact Jim Cummings, FTS 382-4886. • INTERNATIONAL PUBUCATIONS We have received several English language publications as a result of our efforts to foster the exchange of environmental information with other countries that are members of the United Nation's Environment Programme - INFOTERRA. The publications include: - Decontamination of Radioactive Wastes; a bibliography (USSR). -- Environmental Policies in Finland (Finland). - Quality of the Environment in Japan (Japan). - Environmental Bibliographies (Ireland). For mortlnformation on the INFOTERRA program contact Linda Spencer, 382-5917. March 1988 ------- MARCH 1988 WHAT'S auaTtaFtr.F. SBC HEADO.IARTCTIS T.TPK&RV CALL NO. As part of our ongoing effort to collect books and journals relevant to EPA staff needs here is a list of our latest acquisitions. We have organized it by program area for your convenience. AIR & KADIATTCTJ Ando, Faith H. The Economic Impact of Regulating Chlorofluoro- EFAX 8802- carbon Bnissions from Aerosols: A Retrospective Study. Washington, 0075 D.C. : USEEA, 1983. Baraet, T.P. "The Effect of Eurasian Snow Cover on Global Climate." Science, vol. 239, No. 4839, January 29, 1988. pp. 504-507. "Do Power Line-Generated Electromagnetic Fields Have Any Association With Certain Disorders?" Journal of the American Medical Association. Vol. 259, No. 8, February 26, 1988. pp. 1131-1133. Gannes, Stuart. "A Down-To-Earth Job: Saving the Sky." (protective ozone layer) Fortune. Vol. 117, No. 6, March 14, 1988. pp. 133-141. Garfield, Eugene. "Ozone Layer Depletion: Its Consequences, the Causal Debate, and International Cooperation.11 current Contents. Vol. 31, Nb. 6, February 8, 1988. pp. 3-13. Heil, G.W. "Capture of Atmospheric Armronium by Grassland Canopies." Science. Vol. 239, No. 4841, February 12, 1988. p. 764. Kerr, Richard A. "Is the Greenhouse Here?" Science. Vol. 239, No. 4840, February 5, 1988. pp. 559-561. Mills, Mike. "Ratification of Ozone Pact Recccmended." conorpc^-inriAi Quarterly Weekly Report. Vol. 46, No. 8, February 20, 1988. p. 370. National Air Toxics Information Clearinghouse: (Tnali-t-aHvP and EFAX 8802- nnanHt-ai-ivia caminncwanic Risk Assessment. Research Triangle Park, 0099 N.c. : Office of Air Quality Planning & Standards, Strategies & Air Standards Division, USEFA, 1987. Raufer, Roger K. Acid Rain and Ehiissions Trading; implementing A. TD196.A25 Market Apprnarh £g Pollution control. Tbtowa, N.J. : Rowman & R37 Littlefield, 1987. 1987 Scotto, Joseph, et al. "Biologically Effective Ultraviolet Radiation: Surface Measurements in the United States, 1974 to 1985." Science. Vol. 239, No. 4841, February 12, 1988. pp. 762-764. 2 ------- MARCH 1988 Spinrad, Bernard. "U.S. Nuclear Power in the Next Twenty Years." Science. Vol. 239, ffo. 4841, February 12, 1988. pp. 708-709. Stern, Amy. "Group of Nine Seeks Clean Air Compromise." Congressinnal Quarterly Weekly Retort. Vol. 46, No. 8, February 20, 1988. p. 371. Zurer, Pamela S. "Search Intensifies for Alternatives to Ozone Depleting Halocarbons." Chemical & Engineering News. Vol. 66 No. 6, February 8, 1988. pp. 17-20. Wftnro Brakke, David F., et al. "Chemical and Physical Characteristics of Lakes in the Northeastern Uhited States." Environmental science £ Technology. Vol. 22, Nb. 2, February 1988. pp. 155-163. Craun, Gunther F. "Surface Water Supplies and Health." American Water Works Association Journal. Vol. 80, Nb. 2, February 1988. pp. 40-52. Dinius, S.H. "Design of an Index of Water Quality." Water Resources Bulletin. Vol. 23, Nb. 5, October, 1987. pp. 833-843. Goad, Meredith. Save the Bay." Government Executive. Vol. 20, Nb. 2, February 1988. pp. 34-46. The Great t^Tcpr; An Environmental Atlas and Resource Book. