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TITLE Publications cn Toxic Substances: A DescriptiveListing.

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IDENTIFIERS----4 Toxic Substances

ABSTRACTPresented are basic facts about toxic Substances'and

a description of selected publications labout them.which are availablefrom several federal agencies. Instructions on how to order .

publicfitions from these-agencies are provided. The .booklet listspublications according-to applicability to th6 home, the.workplace,agriculture, the environment, and within the role of the federalgovernment; An index is ptovided for guide access tc annotations bytoxin type or Specific topic. (Author/RE)

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r% Publications anct Toxic Substancesff, -A Descriptive, Listing

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Published ByInteragency Regulaiory Liaison Group

United States Consumer Produd Safety Commission

UniteCt States Environmental Protection Agency .

Food and Drug Administration,United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare

Occupational Safety and Health Administration,United States Department of Labor

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PREFACE

This booklet is designed to help you learn Toeeabout a subject vital to pUblic health and. safety:

chemicals and other toxic substances.

The boq!<let presents some basic facts about toxicslibstances, and it lists and describes some publica-tions about them that are available from four federalagencies: the FJod and Drug Administration of the U.S. -

Department of'Health, Education, and Welfare (FDA),the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ofthe U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA),'the U.S. Environ-'mental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. ConsumerProduct Safety Commission (CPSC). The booklet alsotells you how to order publications from lach of theseagencies.

Most of the publications listed here coneerntoxic substances and products commonly found in thehome, the workplace, agrlculture, and the. environ-mut. Like the.agencies that issue them, these pub-Ifications emphasize prevention. That is, they pointout the hazards of toxic substances you are likely toencounter, and they recommend precautions to *afegusrdagainst them. Also listed are- publications'ttiat ex-plain the agencies an0 the lawstthat regulate toxicsubgtances.

The four agencies that 'make these publicationsava,ilable have the mission of protectir.g the rublichealth and safety from various hazards, includingthose caused by chemicals and other toxic sub-stantes. They phare the responsibility fol: carryingout seventeen principal laws that control the way thattoxic sUbstances are manufactured,d Ockaged, distri-buted, used, stored, and disposed of today.

IHE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION,(FDA) was'estab-lished in 1927,to enforce the'first federal raws con-trolling toxic substances. Now part.bf the Department

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of Health, Education, and Welfare, FDA is repponsible

for enforcing a dozen consumer protect-ion laws.'

The primary law, called the Federel Food, DrUg,

and Cbsmetic Act, is intended to ensure that foods are

pure and Wholesome, safe to eat, andproduced under

' sanitary conditions; that drugs aCild medical devices

are safe and effective; that cosmetics are safe anl

propel-ly labeled; and that all these products are

packaged and labeled truthfully and informatively.

'THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

(OSHA) was created within the Department'of Laiwr to

carry'out ttle Occupational Safety and Health Act of

1970. It is'responsible for ensuring that, as far as

possibl'e, all employees,hsve a safe and healthful

place of employment.

Part of this responsibility involved sptting

comprehensive standards that regulAtetworkers' expo-

sure tO toxic substances. These standards include

permissible levels Of, exposure, requirements for

.monitoFing, and_previsions for labeling, record-

keepinel, and-worker treining and eduCation programs:

THE U.S. ENVIRIAMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)

was created by p Presidentjal Rebrganization Plan in

1970, and it administers eight laws to'coRtrol ond

reduce the, contamination of air; water, and land

'systems throughOut our nitural environment).

Two of these laws deal specifically with

cals: the Toxic Substances Control Act, which is the

most extensive of the laws that currently regulate

.t6oic substances, and.the rederal Insecticide., Fungi:-

cide, and Rodenticide Act. Other laws that EPA

administers, including the Cledn Air Act'dnd the

Clean Water Act, also involve tontrolling chemical

contamination.

THE.U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION .

(CPSC) was established t6 carry out the Consumer Pro-

duct Sdfety Act of 1972. Linder this Act,,it.is

responsible for protecting the public froar unreason-'.able risks of injury 'associated with consumer pro-dufts, including products that eontpin chemicals.CPSC is also responsipble:for administering the FederalHazardous Substances Act and the Poison Prevention .

Packaging Agt.

, Although these foUr agencies carry out differentlaws, they have much in common. First and foremost,alI four Are involved in efforts to prevent chemicalcrises.

They all issue and enforce standards or regula-.

tions that identify substanceS.as toxic and specifyhow the public is to be protected from them.zwhetherthe substance must bear.particular warnings on itslattel or. he packaged in a special.container or br used

- only by certified workers or, indeed, be withdrawnfrom the market.

,All four agencies also develop their standards orregulationb in bqsically the same way, They collectscientific,data on the effects that a silbstance mayhave on consumers, workers, or the environmentalsystemH that support human life, and they hold exten-sive public hearings to gain'further infomtion.They then evaluate tne possible risks of using thesubstance anct weigh those riss agi3inst the benetitsthe substance offers.

Having so much in common, the four agenCiesreclgpized that they could accomplish mare and avoid'wasteful dupaication.by cooperating.

THE INTERAGENO) REGULA.TORY LIAISON GROUP (IRLG)was formed by an agreement among the agencies inAugust 1977. They specifically agreed to coordinatetheir efforts to regulatle toxic substances in eightdifferent areas where they have interests and respon-sibilities in.common.

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By planning their actions jointly, tho agencies

will be able to share information and avoid dupli-

. eating efforts. They will be ablevto make compliance

with the laws tey enforce easier and less costly by

eliminating ove'riappino and inconsistent regulations.

Thewill also he able to combine ttleir resources

in cooperative approach to identifying the'health

hazaeds of toxic suilstances and informing the public

about them; This booklet_represents one of the IRLG's

cooperative efforts in the area of public informa-

tion.*

he agencieS that belong to the IRLG are con-.

ti ing to develop neW publications. You are en-

c raged ;g-seeic any information you do not find

ted here directly from their central offices in

Was ington,,D.C. or their regiongl'off).ces nearest .,

your home. You will find their addresses and tele-

phone numbers in the back, in the section called How

to'Order. the Publications Listed.

*The Food SafetyAnd Quality Service (FSQ5) of the

U.S. Department of Agriculture beFame a member of the

IRLG after this listing was preparqd. Although FSQS

publications do not appear in this listing, they will

be ir'Icludedopwhen tt,e listing is updated.

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T AB4 pF CdNTENTS

L. . ParePREFACE

TOXIC SUBSTANCES: AN INTRODUCTION.... I

HOW-TO USE THIS BOOKLET..5

TOXIC SUBSTANCES: DESCRIPTIVE LISTINGOF PUBLICATIONS

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In the Home13

Ln the Workplace30

In Agritulturee,

37In the Environment

46And the Role of the Federal Government 49

'HOW TO ORDER THE PUBLICAIJONS LISTEDr

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From the U.S. ConsumerY,Foduct SafetyCommission ,57

From the U.S. Environmental ProtectionAgency

.67From the Food and° Drug Administration 13From the Occupational Safety and .iealth

AdminiF,tration 81From the Government Printing.Office 1.&?

INDEXES

Topics of Publications Listed .91Kinds of Publications Listed 96

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ToxicSubstances

in the komein the Workplace

in Agriculturein the Envirimmentrand the Role Qf theFederal Government

toxic cdnbinations and,ovCrdoses. The same peiticides

that can'poison us keep our.homes free from disease-

carryiog rats and,,..am- vegetable gardens free from

snaisls:

For some tof the same reasor,s that we cannot rid

our luimes of all toxic substances; we cannot -eliminate

all toxic subatarces from the Workplace or agriculture

or the natural ehvironment that suppOrts our lives.

