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mine tailings, radiation exposure, health effects, risks of nuclear opera­tions, and public perceptions of risk.

NBS Standard Reference Materials Catalog, 1981-83 Edition (SP-260). Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Wash­ington, D.C. 20402. 1981. $5.50. Ask for Stock No. 003-003-02382-5.

The present catalog describes nearly 1000 materials issued by the National Bureau of Standards Standard Ref­erence Material (SRM) program (ES&T, December 1981, p. 1408). SRMs are certified for their chemical composition, or for a physical or chemical property. Listed materials are classified as Chemical Composi­tion Standards, Physical Property Standards, Engineering Type Stan­dards, Research Materials, and Spe­cial Reference Materials.

Cost-Benefit Analysis and Environ­mental Regulations: Politics, Ethics, and Methods. Daniel Swartzman, et al., Eds. 196 pages. The Conservation Foundation, 1717 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.1982. $11.50, paper.

Cost-benefit analysis took the limelight because of perceived inef­ficiencies, ineffectiveness, and expense of federal regulations. It can be helpful to decision making, but is subject to abuse, the Conservation Foundation observes. In some cases, cost-benefit requirements can unleash its own regulatory nightmare, according to the book, which explains how that might happen.

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Water Systems. David J. Futoma, et al. 200 pages. CRC Press, Inc., 2000 N.W. 24th St., Boca Raton, Fla. 33431. 1981. $54.95 ($63.95, outside U.S.), hard cover.

Basic subjects covered include sol­ubility studies, sampling and precon-centration, chromatographic analysis methods, and spectroscopic methods of analysis. Extraction, thin-layer and column methods, fluorescence, and other such topics are also examined closely.

Environmental Risk Analysis for Chemicals. Richard A. Conway, Ed. 576 pages. Van Nostrand Reinhold,

135 West 50th St., New York, N.Y. 10020. 1981. $37.50, hard cover.

The author shows step-by-step how to determine a chemical's environ­mental risk. He explains how to spot early warning signs of potential prob­lems in air, land, and water environ­ments. Fate analysis, models or mi­crocosms, and case studies involving applications of the principles set forth are among major subjects discussed.

Chemical and Radiation Waste Liti­gation Reporter. Neil J. Cohen, Ed. Periodical, monthly. Chemical & Radiation Waste Litigation Reportées Suite 228, 4420 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008. $975/y.

This periodical is aimed at legal counsel involved in such litigation. It goes over issues, cases, briefs, opinions, and many other documents encoun­tered in legal work. Critical facts of a case are featured. Past issues have featured common law theory, several/ strict liability, landowner liability, responsibility for cleanup and dam­ages, and other such matters. Each issue normally contains more than 200 pages.

WILL THEY BAN EVERYTHING?

Learn the latest from the experts attend the symposium

"CHEMIST AND FOOD SAFETY REGULATION" ACS National Meeting Las Vegas Monday March 29, 1982

• How are FDA Chemists involved in food safety questions?

• What are these "Food Safety Laws"?

• Are the laws consistent with modern chemistry?

• Can these laws be improved?

S y m p o s i u m s p o n s o r e d by C h e m i s t r y & the Law Subd iv is ion of C h e m i c a l In format ion Div is ion

providing prompt, customized services at a reasonable cost.

COMPLETE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, ANALYSIS AND CONSULTING SERVICES

TOXIC/HAZARDOUS WASTE Industrial waste screening by Finnigan 4021 GC/MS RCRA hazardous waste testing Bioassay, bioaccumulation and toxicity studies Radiological analysis and monitoring AIR AND WATER Ambient air monitoring Source emissions testing Pollution equipment evaluation Analyses of trace metals, organics, inorganics INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE Comprehensive industrial hygiene surveys Hazardous waste management Personnel hazards evaluation Analysis of vapors, parti­culates, dusts, fumes, gases Clinical chemistry

Thermo Electron

C O R P O R A T I O N

California State Approved AIHA Accredited

EPA Approved Clinically licensed by

CDC—State of CA V Richmond, CA · Albuquerque, Ν Μ · Chicago, IL · Waltham, MA

CIRCLE 3 ON READER SERVICE CARD

WRITE FOR LITERATURE 2030 Wright Avenue Richmond, CA 94804

(415) 235-2633

194A Environ. Sci. Technol., Vol . 16, No. 3, 1982

EAL Corporation

Mjronnemii