FYI, more info for anyone interested in further researching into the effects of pesticides (as we all know, they have been linked to PD): ************************** In a message dated 96-09-18 18:49:14 EDT, [log in to unmask] (PANNA InfoPubs) writes: << >> --------------------- Forwarded message: From: [log in to unmask] (PANNA InfoPubs) To: [log in to unmask] (Recipients of conference) Date: 96-09-18 18:49:14 EDT ===================================== P A N U P S *** Pesticide Action Network North America Updates Service http://www.panna.org/panna/ ===================================== Resource Pointer #97 September 18, 1996 For copies of the following resources, please contact the appropriate publishers or organizations directly. *** --Methyl bromide-- *The Technical and Economic Feasibility of Replacing Methyl Bromide in Developing Countries, 1996.* Friends of the Earth. Presents results of an international study on methyl bromide use patterns in three developing countries (Chile, Thailand and Zimbabwe) where methyl bromide is considered important to key sectors of the economy. Compares costs and yields of alternatives and identifies economically and technically feasible alternatives. Includes information about costs to environment and health from methyl bromide use. 173 pp. US$30. Friends of the Earth - USA, 1025 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20005; phone (202) 783- 7400 ext. 239; fax (202) 783-0444; Friends of the Earth Canada, 47 Clarence Street, Suite 306, Ottawa, ON K1N 9K1; phone (613) 241-0085; fax (613) 241-7998. *Pesticides: The Phaseout of Methyl Bromide in the United States, 1995.* U.S. General Accounting Office. Examines availability of methyl bromide alternatives in U.S. and discusses economic impacts of methyl bromide ban. Finds that some parts of U.S. agriculture and trade could be hurt by ban unless viable alternatives are available for all uses when ban takes effect in 2001. Recommends allowing U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to grant exemptions from ban for certain methyl bromide uses. 41 pp. US$2. U.S. General Accounting Office, P.O. Box 6015, Gaithersburg, MD 20884-6015; phone (202) 512-6000; fax (301) 258-4066. *Heat, Phosphine and Carbon Dioxide Collaborative Experimental Structural Fumigation, 1996.* Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Discusses potential for controlling pests of stored grain in Canada by combining heat, phosphine and carbon dioxide in place of methyl bromide. Presents results of study in which this strategy was successfully used to control flour beetles in a grain storage facility in Ontario. 36 pp. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 930 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1A 0C5; phone (613) 759-7304; fax (613) 759- 7238; email [log in to unmask] --Biotechnology-- *Agricultural Biotechnology and the Environment: Science, Policy and Social Issues, 1996.* Sheldon Krimsky and Roger Wrubel. Examines scientific and social implications of a range of agricultural biotechnology applications, including plants engineered for herbicide, insect and disease resistance and bacteria, foods, pharmaceuticals and animals engineered for a variety of uses. Provides overview of techniques for developing each of these applications and discusses criticisms and perceived benefits of these technologies, including summarizing civil society participation in challenging biotechnology. 294 pp. US$18.95. University of Illinois Press, P.O. Box 4856, Baltimore, MD 21211; phone (410) 516-6927 or toll free (800) 545-4703; fax (410) 516- 6989. *Biotechnology in Latin America: Politics, Impacts and Risks, 1995.* N. Patrick Peritore and Ana Karina Galve- Peritore (eds.). Provides overview of biotechnology in Latin America, including government and corporate opinions, problems of regulating biotechnology with existing government institutions in the region, economic and environmental impacts of commodifying genetic material and relationship of biotechnology to foreign debt and intellectual property rights. Includes case studies for several Latin American nations and highlights different approaches to biotechnology from business, government and universities within and among countries. Argues that careful national and international regulation is necessary to control risks. 229 pp. US$16.95. 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