We cannot preserve ()Lir fobsi supply without conträlling

pests 'and predators. We need ta prrserve'our suppllee

' of wool, cotton, and luliter too, an0 at this pyint we

cannot votect them wifhOut using some iixic chemi-

eals.

Mpreover, ourprosperity as a nation--our very

way of lifo--depends Upon chemicals f om which we

manfacture Suhslitaes for natural roducts and a

Kealth of materials, inet-cuments, ank machines that

have no counterpart in nature at all.

FriVate citi.zens can do some things to keep them-

selves, tt)eirfaMiries, 'and their fellow workers safe

from some of the hazards-that chemicals involve, but

there are other hazards that tt/ey cannot guard against

all by tti.e.mselves. For example, individuals cannot

keep processors from adding oxic substahces to foods

or require factory ownets 4 ventilate their work -

areas or keep formers from dumping leftovex pestioides

into. streams._

Even if they had the authority,to regulate tok'i.c

substances, no private indiVduals could, on their

own,possibly amass enough knowledge to identify more

than a fraction of the toxic substances in thc mq.dern

world, let alone'finQ ways of protecting the libublic .

from them.Mt.

ftlerefore, through their elected representatiwes,

4he citizens of this country have authorized the

rederal qovernTent to play a .role ih protecting them,

from toxic sit-Stances. In.the course of this century,

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'th.e number of chemicals in use has vastly IncreaSed.More recently, the alareNess.of thq harm that chemi-.cals may cause;has also iricr-eased. For these reasons,federal authoritylto regulate chemicars has beenincreaued a.1 well.

However-, the federal government cannot control\toxic;haZatds unless' priyale citizens .join theeffort. . Unless foods are stored and prepared,pro-perlyq they will not stay is safe and sanitary as whenthey left the processor. Child-x.esistant containerscannot prevent accidental childhood poisonings unless-fiarents buy,medicines arid toxic household products inthose containers and thin keep them locked up. Wor-kers have to use respiratoTs and coveralls and showers

ie when employers providj.them--and to insist that theydo.

In short, private citi.zens have to learn how toprotect-themselves frbm toxic hazards and also how to*secure the.protection the government can pr.ovidethem. Thel theh need to practice what thePknoW gndto share What they know wi,th thein friends, their

, fellow workers and, very importantly, with theirthildren.

This booklet'lists publications that explaincommon toxic hazards, what the federal government doesabout them, and What only you, the private citizen,can do yourself. The fourkmembet 'agencies of the .

Interagency Regulatory Liaison Group invite you toorder their puhlications and to share them withothers. They also Invite youtto write or call theiroffices nearest your home whenever you need furtherinformation. Their efforts to prevent toxic sub-stances froM causg harm depend upon yuu.

HOW TO USE THEBOOKLET

The descriptive listing that fol ows groups publi-cationti. under 'five pain headings:

Tovic Subs lances in the Home.

Toxic Sub-stances in the Workplace

e Toxic Substances in Agriculture

Toxic Substances in the knvironment

TOxic Substances and the Role of theFederal Government

Each of the first four headings corresponds to aspere of everyday life in, which tOxic hazards com-monly occur. The publications listed under each ofthese headings are subdivided by topic, and the topicscome in alphabetical ,order. For'example, publicationson aerosols arellsted under the heading Toxic Sub-stances.in the Home, and Aerosols is the first topicunder that heading.

. tinder each of the first four headingW you will.- generally find toxic hazards.first, then safety mea-

sures, -n fedelal regulations, then emergency treat-ment in .ses of poisoning, -and.finallva source offurther ,eferences. Many oublicatilns under theseheadings explain particular laws that the agenciesenforce and particular issues that concern them..

The publications li%ten,under the last mainheading., Toxic Substancesand the Role of the FederalG6vernment, give an overview of eacit agency and domeof its special programs for controlling toxic hazards.

Many of the publictaiona listed concentrate onone topic but include some information on others. If

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you want to be sure that you havv reviewed air avail-

ahn.publications on the topic that interests tiou,.or

if you are not sure whe're to lookefor thome publics-

tions, you should. turn to the' Indpx to Topics of ..

Publications LiMed, This index references all the

publications that cover tbe s'ame tor4c-, even when they

are,descrihed under different main headings.

The topical index includes.t6picS more specifiC

than the subheadings' in the descriptive listing.. For

example, it 'indexes every public,ation that discusses ,

one particular.toxic substance under the name.of that

substance..

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The topyal index also refers you to all the pub-.

lications issued by each agency. The other index. .

.rgers.you to all publications of ehe same kind--that

is, to all the brochures, ail the films, and so forth., e

both indexes puhlications are'identified by

-the number that accompanies them just to the left of

the title in the descriptiveolisting.

rach description in the listing includes the

standard bibliographicalinformation that identifies

..th:publicatioa, information thae will. help youjudge

how well the publication suits your needs,. ancrahe .

information that you will need,to order.the publics-

tion.,

Each agency distributes its own'publications, and'

unless the description includes an address, you should

order the publication from agency's main distri-

buting office. 'That address, together with the othe'r

information you will need t6 complete your order; 4

comes directly after the descriptive listing, in the-

section called Flow to-Order the'Publications Cisted.

This section also tells you hOw and when to order

from the GovernmenL_Printing office (GPO). lf.a

publication is available from GPO, the -last line of

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t e description dill give'. its GPO stock slumber and

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You may avoid copying dowrrinfarmation you do.not

ne,cdcr,haVinq to go back to the desc7iptions for in-

formation You do need If you first take a few-moments

to review the instructions for ordering pOlications.

SAtrLE DESCRIPTION

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79 HOSPITAL WASTES

,SW-129. 1974

Envi rorimenbal Prot ect ion Agency

Rnol1 %on-technical summary of three EPA-

,funded studies of how hospitals handle and

dispose of waste materials, including

hazardous biological, radioactive, and

,chemicT1 waste.s. Discusses the various ways-

that prlesent practices threaten human health;

ways td estimate wastes generated and hence

Improve hospital planning; steps ba,improvepresent systems of waste disposal; ana-new

concepts in hospital waste management. 3s.Fre EPA Office of Solid Waste, In*formation

Materials Control Group (26 West St. Clair

Street, Cincinnati, OH 45268).

GPO No. 055-002-00134-3. GPO Price $0.75 per,

copy.

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INDEX NUMBER. 'Number that; identifies tne

publication in the indexes of this booklA.,t

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2., TITLE.

3. SCRIES AND NUMBER IN SERIES.

4. D;ItTE OF PIBLICATION.

5. PUBLISHING AGENCY.

6. KIND OF PUBLICATION. The following terMs are used

to designate the kinds of publications listed:

pamphlet. An unbound, soft coVer publication,

usually smaller than 8 1/2" x.11"'and 5-10

pagies.

Booklet. An unbound publication with hard

% paper cover and more than 20 pages. \

Brochure. A single sheet folded to make

separate pages. Usua11y broader in scope,then

a Fact Sheet.

Fact Sheet. A single.sheet, sometimes folded

lengthwise, or several sheets stapled together

that treat one specific toxic haard.

Flyey. A small, heavyweight sheet that,lists

bas).c facts and/or safety rules.

Reprint. A reproduction or copy of an article

previously printed in a journal.,

Journal.

Checklist.

Poster.

Film.

7. SUMMARY OF CONTENT5e

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I.8. NUMBER OF PAGES OR EQUIVALENT, e.g. 'size.

9, PRICE. Cost of a single copy when ordered fromthe distributing office.