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Environment Canada, 1987. Grober, Peter H.F. "Frcm the 1920s to the 1980s: Seme Legal Responses to Coastal Issues." Shore & Beach. Vol. 55, Nb. 3-4, July - October 1987. pp. 22-24. Hilenan, Bette. "The. Great Lakes Cleanup Effort." Chemical & Engineering News. Vol. 66, Nb. 6, February 8, 1988. pp. 22-39. Hoi lings, Senator Ernest F. "Congress and Ocean Policy - An Outlook for 1988." Sea Technology. January 1988. pp. 40-41. Horn, James B. "Ronoving Giardia Cysts and Other Particles Frcm Low Turbidity Waters Using Dual-Stage Filtration." American Water Works Association Journal. Vol. 80, Nb. 2, February 1988. pp. 68- 77. Muraca, Paul W., et al. "Environmental Aspects of Legionnaires' Disease. American Water Works Association Journal, vol. 80., No. 2, February J.988. pp. 78-86. Ferchallki'^Frank R. et al. "Pinpointing Ndnpoint Pollution." civil Engineering. Vol. 58, Nb. 2, February 1988. pp. 62-64. EFAX 8802- 0069 3 ------- MARCH 1988 SRF Initial Guidance for State Revolving Fmds. Washington, D.C. : EPAX 8802- USEPA, 1988. 0096 Tutman, Lloyd H. "New Jersey's Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act." Water Pollution Control Federation Journal. Vol. 60, No. 2, February 1988. pp. 178-179. Water Quality; Pollution of San Francisco Bay and the Sacramento- TD224.C2 SaD Joaouin Delta. Washington, D.C. : General Accounting Office, U54 1987 1987. Water Scarcity. Impacts on Western Agriculture. Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, 1984. S494.5 •W3 W377 1984 HAZARDOUS & snr.Tn WASTES Note: The library has a special collection and database to improve access to Hazardous Waste Information. For more information contact Manique Currie, 382-5922. Abert, James G. Resource Recovery Guide. New York, NY : Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1983. HW TD794.5 .R456 1983 Approaches to Source Reduction of Ha^rrVmg waste: Practical fjiiidancp Fran Existing Policies and Programs. Claremont, CA California Institute of Public Affairs, 1986. HW TD811.5 .A67 1986B Bean, Martha C. "Speaking of Risk." Civil Engineering. Vol. 58, No. 2, February 1988. pp. 59-61. Cooke, Susan M. Law of Hazardous Waste: Management. Cleanup. Liability, ang Litigation. New York, NY : M. Bender, 1987. HW KF3945 •A6C6 Diroqtory of Ccnmercial Hazardous Waste Management Facilities. Washington, D.C. : USEEA, 1987. HW EPAX 8711- 0028 EFA Guide for Identifying Cleanup Alternatives st Hagardrals-wast-e Sites and Spills: Biological Treatment. Richland, WA : Pacific Northwest Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Battelle Memorial Institute, 1985. Evaluation of Implementation of Risk-Based Decisionmaking Id RCRA: Annotated Briefing. Washington, D.C. : USEFA, 1987. HW 796.7 .E6 1985 HW- EPAX 8710- 0006 4 ------- MARCH 1988 "Garbology." Economist. Vol. 306, Nb. 7537. February 13, 1988. p. 82. Hart, Marion. "Take Back the Land." (EPA to use sludge to restore a biological desert) Civil Engineering. Vol. 58, No. 2, February 1988. pp. 52-55. Hazardous Materials: In Situ Stabilization. Silver Spring, MD : HW Hazardous Materials control Research Institute, 1987. EPAX 8710- 0087 Hazardous Waste Research Locator. Cincinnati, CH : USEFA, 1987. HW EFAX 8711- 0084 Johanson, Jerry R. and Johanson, Kerry D. "Improve Your Solids Processing." Chemical Engineering. Vol. 95, No. 2, February 15, 1988. FP- 77-81. Local Officials Guide to £hg Under-Ground Tank Regulations. HW Washington, D.C. : Ihe National League of Cities, 1987. TP692.5 .L63 Meeting Ha7.ardnng Waste Requirements for Metal Finishers. HW Cincinnati, CH : USEEft, 1987. EPAX 8712- 0009 Mosley, Fred. Implementing the Trust Fund: Assuring Timely Use of HW Cleanup Funds for Leaking underground Petroleum Storage Tanks. TP692.5 Northeast Midwest Institute, The Center for Regional Policy, 1987. .M67 Murarka, Ishwar P. Solid Waste Disposal and Reuse in the united HW States. Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 1987. TD897.7 .S65 1987 Ocean Incineration: Its Role in Managing Har-ar-dmis Waste. HW Washington, D.C. : Congress of the U.S., Office of Technology TD770 Assessment, 1986. .0151 Permitting Hay.arrfcTii.ci Waste Incinerations: Seminars for HagarrioiiR HW Waste Incinerator Permit Writers. Inspectors, and Operators: EPAX Seminar Publication. Cincinnati, CH : USEFA, 1987. 8711- 0032 Proceedings - Oil Spill Conference: Prevention. Behavior. Control. HW Cleanup. Washington, D.C. : American Petroleum Institute, 1987. TD427.P4 034 A Report op State Programs for Hay-ar-dons waste Site Assessment and HW Reme$al' fictions. The Association of State and Territorial Solid TD811.5 Waste Management Officials, 1987. R37 5 ------- MARCH 1988 Rebovich, Donald. Understanding Hazardous waste Crime: A HW MUltistate Examination of Office and Offender fharan-eristics in TD811.5 the Northeast. Northeast Hazardous Waste Project, 1986. .R43 Roos, Charles E. "Is Lead a Big Problem?" Waste Aae. February 1988. pp. 54-56. anith, Kelly T. "Legislative Curbs On Plastics." Bio Cycle. Vol. 29, No. 2, February 1988. pp. 56-57. Superfund Emergency Response Actions: A Sumnarv of Federally r HW Funded Removals. Washington, D.C. : Office of Solid Waste and EPAX 8710- Emergency Response, USEPA, 1987. 0072 Swallow, Kathleen C. "Hazardous Organic Compound Analysis." Environmental Science & Technology. Vol. 22, No. 2, February 1988. FP- 136-142. Vincent, B.G. Hasarri Assessment of Management of Waste Lithium HW Batteries. Washington, D.C. : USEFA, 1983. EPAX 8801- 0018 Weiss, R. "Trashes to Ashes, All Fall Down!" Science News. Vol. 133, No. 6, February 6, 1988. pp. 86-87. Utilization of Nhn-Tand Disposal Alternatives £o Handle Superfund HW Wastes. Washington, D.C. : Office of Solid Waste, Waste Manage- EPAX 8710- ment and Economics Division, 1984. 0060 FESTICICBES £ TOXIC SUBSTANCES Biononitoring to Achieve Control Qf Toxic Effluents. Cincinnati, QH90.57 CH : Technology Transfer, USEPA, 1987. .B5B57 1987 Cheranisinoff, Paul N. Alert for Reporting Toxic Chemical Releases: A New Law." Pollution Engineering. Vol. 20, No. 1, January 1988. pp. 12-13. Clark, Ton. et al. "Wildlife Monitoring, Modeling, and Fugacity." Environmental Science & Technology. Vol. 22, No. 2, 1988. pp. 120-127. Cone, Virginia M. Chemicals Identified in Animals. 1985-1986 EFAX 8802- Vol. JL* Part 1-4. Washington, D.C. : Office of Pesticides & 0062 Toxic Substances, USEPA, 1987. David, Richard M. "EFA's New Pesticide Groundwater Strategy." Environmental Science Technology, vol. 22, No. 2, February 1988. p. 150T 6 ------- MARCH 1988 Godfrey, K.A. Jr. "Foam Over Troubled Toxics." Civil Engineering. Vol. 58, No. 2, February 1988. pp. 46-48. nmrtanr-P for the Rereaistration of Pesticide Products Containing Mancozeb as the Active Ingredient. Washington, D.C. : USEPA, 1987. EPAX 8802- 0084 Health Assessment Document for Chlorinated Benzenes: Final Report. EPAX 8802- Cincinnati, CH : Office of Research & Development,, USEPA, 1985. 0098 Rich, Laure A. and Parkinson, Gerald. "Hie Industry and Lawyers Get Set for Proposition 65." Chemical Week. Vol. 142, No. 6, February 10, 1988. pp. 6-7. Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Toxic Substances. TD170 Washington, D.C. : U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, .R57 1985. Seltzer, Richard. "EPA Proposes Expanded Rules to Protect Pesticides Workers." Chemical & Engineering News. Vol. 66, No. 4, January 25, 1988. pp. 14-15. smith, Gregory James. Pesticide Use and Toxicology in Relation IS wildlife; Organotfiosphorous and Carbamate Compounds. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, 1987. Willen, Mark. "Senate Panel Takes a Swing at Pesticide Bill." cnnm-essinnai Duan-priy Weekly Report. Vol. 46, No. 8, February 20, 1988. pp. 368-369. QH545.P4 S63 7 ------- FOCUS ON -- Lead in Drinking Water Our new centerfold section of the Information Broker will bring issues of importance to your attention. Our first topic will FOCUS ON "Lead in Drinking Water." Recent findings of lead in water from some drinking fountains has prompted media attention on this issue. We will present some lead facts and highlight relevant literature which will help illuminate the topic. • Lead gets into drinking water primarily by corrosion of lead plumbing materials by water. • Sources of lead in drinking water are: new lead solder, old lead solder, lead service lines, interior household plumb- ing, faucets and other brass fixtures and use of lead in distribution systems. • Young children and fetuses are most susceptible to lead's effects. • Some other environmental sources of lead exposure are: direct inhalation of air; ingestion of dirt & dust; and food. • Extraordinarily high exposures can result from living near lead smelters or from ingestion of lead-containing paint chips by children. HISTORICAL REFERENCES Woolley, D.E. "A Perspective of Lead Poisoning in Antiquity and the Present." Neurotoxicology 5 (3), Fall 1984. pp. 353-61. Intake of lead by the aristocracy may have been as much as 1 mg /day. The resultant mental incompetence and especially the rapidly declining birthrate among the ruling class now believed major factor in decline of Roman Empire. Handler, Jerome S. "Lead Contact and Poisoning in Barbados Slaves: Historical, Chemical, and Biological Evidence." Social Science History 10 (4) 1986. pp. 399-427. Widely reported "dry belly-ache" Rum often distilled with lead piping major source of lead poisoning. CURRENT Morse, Dan. "Lead: Taking It From the Tap." Civil Engineering. Vol. 58, No. 2, February 1988. pp. 71-73. Worrisome lead levels in drinking waters have homeowners flushing taps, states banning solders and EPA changing regulations, Reinert, Robert H. "Viewpoint: American Water Works Associati 1988. pp. 8, 94. Gaining access to a samplir access to a first draw sample i Kantor, Michael. "Heavy Meta November/December, 1987. pp. The EPA is warning American but some experts think the p measures. Schwartz, Joel and Levin, Ron Lead." EPA Journal. [Consumer. 3, April 1987. pp. 6-8. The major risk factors are old, water, and the length of time t you drink it. Birden, H.H.: Calabrese, E.J. a From Soldered Joints." America Vol. 77, No. 11, November 1985. Lead levels in tap water h drinking water standard in sev Mc Gough, Joseph T. Jr. "Wh; Mean to You? A Legal Pers Proceedings, American Water W Denver, CO. June 22-26, 1986. p ...discusses Safe Drinking W; including lead restrictions. Drinking Water Regulations; Pu Register, Wednesday October 2t IN Th "EPA Retreat Risks Lead - December 30,1987. [Editorial] Rosewicz, Barbara. "Water Co< Wall Street Journal. February 4, "New Concerns Over Lead b Hazards Update. February 1988 Billiter, Bill. "Only 2 Fountains Found Safe to Drink. Los Anc Column 4. > The Information Broker — March 1988 ------- Regulation at the Customers' Tap." n Journal. Vol. 80, No. 2, February, ) point in one thing; gaining quite another. on Tap." Sierra. Vol. 72, No. 6, 18-20. about lead in drinking water, oblem requires even stronger e. "Dealing With the Dangers of and the Environment] Vol. 13, No. >r very new housing, corrosive 3 water sits in the pipes before d Stoddard, A. "Lead Dissolution Water Works Association Journal, p. 66-70. je exceeded EPA's primary al Connecticut communities... Does the Safe Drinking Water Act jctive." 