10. DISTRIBUTING'OFFICE AND ORDER NUMBER (IFANY). Agency, agency offic,e,,or special outletfrom which the publication is available and, ifone is given, number to use When ordering fromit.- If no address is given see Now to Order thePublications Listed.

11. GPO NO. Stock number to use When ordering thepublication from the Government Printing Office.If no number is given, the publication is notavailable from GPO.

12, GPO PRICE. Cost of a single copy or the smallestmultiple available from the Government PrintingOffice.

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TOXIC SUBSTANCES: AN INTRODUCTION

Any substance that causes injury, illness, ordeath When it gets into the body, especially if itcauses harm by affecting the body's chemistry, is atoxi.c substance. . In everyday terms, then, a toxicsubstance is a poison. However, when we think 'ofpoisons, we normally think only of substances that wemight eat or drink and that soon after would make usviolently ill or even kill us

Not all toxic substances are like that. Some aresubstances' that we could not eat or drink, but that wemay inhale or absorb through the pores of our skin.Ihe propellants'in some aerosol cans are a goodexample. Some toxic substances never actually enterour tdies at all, but instead harm us by introducingcont inants into our environment. For example, somewast4 products from hospitals are toxic because theycontain bacteria that can multiply and spread into the

'neighborhood.

Some substances that are actually good for usmost (If the time can, at other times, be toxic. Medi-cines,\cor example, can be poisonous-if-we-do not takeAhem as directed or if we take them in comblnationwith certain oi-her medicines or even certain foods.Ao we all know, foods too can.be poisonous, if theystioil, and other substances become toxic because ofchanges that our own bodies make in their.chemistry.

Finally, we are becoming more and more aware of'some substances that are toxic even though they cause,no signs of harm until we have been exposed to themfor long periods of time.

Obviously, we cannot simply ban. all toxic sub-stances outright. We need food to survive, thoughcontaminated food can kill us. Many of us need medi-.oines,too, even though people die eVery year from 4.

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TOXIC SUBSTANCES IN THE HOME

Aerosols

1 , AEROOLS

/1Fact Sheet No. 33. AuguSt 1974.Consumer Product Safety Commission

Fact Sheet. Information orVthe,hazards of aerosolcans, including the toxicity of some contents.ondpropellanty. InclUdes suggestions for the seeuse, storage, and disposal of aerosols. Alspincludes a bibliography.' 3 pp.,

Free. ,Consumer Product Safety Commission;GPO No. 052-011-00034-5. GPO Price $2.65 for 50copies. 'A

2 FLUOROCARBONS

Technical Fact Sheet No. 1. October 1975.Consumer Product Safety Commission

Fact Sheet. Irprmatiar.On fluorocarbons.(a groupof chemical compounds used as coolantd in refri-gerators, propellants in aerosols, and fire extim-'guishinWagents) and on the potential t?azards'fluorocarbons pose to the ozone shield surrounding'the earth and to humans wtio, inhale them, espe-cialjy if deliberately. Summarizes presentresearch on hazard§ to the ozone shield and recentConsumer ProductSafety Commission responses toboth those hazards and the hazarNNpf inhalingaerosol products that contain fluorocarbons. Also

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includes precaut ons to observe when usingaerosols. 2 pp.

Free. Consumer Product Safety Commission.GPO No. 052-011-00084-1. GPO Price $1.75 for 50copies.

VINYL CHLORIDE,

Fact Sheet No. 8. February 1975.Consumer Prodrio Safety Commission.

Fact Sheet. Brief introduction to the nature anduses of vinyl chloride and to the actions various,kederal agencies have taken in response to thet;4azards. it poses. 2 pp:

044e. Consumer Product Safety Commission.GPO No. 052-011-0005.6-6, GPO Price $1.75 for 50copies.

Drinking Water

4 ESTA LIBRE DE PELIGROS EL.A0UA QUE USTED BEBE?

August 1978Environmental Protection Agency

Pamphlet. Spanish-language version.of Is YourDrinkinp Water Safe? (See .6). 18 pp.

Free. EPA Pr nting Management Office.

5 IS YUUR DRINKING WATER SAFE?'

March 1977Environmental Protection Agency

Pamphlet. Introduction to the Safe Drinking WaterAtt of 1974, designeolto explain its major provi-sions to the general public. Includes.the rightsof citizens in cases of violation and summarydiscussions of all contaminant substances coveredby the standards presently implementing the Act.Also includes a list of EPA Regional Offices andState Water Supply Agencies, to which,requests forfurther information may be addressed. Availablein Spanish. /3cc-4 . 18 pp.

Free.,EPA Printing Management Office.

Food

6 ANTIBIOTICS AND THE FOOD YOU EAT

FDA Consumer Memo. Revised March 1978.Food and Drug Administration

Fact Sheet. Discusses the problems associatedwith the use of antibiotics in raising food-

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producing animals; the findings of the FDA TaskForce that studied them; and the resulting FDAproposals to effectively, ban the use of penicillinand restrict the use of tetracyclines in animalfeed. 2,,pp.

Free. Office or Consumer Inquiries, Food and DrugAdministTation. NEW No. (FDA) 78-6011.

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I DON'T LET FOODBORNE ILLNESSES SPOIL YOUR CHRISTMASFEAST

Food and Drug Administration.

Rept,int. FQA Consumer aftiqle.(Dec. 1973 - Jan.1974) by Margaret "orrison. Precautions to guardagainst contamination of foods, especially thosetraditionally served on the holiday. Includesrules for shopping, storing, and prebaringfoods.. Large color illustrations.

Free. Office of Consumer Inquiries, Food and DrugAdministration. HEW No. ^(FDA) 74-2020.

8 FACTS ABOUT FOOD POISONING-

FDA Consumer Memo. Revised December 1975.Food and Drug Administration

Fact Sheet. Information on the four common causesofjood-poisoning, i.e. Salmonella, Clostridiumperfringens, Staphylococcus, arld,ClostridiOtbotulinum (botulism). ;Tiscusses the sources andsymptoms of poisoning from each; offers.bothgeneral precautions and precautions specific toeach kind of bacteria, and tells What to do dfcontaminated food is purchased. 4 pp.

Free. Office of Consumer Inquiries, Food and Drug'Administration. HEW No. (FDA) 76-2046.

9 GUARD AGAINST FOOD CONTAMINATION

Food and Drug Administration

Flyer. Precautions to safeguard the familyagainst food-pelsoning. Lists safety rules toobserve in the kitchen. 3 1/2" x 8".

Free. Office of Consumer Inquiries, Food and DrugAdministration. HEW No. (FDA) 7472047.

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10. NATURAL POISONS IN FOIOD

'Food and Drug Administration0

Reprint. October 1975 article by Timothy Larkinxa special assistant to the Commissioner of Food

and Drugs. General discussion.of the toxic chemi-

cals that occur naturally in fOods, e.g. molds.

Includes symptoms of poisoning from them andprecautions that consumers may take to protectthemselves from the potent.ial ,hazards of foods

that may contain natural toxiCants. 3 pp.

Free. Office of Lons'imer Inquiries, Food and Drug

Administration. HEW No. (FDA) 76-2009.

11 SOME QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT CANNED FOODS. ,

FDA Consumer Memofood and Drug Adm nistration

Fact Sheet. Information on storing commerciallycanned foods and on th6 composition and coding of

the cans themselves. 1 p.

Free. Office 'of. Consumer aquiries, Fdod and Drug


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FoOd and Drug AfOlinistratiOn

Brochure. Fxplains food poisoning and bow toprevent contamination in specific kinds. offood.

,Licludes rulea for shopping, fol. refrigeratimg and

preparing hofh fresh and fro4en foods, and for'

keeping refrigerators workingcorrectly. 3 pp.

Free. Office of Consumer Inquiries, Food and Dzsig

Administration. HEW No. (FDA) 7472044.

Food Additives

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Reprint. June 1976 article by Timothy Larkin, a, .

spAcig assistant to thefommissioner of Food andC7

Drugs. Discussion of the main classifications of

food additives, the reasons they ar,e used, and

FDA's authority and proceduies.for regulating

them. Emphasizes the need to,mke relevant

distinctiOns between additives, e.g. to abandon

the distinction.betwun"natural" and "artificial"

li\additives in favor the distinction between

intentional and in re t additives. Also stresses

the complexity of the issues involved in regulat-

ing additives. 4 pp.

Free. .Office of.Consumer Inquiries,Food ansi Drug

Ajministration. HEW No. (FDA) 76-2020.

14 FOOD COLORS CCOLOR ADDITIVES)

FDA Consumer Memo. May 1974.

Food and Drt4 Administration

Fact Sheet.. Traces the history of FDA,involvement

in the regulation,of food coloring materials up

through the 1960 Color Additive Amvdments, which

established the agency's present jurisdiction.

Free. Office of Consumer Inquiries, Food and Drug

Admi;listration.HEW No. (FDA) 74-2054.

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Medicir;es

15 FOOD ANDCDRUO.INTERACTIONS


Reprint. March 1978 article by Phyllis Lehmann.Discussion of undesirable interactions betweenspecific foods and drugs. Explains both the waysthat foods can make drugs less effective or ever"harmful and the ways that.drugs can reduce thebody's ability to use the putrients in foods.Includes precautions against harmful food-druginteractions. 4 pp.

Free. Office of'1

Consumer Inquiries, Food and DrugAdministration. HEW No. (FDA) 78-3010..-

16 MIXING 4EDICINES? HAVE A CARE!


Reprint. March 1976 article by Timothy Larkin aspecial-assistant tothe Commissioner ofTdodendDrugs*. Discussion of the harmful ways that dr49s''can interact when taken simultaneOusly, includingthe possible interactions between prescriptiondrugs and over-the-counter drugs or alcohol.Lists precautibns against.harmful drug interac-tions. 3 pp.

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Ffee. Office of Consumer Inquiries, Food and DrugAdministration. HEW No. (FDA) 76-3020.

17 THALIDOMIDE

FDA Consumer Memo. March 1974.Food and Drug Administration

Fact- Sheet. Traces the discovery ofthe relation-,ship.between birth defoTmities'and thalidomide and

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describes,the role of Vie FDA iiTpeeventing fhe

marketing of the d;ugein this country. 2 pp.

Free. Office of Consumer Inquiries,lood and Drug

Administration. HEW tVg: (FDA) 74-3c10.

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Food and Drug Administration4 ft (

Brochurs. Brief illscussen or side effects caused

by prescription and over-the-counte mOicines:

'Includes examples of side effects atid what to do

'if theY.are unexpected or unusually severe. 5 pp.

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Free. Offi&of Consumer 4nquiries, Food and Drug

Administration. HfW No. (FDA) 74-3065.

Safety Packaging

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Miscellaneals Toxic Hazards

.O. CARBON MONOXIDE .

Product,Safety Fact Sheet No. 13. Revised May

1978.Consumer Product Safety Commission

Fact Sheet. Presents the major accident patterns

iriV4olvinq carbon monoxide poisoning, its symptoms,

and safety,orecautions to observe at home and in

thicar. cIRcludes a bibliography'. 2 pp.

Free. Consumer Pro'duct safety Commission.

'GPO No. 052-011-00140-6, GPO Price $3.75 for 50'

copses.

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20 GLAZE5 AND DECALS ON DINNERWARE

FDA Consumer Memo. Revised March 1978.Food and Drug Administration

Fact Sheet. Information on the safety of deco-rated,and glazed ceramic dinnerware. Defines-eceramit_; glazes and decals; explains the processesby Which they are applied and.possible hazardsfrom toxic metals in them; and indicates the rolescif the FDA, tfie U.S. Potters Association, the LeadIndustries Association, Inc., and the consomer inppeventing poisoning from dinnerware. I p.

Free. Office of Consomer Inquiries, Foodland DrugAdministration. HFW No. (FDA) 78-2092.

21 LEAD PAINT POISONING

fact Sheet No. 14. Revised January 1978.Consumer Product Safety Commission

Fact Sheet. Information'on lead poisooing con-tracted from paint, with emphasis upon lead paintpoisoning in children. Includes Consumer ProductSafety Commission standards for the lead contentin ints, symptoms of lead.poisoning from anysot and suggestions for preventing lead paintpui g. Also includes a bibliography. 3 pp.

Free. Consumer Product Safety Commission.GPO No. 157-011-00125-6. G?0 Price $2.75 for 50ftp PS.

22. SA-f "FSTIFIDf USi AROUND THE HOME

September 1974

fnvironmental Protection Agency

Pamphlet. Information for the consumer on how touse pesticides effectively and safely. Includes

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advice on purchasing, storing, applying, anddisposing of pesticides; emergency treatment forpesticide poisdiAng; and precautionary measures to'reduce the need far ppsticides. Also includesources of yurther. informatipen. 9 pp.

I e-.

Free. EPA Prnting Management Office.

Preventing Childhood Poisonings

23 DESEAMOS SABER ACERCA DE COMO PREVENIR LOSENVENENAMIENTOS DE LA NINEZ

Consumer Product Safety CommissionN. 4

Brochure. Spanish-language version of We Want You'To Know About Preventing Childhood Poisonings.

(See 26). 3 PP.

Free. Consumer Product Safety Commiasion

.24 LOCKED UP POISONS PREVENT TRAGEDY

Consumer Product Safety 'Commission.

Brochure. Prepared by the National PlanningCouncil for National Poison Prevention Week.Diverse pointers on the causes of childhoodpoisoning and measures.for preventing it.Includes a list..of instructions for poison-proofing the home. Illustrated. Available,inSpanksh (scc :5) 4 pp.

free. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

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.25 LOS PRODUCTOS VENENOSOS ENCERRADOS PREVIENENTRAGEDIA

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Brochure. Spanish-language version of Locked 1.12Poisons Prevent Tragedy. (Zci 4 PP-

Free. Consumerysoduct Safety Commission

26 POISON LOOKOUT CHECKLIST


Checklist. A series of questions, accompanied byexplanations,.-designed to help parents identifyand/eliminate toxic hazards in the kitchen, bath.room, and garage or storage area. Intended to

dhildren, -as well as adults, in theactivity of poison-proofing the home. 1 p.

Free. Consumer Product Safety Commissiap

.27 POISONOUS HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS

,Fact Sheet No. 21. March 1975.Consumer Product Safety Commission

Fact Sheet. Suggestions for,poison-proofing thehome. Includes proper use of packages with safetyclosures, i.e child-resistant containers, and a'bibliography. 3 pP.

Free. Consumer Product Safety Commission.GPO No. 052-On-00122-8. ,GPO Price $3.75 for 50copies.

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28 WE WANT YOU TO KNOW P3flUT EAREVENTING CHILDHOOD

POISONINGS

Food and Drug Administratione

Brochure. List of Measures to protect your child

from accidental poisoning by medicines and house-

° hold chemicals. -Also inckudes information on what

to do,:if your Child is poisoned and what the

federal government is doing under the Poison Pre--

vention Packaging Act. Available in Spanish

:5). 3 pp.

Free. Consumer Product Safety Commissionor

Office of Consumer Inquiries, Food and Drug


'Gm No. 05'2-011-00118-0. GPO Price 1.3.00 for 50

coples.