1986 Annual Conference ks Association - Water: Key to Life, .881-888. ir Act Amendments of 1986... ic Notification; Final Rule. Federal 1987. pp. 41534-41550. NEWS )i$on Peril." Milwaukee Journal. irtl Focus of Inquiry on Lead Risk." 38. p. 28. jl in Water." Industrial Health & link Tests; County Schools' Water js Times. Metro, Part 2, Page 1, McClintock, Mike. "Getting the Lead Out." Washington Post. (Home Section) February 11,1988. pp. 1,6,8. "AWWA, ASDWA Issue Joint Release Advising on Lead." Mainstream. Vol. 31, No. 1, January 1987. pp. 1,11. "Proposed Lead Regulation to Require Customer Notification." Mainstream. Vol. 31, No. 6, June 1987. pp. 1,5. FOR MORE INFORMATION: De More, S.J.; Harrison, Roy M.; Wilson, S.J. "The Effect of Water Treatment on the Speciation and Concentration of Lead in Domestic Tap Water Derived From a Soft Upland Source." Water Research Vol. 21, No. 1, January 1987. pp. 83-94. "Update". American Water Works Association Journal. Vol. 80, No. 2, February 1988. p. 16A. Recent fiWVJA survey reveals that the age of plumbing is the key to lead levels. Neff, Chester H.; Schock, Michael R; Marden, John I. "Project Summary - Relationship Between Water Quality and Corrosion of Plumbing Materials in Buldings". Water Engineering Research Laboratory, USEPA, July 1987. EPA/600/S2-87/036. This reports the findings of a study which was conducted on the interrelationships of corrosion rates, metal concentrations, and water quality occuring within galvanized steel and copper plumbing systems. Lead and Your Drinking Water. Washington, D.C. : Office of Water USEPA, April 1987. 8p. OPA 87-006. Reducing Lead in Drinking Water: A Benefit Analysis. Office of Policy Planning and Evaluation, USEPA, December 1986.41pp. EPA-230-09- 86-019. Toxic Information Series: LEAD. USEPA. EPA Journal. [Protecting Our Drinking Water.] Vol. 12 No. 7, Office of Public Affairs, USEPA, September 1986. Safe Drinking Water Hotline 382-5533, (800) 426-4791. Responds to questions concerning the Safe Drinking Water Act, water standards, regulations, and the Underground Injection Program. Hours 8:30 am - 4:30 pm (EST) 5A FOCUS ON - Lead in Drinking Water ------- MARCH 1988 MftNarsMBTifr Note: The library has a special collection on Managanent books, journals, and videotapes. For more information contact Mary Hoffman, 382-5922. Barth, Thomas J. "Should Careerists Question Public Policy?" The Bureaucrat. Vol. 16, Nb. 4, Winter 1987-88. pp. 55-58. Bookman, Robert. "Teamwork Works When Leaders Lead." The Bureaucrat. Vol. 16, Nb. 4, Winter 1987-88. pp. 29-30. "Ccnparable Worth: A Wrong Turn." The Bureaucrat. Vol. 16, No. 4, Winter 1987. pp. 4-7. DiPrete, Thomas A. "Horizontal and Vertical Mobility." administra- tive science Quarterly. Vol. 32, Nb. 3, September 1987. pp. 422- 444. Fritz, Roger. "How Do I Rate As a Manager?" Management Solutions. February 1988. pp. 28-32. Goodsell, Charles T. "The Case for Bureaurcy: What Do citizens Think?" The Bureaucrat". Vol. 16, No. 4, Winter, 1987-88. pp. 20-22. Kiechel, Walter III. "Corporate Strategy for the 1990s." Fortune. Vol. 117, Nb. 5, February 29, 1988. pp. 34-42. Phillips, Jack J. "We've Got To Keep Meeting Like This!" Personnel. Vol. 65, Nb. 1, January 1988. pp. 42-45. Schroeder, Patricia. "Office of Personnel Management; OFM Missed The Point." The Bureaucrat. Vol. 16, Nb. 4, Winter 1987-88. pp. 8-9. Smith, Lee. "The Wbrld According to AARP." Fortune. Vol. 117, Nb. 5, February 29, 1988. pp. 96-98. GENERAL Crawford, Mark. "Patent Claim Build Up Haunts Biotechnology." Science. Vol. 239, Nb. 4841, February 12, 1988. p. 723. EFA Research Program Guide. Washington, D.C. : Office of Research EPAX 8705- & Development, USEIA, 1988. 0023 EFA'J Ua^of Benefit-Cost Analysis; 1981-86. Washington, D.C. : EPAX 8710- Office of Policy Planning and Evaluation, USEPA, 1987. 