29 YOUR HOME COULD BE FULL OF POISONS


Brochure. Information for adults on four types of

potential poisons, how poisonings occur, and what

to do in case of poisoning. Back opens out to a

game on poison-proofing the home. Colorful illus-

trations. 4 pp.

Free. Consumer 't.oduct Safety Commission.

Preventing Childhood Poisonings: Education

30 A GUIDE TO TEACHING POISON PREVENTfON IN KINDER-

GARTENS AND PRIMARY GRADES

Revised EditionCon'sumer Product Saftty ComMission

'Booklet. A manual for classroom teacherS,

designed to serve as one component in a campaign

to teduce accidental childhood poisonings.

2'4

Includes background on the pr,oblem, objectives ofthe program, suggested approaches, and provisionsof the PoiSon Prevention Packaging Act. Alsoincludes learning experiences, activities andworksheets, crite-ria.for evaluation, and resourcesfor the teacher. 63 pp.

Free. Consumer Product Safety Commission.GPO No. 052-003-00257-4. GPO Price $1.25 percopy.

31 POISON AWARENESS: A DISCUSSION LEADER'S GUIDE


Booklet. A tool kit of ideas, activities, andtechniques for conducting a group presentation anpoison prevention, particularly on the use, stor-age, and disposal of potential poisons. 46 ppe

Free. Consumer Product Safety Commission.GPO No. 052-011-00202-0. GPO Price $2.40 percopy.

32 POISON AWARENFSS: A RESOURCE BOOK FOR TEACHERS,GRADES 7-9.

,Consumer Product Safety Commission

Booklet. Activities and guidelines for teachingseventh through ninth grade students about poison-prevention, particularly the use, storage, anddisposal of four types of potential poisons.Designed to help students make their homes saferfor younger siblings and increase parental aware-ness about poison-proofing the home. 61 pp.

Free. Consumer Product Safety Commission.GPO No. 052,011-00201-1, GPO Price $2.40 per

copy.

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33 POISON PREVENJION: STUDENT READINGS

No. 6-S


Brochure.Material on preventing accidental

childhood poisoning,designed fOr a unit on pro.-

duct safety in home economics, health education,

and consumer education classes.Emphasizes pre,-

cautions ,n the three household areas where the

commonest types of poisoning occur, i.e. the .

bathroom, the kitchen, and the garage or storage

area. Inpludes a section on what students should

do if a child in their care is poisoned. (For

TeaL-her f;uiJo to tke ur-ft in which these readings

may i2o1,4). 5 pp.

01.

Free. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

GPO No. 052-011-00198-8.GPOPrice $10.00 for 50

copies.

:} 34 POISON PREVENTION:TEACHER GUIDE

No. 6-T

_Consumer Product Safety Commission

Pamphlet. A productsafety unit on poison preven-

tion,designed for up to six class periods in

junior and senior high school courses in home

economics, health 'education, and consumer educa-

tion. Includes teaching objectives, discussion

questions, a variety of classroom activities, and

a reference section on some major agents involved

in poisoning. (Por StudentReadings that may be

u3 6;c; fn t nit, ee 53).. 7 pp.


GPO No. 052-011-00190-2.GPOPrice $0.80 per copy.

3,1

26.

Preventing Childhood Poisonirps: The Poison Preven-tion Packaging,Act

35 POISON PREVENTION PACKAtING

Fact Sheet No. 46. Revised May 1976.Consumer Product Safety Cammassion

Fact Sheet. Information dn the background, cen-tral provisions, implementation, and impact of thePoison Prevention'Packaging Act of 1970. Explainsthe procedures used by the Consumer Product SafetyCommission to test .child-resistant container6 andto decide Which products should be packaged inthem. Also lists products which currently must bepackaged in Child-resistant containers and mea-sures consumers must observe for safety packagingto be effective. Includes a short bibliography.3 PP-

Free. Consumer Product Safety Commission.GPO No..052-011-00117-1. GPU Price $2.65 for 50qpoies.

36 POISON PREVENTION PACKAGING: ALTERNATIVES FOROLDER CONSUMERS AND THE HANDICAPPED


Brochure. Summarizes the provisions of the Poison,Prevention Packaginci Act of 1970, including theexception that offers those persons whose physicalcondition prevents their use of safety packagingtwo ways to obtain regulated products in tradi-tional psckaging. 3 pp.

Free. Consumer Product,Safety Commission.GPO Nr. 052-011-00112-1. GPOefrice $2 25 for 50copies.

3127

37 POISON PREVENTION PACKAGING: WHAT PHARMACISTS

SHOULD KNOW


Brochure., InfOrmation for pharmaLsts on theirobligations under the Pdison Prevention Packagibg

Act of 1970. De.ines safety paciloging, i.e.

s,child-resistant containerS; lists drugs and other

products.that are often,found in establishments ,

where pharmacies are located and that must be

safety packaging; and explains.legal exemptions

and other particular provis,ons.of law. 3 pp. .

Free. -Consumer Product Safety Commission.

'GPO No. 052-011-00009-4. GPO Price $2.25 for 50

copies.

38 THE TRAVELS Of TIMOTHY TRENT

Consumer Product Safety commission

Film. Demonstrates the value of safety packaging

in protecting children from accidental poisoningby depicting the activlties pf a young fellow who

can't resist putting everything he can reach into

.his mouth. Particularly good for parents,and

anyone else who has contact with young children.

Color and'sound. 10 min.,.16mm.

$49.50. National Audiovisual Center, Order

pepartment (Washington, DC 20409).

Free Joan from regional offices of Modern Talking

Pictures; Inc. (F(72- a(Liresses see p.61).

0, 3

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Treatment for Poisoning

, 39 FIRST AID FOR POISONING

American Association of Poison Control Centers

FlYer. Emergency treatment for cases of eye orskin contact with poison, exposure to poisonousgas, and swallowed ,poison. Includes spaces foremergency telephone numbers. Suitable for pos-ting. B /4 x 5 1/2".


For other puL7i.ca oce:

40 CATALOGUE OF PUBL/CATIONS, RADIO, FILMS, SLIDES,FACT SHEETS, T.V.

tV,


Booklet. Partially annOtated listing of ConsumerProduct Safety Comaussion publications and audiovisual materials. Includes complete informationon ordering and order,forms. 32 pp.

Free. Consumer Product Safety Commission,

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TQXIC SUBSTANCES IN THE. WORKPLACE .

-

Hazardous Materials

41 Beryllium

Job Health.Hazard Series. Obtolger 1975.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration '

pamphlet. Overview of the health hazards posed by

beryllium (an element used in the manufacture of a

variety of products, e.g. automotive parts', com-

puters and business machines, other electronic

equipment, and X-ray tubes). Includes symptoms

and consequences 'of peryllium poisoning, methods

for preventing it, and OSHA standards for expo-

sure. 6 pp.

Free. OSHA Publications Office.

pSHA 2239

42 CARBON MONOXIDE

Job Health Hazard Series. June 1975.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Pamphlet. Overview of the health hazards posed by.'

carbon monoxide in the workplace. Includes

effects and symptoms of exposure, methods for

eliminating the hazard and protecting one's self

from it, and present ands recommended OSHA

standards of permissible exposure levels. 4 pp.


OSHA 2274

43 HANDLING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Safe Work Practices Series. September 1975.


3.1

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Pamphlet.- Alerts employees to the hazards ofthree classes of materials widely used inindustry: compressed gases (including common toxic

.

gases), combustible and flaMmable liquids, andevlosives and blasting agents. Specifies .

precautions to observe in,handling andrstoringmateria/s qf each type. 14 pp.

Free. OSHA Publications Office.OSHA 2237

44 HEALTH HAZARDS OF ROOFING MATERIAL'S!: COAL-TAR-PITCH AND ASPHALT

Cancer Alert Series. 1978..


Pamphlet. Information for employers and employees,on the.health hazards of hot pitch and asphalt,with special emphasis on cancers. Includes OSHAstandards applicable to the roofing industry andsafety practices for,roofers, 8 pp.


45 LEAD

Job Health Hazard Series. June 1975.Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Pamphlet. Overview of the hazards of leadpoisoning, with emphasis Upon chronic poisoningcaused by the build-up or lead In the body overlang periods of exposure. Includes risksassocidted with various industries, methods ofpreventing lead poisoning, and present andrecommended federal standards. 5 pp.

Free. OSHA Publications Office.6SHA 2230

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46 MERCURW .**t. (

Job Health Hazard Series, Augat 1975. .

Occupational Safety arid Health Administration.

Pamphlet. Dverview of the health hazards posed by

mercury. Includes symptoms and effectS" of merCury

poisoning, with emphasis upon 'chronic, poisoning '

caused by long-term exposure to low levels of the

element. Also includes methods.of Oreveneipg mer-

cury poisoning and present and recommended federal

safety standards, incfuding permissible-exposure

levels, periodic medical examinations, and special

provisions for sanitation. 6 pp.

Free. OSEA Publications Office.

OSHA 2234

47 TOLUENE DIILSOCYANATE (TDI)

Job Health Hazards Series. Deeember 1975.


Pamphlet. Overview of the health hazards posed by .

IDI (the base ingredient in many polyurethane

plastics) and methods of preVenting TDI poison-

ing. Includes first'aid for victims and present and

recommended federal regulatory standards. 4 pp.

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OSHA 2248

48 L;INYL CHLORIDE

Job Health Hazards Sertles. June 1975.

Occupational. Safety and Health Administra ion

Pamphlet. Overview of the health hazards asso-

ciated 4ith the Oroduction of vinyl chloride (a

carcinogenic gas used in the production of a.

Widely-used plastic). Includes an account of the .

varibus risks facing workers and a detaileddiscussion of the .4tandards OSNA has reguiredemPloyers fo meet.. 4 pp.


Occupational Diseases

49 INFORMING WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS ABOUT OCCUPATIONALCANCER

1978

Occupational Safety aod Health Administration

Booklet. .Report by. the Committee on !OneInformation in the Prevention of Occupatibnal,Cancer, prepared to assist OSHA in the devel6pment"of an Occupational Cancer Information and AkertProgram. Presents the dimensions of the Ortblem;distusses the issues identified, including theproblem of defining and determining carcinogene-sis; and 'recommends the general content, targetaudience, 'and tanner of presentation of.ah infor-mation program tq reduce the incidence of occupp0-tional cancer. 'Inclddes a chart of occupationalcarcinogens and .a bibliography. 16 pp.

Free. OSHA Publicationb Office.

50 KEPONE TEST INCINERATION

Environmental Protection Agency

Fact Sheet. Brief summary bf the crisis at the-Life Science PrOducts Company caused by massive

.o.

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occupdtional exposureto.the'pesticide Kepone and

of'EPA's response to ttie crisis. 1 p.

-Free. EPA Printing Management Office.

51 MORE THAN A PAYCHECK

Occupational SafeLi and Hekth Administration

Film. Explains haw workers in certain industries

may bring home 'more than a paycheck," i.e.

contaMination and cancer, and recommends modified

engineering and work practices to contria exposure

to carcinogenic substances. Appearing in the film

are Dr. Irving Selikoff, Mt. Sinai School of

Medicine; Dr. Pa61 Kotin, Johns-Manville Corpora-

tion;. Dr. Bob Scala, Ex'xon Corporation,-and Jack

Sheehan, United.Steelworkersof America, Inc.

Narrated by John Wayne. 28 min.,. 16mm'. d.

$k 0 Rental $12.50. National Audio Visual

Center (General. Services Admliistration,

Washington, pc 20409).

Order No. A00278

See also Hazardous Materials

Regulating the Chemical Industry: The Toxic

%Substances Control Act

52 CHEMICALS AND THE REGULATORY F'ACTS OF LIFE-

SePtember 1978


Pamphlet. Speech by Dr. Steven D. Jellinek; EPA

Assistant Administratot for Toxic Substancee,

delivered at the Monsanto CorpoTate Enviromental

Control Workshop.Prospective view of EPA's regu-

lation of the chemical industry-under the Toxic

Substances Control Act. Presents priorities set

for policies and prOgrams; assurances of respod-sible regulation, especially public'involvementpand measures industry should observe to complyresponsibly with the Act. 8 pp.

Free. EPA Print,ing Management Office.

53 THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT-s

November 1977

Environmental Protertion Agency

Pamphlet. Discussian designed to familiarize thepublic with the major provisions of the ToxicSubstances Control Act of 19761 which authorizesEPA to obtain'from industry diverse data aboutchemitS1 substances and mixtures and to regulate,their manufacture, processing, distribution incommerce, use, and disposal. Also discusses therecognitiob of dlemical risks, Which led to thepassage'of the Act. Many full-color photo-graphs. 12 pp.

Free. EPA Printing Management Office.GPO No. 055-000-00165-1. GPO Price $0.90 percoPy.

54 TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL,ACT (TSCA): THE MANDATEIS CLEAR

April 1978


Brochure. Speech by Dr. Steven D. Jellinek, EPAAssistr.nt Administrator for Toxic Substances.Qiscussion of the background and implications ofthe Toxic Substandes Control Act. Focuses onevidence'that chemicals 6onstitute a health hazard

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and on the 'nature of the judgments EPA must make,in exercising its authority under TSCA. 5 pp.

Free. EPA Printing Management Office.

55 TSCA AND THE AMERICAN WORXE'R

September 1978EnvironmenrarTrotection Agency

Brochure. Speech by Dr., Steven D. Jellinek, EPAAsststant Admknistratorcfor Toxic Substances,delivered at the AFL-CIO National Conference onOccupational Safety and Health. Discussion of theauthority granted EPA by the Toxic Suostances Con--trol. Act, 'with emphasis upon'the ways it streng-thens the ability of the Occupational Safety andHealth Administration to protect workers fromchemical hazards. Includes actions that employeesmay take to gain safer workplace conditions. 7 pp.

Free. EPA Prinzing Management Offiee.

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36

TOXIC SUBSTANCES IN AGRICULTURE

Pes icide Safety: Precautdons

56 8E. CAREFULPESTICIDES CAN RE DANGEROUS/TENGACUIDADOPE5iICIDAS pUEDEN SER PELIGROSOS


Poster., Two-color picture and safety tips inEnglzgh and Spanish for the worker working infields that have been treated wrth pesticides.24" x 17".

Free. . FPA Printing Management Office.

57 FARM WORKERS' PESTICIDE SAFETY

Mav lq75Environmental Protection Agency

Booklet. Cartoons captioned with precautions forfanm workers and teir families to alert them tothe dangers of pesticide poisoning. Available inSpanish 21.pp.


'PESTICIDE SAFETy TIPS


Flyer. Rules for using, storing, disposing ofrand treating exposure t9 pesticides. 8 1/2" x3 3/4".

Free, EPA Printing.Management Office.

:--59 SAFE STGRACL AND .2 SPOSAL OF PESTICIDES

May 1977

EnvironmentalProtection Agency

Pamphlet. EPA guideline,s for the storage and

disposal of pesticides and pesticide containers.

Includes illustratedinstructions on triple rin-

sing of containers and a basic list of hazardoUs

practices tp avoid. Especially addressed to

manufacturers, government officials, and large-

scale users of pesticides. B pp.