0022 10 ------- MARCH 1988 Harris, Stuart A. The Permafrost- Environment. Tbtowa, N.J. : TH153 Barnes & Noble Books, 1986. .H37 1986 Heller, Stephen R. "Numerical Data for Scientists." Environmental Science & Technology. Vol. 22, Nd. 2, February 1988. pp. 145-147. Knapp, Elaine S. "Alternatives to Big Oil: Premises Yet to Keep." State Government News. Vol. 31, No. 2, February 1988. pp. 20-22. Lurrpkin, Robert E. "Recent Progress in the Direct Liquefaction of Coal." Science. Vol. 239, No. 4842, February 19, 1988. pp. 873-877. "Major Proposals in Reagan's Fiscal 1989 Budget." Concrressinnai Quarterly Weekly Report. Vol. 46, No. 8, February 20, 1988. pp. 342-350. Moore, Peter D. "Plant Ecology: Quarrying for Extinct Species." Nature. Vol. 331, No. 6156, February 11, 1988. p. 482. Marry, James D. "How the Leopard Gets Its Spots." Scientific American. Vol. 258, No. 3, March 1988. pp. 80-87. Moll, Gary. "Urban Forestry: Improving the Health of the Urban Forest - From Planting to Politics." American Forest. Vol. 94, Nb. 1&2, February 1988. pp. 45-48. Rich, Gerald. "Environmental Software Review - 1988." Pollution ^ Engineering. Vol. 20, No. 1, January 1988. pp. 38-52. Rossi, A.C. et al. "The Importance of Adverse Reaction Reporting by Physicians." .Tmirnai q£ £hg American Medical Association. Vol. 259, Nb. 8, February 26, 1988. pp. 1203-1204. Spalding, B.J. " Kenaf: A Cheaper Pulp for Brighter U.S. Newsprint." Chemical Week. Vol. 142, Nb. 6, February 10, 1988. p. 21. Stanfield, Rochelle. "Outstanding in Court." National Journal. February 13, 1988. pp. 388-391. Environmentalists trying to sue federal agencies and private businesses are being challenged at the courthouse door by the Justice Department, and Regan-appointed judges. Task Force on Environmental Cancer and Heart and Lung Disease. EFAX 8801- Springfield, VA : National Technical Information Service, 1984. 0031 Turner, Tom. "The Legal Eagles." (Third in a series of trends in the environmental movement.) The Amicus Journal. Vol. 10, NO. 1, Winter 1988. pp. 24-37. 11 ------- MARCH 1988 Using conputers to Protect and Maintain the Environment." Public Works. Vol. 119, No. 2, February 1988. pp. 68-70. U.S. Industrial Outlook. Washington, D.C. : Department of REF Conmerce, Bureau of Industrial Economics, January 1988. HC106.5 .A17 Waldman, Steven. Ratting a Price Tag on Life." Newsweek. January 11, 1988. p. 40. tCKT'S POT THESE The books listed here are not in the EPA. Headquarters Library, but should be available in bookstores or at your local public library. Benchimol, G; Levin, P and Ponerol, J-C. Developing Expert Systems. Research Triangle Park, Instrument Society of America. 1987. 194pp. $34.50. This instructive book explains the concept, the state-of-the- art and the short term outlook for expert systems, a relatively new subset of artificial intelligence. Flamholtz, Eric G., Randle, Yvonne. The Inner Game of Management: How to Make the Transition to Managerial Role. AMACCM Books, 1987. 225pp. $18.95. The authors assert that managers cannot be effective until they have learned to manage themselves. Drawing upon the experience of managers in real organizations, the authors describe how to manage (1) self esteem, (2) the need for control, and (3) the need to be liked - the three requirements for mastering the inner game. Meine, Curt. Aldo Leopold. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. 638pp. $29.50. This bibliography describes Leopold's more than distingushed career. As the founder of the Wilderness Society along with Robert Marshall, he was the leader of a gradual but profound shift in conservation thought that believed that civilization cannot manipulate nature for short-term economic goals with- out ill-effects. He believed that land should be regarded ethically and esthetically as well as economically. Mello, Robert A. last Stand of the Red Spruce. Natural Resources Defense Council and Island Press. 208pp. $14.95. Alarmed by a 1982 article indicating that the red spruce on Camels' Hunp in the Green Mountains of Vermont had been dying at an alarming rate since the 1960s, the author took a-twelve month sabbatical to try to find out why. This book .^s Xtie result. 