60 SEGURIDAD DE LOS TRABAJADORES AGRICOLAS DURANTE EL

USO DE PESTICIDAS

1976


Booklet.Spanish-language version

of Farm

W2rIers' Pesticide Safety. (Scc i-)7) . 21 pp.

Free. FPA Printing Management Office.

Pesticide Safety: New Control Programs

61 PREDATOR CONTROL

Environmental Information.January 1976.


Fact-Sheet.Information on the 1972 bans against

the use of pesticides to control animals that prey

on livestock and on the development of two devices

to control them by the use of sodium cyanide. Dis-

cusses the programs to test'both devices and EPA'a

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grounds for permitting the restricted uSe of oneof them. 4 pp. .


62 INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT

Environmental Information. February 1976.Environmental Protection Agency

Fact Sheet. Introduction to Integrated PestManagement, an approach to pest control thatcombines a variety of tethnigues, principallynatural controls, and hence reduces reliance un-conventional chemical pesticides. Explains sevenof the techniques. Also discusses programs todevelop IPM systems and encourage'growers to usethem. 5 pp.'


Segulatinq Pesticides: The Federal Insecticidet_Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act

63 FARMERSKNOW YOUR RESPONSIBILIIIES UNDER THEFEDERAL PESTICIDE LAW


Poster. Illustrated instructions to employers forprotecting their field workers against pesticidepoisoning. Includes precautions that workersshould he encouraged to observe, the protectiveclothing they should wear, symptoms of poisoning,and the number of hours employers mwt keepworkers out of fields after applying each of

1-wel-\44 pesticides... 13 //i#4 x 10 1/2".


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64 THE FEDERAL ENV4RONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT OF

1972: HIGHLIGHTS

January 1973 -


Brochure. Major provisions of the Federal En-

vironmental Pesticide Control Act'of 1972, which

substantially amended the Federal Insecticide,

Fungicide, and .Rodenticide Act by extending the

regulatory authority of the Environmental Pro-

tection-Agency to.all pesticides. Also explains

the authority of EPA prior to the 1972 Act; Its

responsibilities under the Pesticide Amendment to

the gederal Food, Drug, and Cobmetic Act; and EPA'

proceedings to cancel use of five hazardous pesti-

cides, including DDT. 7 pp.


Regulating Pesticides: Pesticide Applicator

Certification .

65 lk OVERVIEW OF PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CERTIFICATION

CPA 5. February 1975.Environmental Protection Agency

Pamphlet. Information on EPA regulations for the

certification of individuals who use or supervise

the use of restricted use pesticides, i.e. pesti-

cides that may adversely affect the environment.

Includes the background of the legislation that

requires Certification, the types of applicators

who must'be certified, the qualifications each

type must demonstrate, and sources of further

information about certification programs. 7 pp.


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66 SOME ANSWpiS ON CERTIFICATION OF PESTICIDE .

APPLICATT

CPA 1. Jur_l974;Environmental,Protection Agency

Brochure. Overview of EPA7monitored state pro-grams to certify pesticide applicators, i.e.individuals who use or supervise the use of peati-cides that may adversely affect the environment.Defines the categories of applicators who mustobtain certification and indicates the separateresponsibilities of EPA and the states. Alsoindicates sources of additional information abolltcertification. 4 pp. .

Free. EPA Printiog MInagement Offir.e.

Regulating Pesticides: Pesticide Registrat'on and

Labeling

67 CONDITIONAL REGISTRATION

February 1979Environmental Protection Agency ^Fact Sheet. scription of the program, aUthb-rized by the 1978,amendments to the Federal Insec-ticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, by whichEPA can conditionally regicter pesticide productsthat are chemically the same as products alreadyregistered. 4 pp.

Free. EPA Printing Managemdnt Office.

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68 PESTICIDE REGISTRATION: HOW IT PROTECTS YOU, YOUR

FAMILY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT

FebrUary 1974Environmental Protection Agency

Pamphlet. Information on EPA'S authority for re-

quiring and enforcing pesticide registration under

the 1-edera1 Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenti-

cide Act and for setting'and enforcing residue

tolerance levels under the Pesticide AmenOment to

the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Ex- ,

plains how these laws protect human health and the

environment and how EPA administers them. Also

Includes s list of precautions for consumers. 9 pp.

Free. EPA Print3ng Management Office.

69 REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION AGAINST REGISTRATION

February 1979Environmental Protection Agency

Fact Sheet., Description of EPA's program for

gathering information to determine whether or not

a pesticide.product should be registered by the

agency and thereby allowed to be sold in inter-

state commerce. 4 pp.

Free. EPA Printing. Management Office.

70 PESTICIDES...READ THE LABEL FIRST.

August 1976Environmental Protection Agency

Brochure. Model pesticide label accompanied by a ,

key .explaitting how tcruse the directions and war-

ninga that'EPA requires it to Include. Also lists

.six steps to safer pesticide use. 6 pp.


.i)42

Regulating Pesticides: Specific Pesticides

71 2,4,5.4 FACT SHEET


Fact Sheet. Information on EPA regulatioA of theherbicide 2,4,5-1, with emphasis on the program todevelop 8nd apply a method for monitoring dioxin(the component in the herbicide that has beenlinked with birth defects in laboratory animals).Also includes information on the disposal ofHerbicide Orange, a proscribed defoliant con-taining 2,4,5-1 or a related compound. 3 pp..


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72 ALDRIN AND DIELDRIN

Environmental Facts. -January 1975.Environmental Protection Agency

Fact Sheet. Account of EPA actions to cancel andto suspend production of Aldrin and Dieldrinrelated brodd-spectrum pesticides). Concentrateson the related.judicial proceedings involving EPA,the Environmental Defense Fund, and affectedproducers. 3 pp.


73 DDT AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Environmental Facts. July 1974.Environmental Protection Agency

Fact Sheet. Discussion of events leading up toEWE; ban on all uses of DDT as a crop pesticide-and of cases in which EPA has granted emergencyexemptions. Includes a history of the use of DDT,

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the controverSy over its risks and benefits, and

federal regulatory actions to phase it out. 6 pp.


Efgplating Pesticies: Worker Protection Standards

74 tARM WORKER PROTECTION STANDARDS

cnvironmental Facts. Auguse 1974.


Fact Sheet. Provisions of the national farmworker protection standards issued by EPA to

supplement the precautions it reouires gri the

labels of specific pesticides. Inclu the

legislative background and agency proceduresleading up to the publication of these sten-

dardsa.. 3 pp.


Treatment for Pesticide Poisoning

75 DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT OF POISONING BY PESTICIDES


Pamphlet. Information to familiarize farmers with

the symptoms and treatment of poisoning from chem-

icals used to replace DDT. Includes technical

explanations of the physiological effects of the

four classes of replacement chemicals; the types

of therapy inaicated; and ch'arts of the signs and

symptoms of parathion poisoning, of the classifi-

cation and treatment of organophosphate poisoning,

and of the testsjor determining pesticide expo-

sure. Arso includes an illustrated chart of the

ways accidental-pesticide poisonings occur;-a -list-

of basic precautions for preventing them; case

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histories; and sources of.information about pes-ticides, including a guide to interpreting state-ments on their labels. 15 pp.

Free. EPA Printing Management Office,

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TOXIC SUBSTANCES' IN THE ENVIRONMENT

Pollution

76 POLLUTION AND YOUR HEALTH

May 1976Environmental Protection Agency

Pamphlet. General discussion of theyossiblethreats to human physics? and emotional health

posed by a number of specific environmental

pollutants. Deals separately withLeach area of

EPA regulatory responsibility, i.e. air, water,

solid'wastes, noise, pesticides, and radiation,

and defines three generic categories of hazardous

pollutants, i.e. carcinogens; teratogens, 890

mutagens. Photographic illustrations. 16 pp.