12 ------- MARCH 1988 Piasecki, Bruce W., et al. America's Future in Toxic Waste Managanent: Lessons from Europe. Westport, CT. Quorum Books. 325pp. $49.95. This analysis by two university researchers of waste policy in 10 European nations, argues for a transnational system of cooperative environmental management between governments and industry. Weaver, Paul H. The Suicidal Corporation: How Big Business gas Failed America. New York, Simon and Schuster. $18.95. Part memoir, part analysis, this book grew out of the authors' personal exposure to big business, specifically the upper echelons of Ford Motor Cctnpany in the late Seventies. WHAT'S HAPPEKDSC Here's a selection of conferences which might be on interest. For more information on these and other conferences contact Dozina Taylor, 382-5922. CORRECTIVE ACEICN: TECHNOLOGIES 74® WPHJICHnCNS. March 31-31, 1988. Hyatt Regency, Houston, TX. A seminar on control technologies suitable for application to hazardous and solid wastes under the corrective action program. For additional information call PEER Consultants, P.C., Dayton, OH (513) 252-1222. WORKSHOP CN HAZARDOUS AND TOXIC AIR PCtLOTPWr OCfUBCL TECHNOLOGIES AND FUMLTELIC ISSUES. April 12-13, 1988. Cathedral Hill Hotel, San Francisco, CA. some of the objectives of this workshop are to coimunicate "nuts and bolts" information about control technologies and to transfer "state of the art" knowledge on hazardous and toxic air pollutant control. For additional information call Alice Turner, JACA Corp, Fort Washington, FA (215) 643-5466. CLEAN WA3ER COURSE. April 18-19, 1988. Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Washington, D.C. Hiis conference will assist industrial arid municipal wastewater dischargers by providing an introduction to those unfamiliar with Clean Water Act issues, but also provide information on legislative, judicial and regulatory developments as well as practical pointers for the experienced attendees. For further information contact: Executive Enterprises, Inc. 22 West 21st Street, New York, NY 10010-6904. 12IH SYMFOSHM CN AQUATIC TCKKUXGY AND HAZARD ASSESSMENT. April 24-26, 1988. John Ascuaga's Nugget Hotel, Sparks, Nevada. Sixty-three papers win be presented during this two and half day symposium on aquatic toxicology and hazard assessment. For additional information contact Anne McKiindon, ASTM, 1916 Race Street, Fhildelphia, fa 19103 (215) 389-p5490. 13 ------- MARCH 1988 HAZARDOUS WASTES & HAZARDOUS IfiTERIAES '88. April 19-21, 1988- Riviera Las Vegas Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. This conference will have more than 150 papers and seminars on both RCRA and Superfund topics. The program includes update on policy issued by EFA, DOD and DOE. For more informa- tion contact Hazardous Materials Control Research Insitute, (301) 587-9390. SIXffl ANNUAL VIRGINIA WASIE M^NAffiMEMT CONFERENCE. April 19-20, 1988. Richmond Marriott Hotel, Richmond, Virginia. This conference is being offered to assist Virginia local government, industries and business in the management of municipal solid waste and hazardous wastes. For addition- al information contact Governmental Refuse Collection and Disposal Association (GRCEA) at (301) 585-2898. RISK ASSESSMENT FOR THE GROUND WATER SCIENTIST. April 5-7, 1988. Sheraton Dallas Hotel, Dallas, Texas. This course will introduce key elements in risk assessment. Sessions will be devoted to risk assessment policies, risk assessments at Superfund sites and risk assessment processes. For more information contact National Water Well Association, P.O. Box 182039, Department #107, Columbus, CH 43218. Tel (614) 761-1711. HASVRDC05 WASTE MANAGEMENT. May 10-13, 1988. Ramada Inn, Somerset, New Jersey. This course is designed for those in industry and government, as well as individuals in academia who have responsibility or the need to know about the management of hazardous wastes. For registration informa- tion call the Center for Professional Advancement (201) 613-4500. INDUSTRIAL BIOLOGICAL WASEEWWER TREATMENT SYSUJ6 - ETOETHMMCE CTTIMIZA3TQN. May 16-18, 1988. Atlanta, Georgia. This course was developed for operators and engineers with hands-on responsibility for the daily operation of industrial biological wastewater treatment systems and their managers. For registration information contact the Center for Professional Advancement, P.O. Box 964, East Brunswick, NJ 08816-0914 or call (201) 613-4500. FCB COURSE:. April 27-28, 1988. Hyatt Regency O'Hare, Chicago, Illinois. This course is appropriate for plant managers, plant engineers and environmental managers who must corrply with the FCB regulations and who are responsible for cleaning FCB spill sites. For registration information call 1-800-831-8333 or Executive Enterprises, Inc., 22 write West 2lst Street, New York, NY 10010-6904. MINIMIZING LIABILITY FOR HAZARDOUS WASIE MANAGEMENT. April 14-15, 1988. Boston, Massachusetts. This course was structured for attorneys who already- are aware of the nature and extent of liabilities stemning fromfiazardous waste management, and who are interested in practical advice and insights on how to minimize them. For registration information 14 ------- MARCH 1988 write Alexander Hart, Director Courses of Study. ALI-ABA 4025 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 or call (215) 243-1630. THE FUNEftMENmLS CF (3®LM>-WMSR CENTOMDSKErCM. April 7-8, 1988. National Clarion Hotel, Arlington, VA. This seminar covers the mechanisms of groundwater contamination and the techniques for investigating, monitoring and responding to leaking underground storage tanks and other ground-water quality problems. For additional information contact Richard Miller, American Ecology Services, Inc., (212) 371-1620. SUCCESSFULLY USING NEW EEUELGCMEMES IN INCTNEEMOR ASH DISPOSAL. April 26, 1988. New York City Hilton, New York city. Hie focus of this conference is on issues and solutions in making choices in the disposail and reuse of ash. For registration information call 1-800-426-5575 or contact Northwest Center for Professional Education, 13555 Bel-Red Road, C-96870 Bellevue, WA 98009. mreTTTrtJ CF TOE M3JM Question: What are the health effects of lead in drinking water? Answer: Lead contamination of drinking water varies widely from state to state, but according to a recent Washington Post article 40 million Americans are exposed to dissolved lead frcm public water-supply systems. The toxic effects of lead at high levels are finhly established and there is growing evidence that lower levels of exposure may also pose serious risk to human health. Groups who appear at greatest risk frcm lead include children and pregnant wcroen. Lead-induced health effects in children are well documented and range from abdominal pain and vomiting to severe brain damage. Lead has also been shown to interfere with the normal growth and development of young children, often resulting in learning disabilities. Studies have blamed lead exposure for a number of pregnancy complications such as low birth weight, placental membrane rupture and premature birth. Adults with high lead levels may suffer symptoms ranging from headaches or abdominal pains to stupor and cana. Recent research has shown that lead may also contribute to such disorders as hypertension, heart attack and stroke. US FURllMt READING: "Getting the Lead Out: The EPA to Propose New Standards for Lead Levels in Drinking Water, by Mike McClintock, Ma.qhinat-on 7 Fj^iruary 11, 1988, p. T5. 15 ------- MARCH 1988 "Lead: Taking It From the Tap", by Dan. Morse, Civil Engineering. Vol. 58, NO. 2, February 1988, FP- 71-73. "Lead and Child Development", by J. Michael Davis, Mature. Septenber 24, 1987, vol. 329, pp. 297-300. 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