Pollstion: Air

77 HEALTH EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTANTS

Revised December 1978Environmental .Pratection.Agency

Brochure. Description of the six major air

pollutants aryl their effects on human health.

Also preSirnts data on the reduction of air

pollution srnce the pAssage of the Clean Air 4ot

of 1970. 6 pp.


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Pollution: Solid Wastes

78 ,CURRENT VIEWS ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT


Pamphlet. Annotated bibliography of governmeritpublications on solid waste management issues andpractices. Many items an the disposal of hazar-dous wastes, including state prograft and regu-lations, environmental damage, and disposal tech-nology, with oarticular,emphasis on pesticides andvinyl chloride. 16 pp.

Free. EPA Office of Solid Waste, Information-Materials Control Group (26 West St. Clair Street,Cincinnati, OH 45268).GPO No. 055-002-00168-8. GPO Price $0.50 percopy.

79 HOSPITAL WASTES

SW-129. 1974.

Environmental Protection-Agency

Booklet. Non-technical summary.of three EPA-funded studies of how hospttals handle and disposeof waste materials, including hazardous biolo-gical, radioaciive, and Chemical wast'es. Dis-'cusses the various ways that present practicesthreaten human health; ways to estimate wastesgenerated and hende improve hospital planning;steps to improve present systems of waste dis-posal; and new concePts in hospital waste manage-ment. 36 pp. ,

Free. EPA Office of Solid Waste, Information-Materials Control Group .(26 West St. Clair street,Cincinnati, OH 45268). No longer availablefrom GPO.

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. BO SOLID WASTE FACTS; A STATISTICAL HANDBOOK

SW-694. August 1978.Environmental Protection Agency

Pamphlet. Basic data and statistical informationon golid waste and its management. Concentrateson the objective5 and provisions of the Resource'Conservation and Recovery Act and on federal,state, and local programs related to them, inclu-ding programs to dispose orindustrial and hazar-dous wastes'. 17 pp.


For o.ther puhZioaHons

81 EPA JOURNAL


Journal. M'onthly magazine, each issue devoted toone dfea of environmental protection. Frequentlyincludes articles ontoxic su'itances and noticesof new publications about then- Recent issuesinclude "Industry and-EPA"-(January 1978) and"Toxics" ',(SePtember 1978).

5ingle copixs of reprints available free.from EPAPrinting Management Office.

GPO Stock Code EPAT. GPO Price $12.00 per year,$1.2P per single copy; $15.00 per year ($1.50per single copy) if mailed to a foreign address.

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TOXIC "SUBSTANCES AND THE ROLE OFTHE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

arm-Ims_Emtf_t_5II 1IIy_ILtEzunLaa

82 A COMPILATION OF LAWS ADMINISTERED BY THE U.S.CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

October 1972


Booklet. Copies of the Consumer Puduct SafetyAct, which established the Consumer Product SafetyCommission, and of the exiSting.laws that the Act.transferred to the agency, i.e. the Flammable Fab-rics Act, the Federal Hazardous'Substances Act,the Poison Prevention Packaging ACt, and theRefrigerator Safety Act. 68 pp.

Free. Consumer Product Safety Commission.GPO No. 052-011-00106-6. GPO Price $1.50 per6411.

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFFIY ACT, AMENDMENT

November 10, 1978Consumer Product'Safety Comm4ssion

Pamphlet. Miscellaneous amendments to theConsumer Product Safety Act of 1972 and to otherLaws administered by the Consumer Product SafetyCommission. 9 pp.

Free. Consumer Product Safety Commission.GPO-No. 022-003-921-62-1. GPO PrIce $0.80 percopy.

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84 CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION IMPROVEMENTSACT OF 1976

May 11, 1976

Cgrsumer Product Safety Commissicin

Pamphlet. Miscellaneous amendments to the Con-sipmer Product Safety Act of 1972 and to other lawsadministered by the Consumer Product SafetyCommission. 13 pp.


\,85 WHY DOESN'T SOMEBODY DO SOMENING?

Consumer Product Safety Commi_ssion

Pamphlet. Information on the basic respon-sibilities and structure of the Consumer PrciductSafety Commission. Includes the objectives andauthority assigned to CPSC by the law that estab-lished it and pirincipal CPSC activities to imple-ment that law. Also includes brief biographies ofthe five Commissioners who head CPSC. 8 pp.

E'ree. Consumer ProdUct Safety Commiss on.No longer availablefrom a0.

Sec a:eo utt'r pul--!L.ati,ons Zisted, partioularly:2, 3, 21,

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86 EPAPROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT

March 1977Environmental Protection Agency

Booklet. Overview of the purpose, structure,authority, and activities of.the EnvironmentalPrátection Agency. Separate sections on air,.water, solid waste, toxic substances, pesticides,radiation, and noise. Sections emphasize thebackground and major provisions of the laws under

. whiCh EPA carries out its programs in each area.Also Includes a section on the costs of pollutioncontrol. Many photographs. 26 pp.

Free. .EPA Printing Management Office.

437 OFFICE OF PESTICIDE PROGRAMS: TECHNICAL SERVICESDIVISION

July 1975Environmental Protection Agency

Brochure. Overview of,the Technical ServicesDivision, Which provides the EPA Office of Pesti-cide:Programs with the scientific and technicalsupport and the up-to-date information it needs asa basis for,its regulatory actions. Describes theservices of each of the Division's five branched,including its primary respOnsibility, facilities,And representative activities. Also summarizesthe main provisAns of the amended Federal Insec,ticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, which theOffice of Pesticide Programs helps to administerand eAforce. 5 pp.


:oe aZoc cther EPA publications listed, particularlyY;-76, 80-81.

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88 FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION ANNUAL REPORT, 1977

Food and Drug sAdminist rat ion

Booklet. 'Report on the workings of FDA during

fiscal 1977. Presents the difficulty and com-

plexity of developxng and implementing rational

regulatory policies in FDA's areas of jurisdiCtion

hy dl.scussing budgetary activity, Program activi

ties and accomplishments, and major issues con-

fronted, i.e. laetrile, sacCharin, food labeling,

and proposed changes In FDA drug legislation.

Includes charts of FDA's expenditures, P,'t iv t es ,

arid organization. 55 pp.

Free. Office of Consumer Inquiries, Fond and Drug

Administ rat ion.

89 HIM INF FOR POISON ,VICT IMS

Food and Druo Administration

Reo:int. july 1976 article hy James Greene, staff

writer witp the FDA Office of Public Affairs.

Discussq of FDA's National Clearinghouse for

Poison CAntrol Centers. Focuses on the methods by

,which informat ion is collected, analyzed, stored,

and dissominated to local poison control centers.

4 pp.

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, Free. Office cf Consumer Inquiries, Food and Drug

Adminlqtration. HEW No. (FDA) 76-7003.

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Interagency Regulatory Liaison Croup

90 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES

1978

Interagency Regulatory Liaison.Group

Booklet. IRLC development plans for coordinatingthe member agencies' regulation of twenty-fourhazardous materials. Separate sections on eachmaterial summarize its effects on health, itsproduction and use, the history and current statusof the agencies' authority to regulate it, majorinteragency issues to be resolved, alternativesfor,resolving them, and the actions scheduled bythe IRLG work group concerned with the material,.236 pp.

Free. EpA Industry Assistance Office (TS-799, 401M Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20460) or call

TSCA telephone service (LW p. 64).

Occu a ional Safet and Health AdminiAtration

91 ALL ABOUT OSHA

Programs and Policy Series. Revised April 1976.

Occupational' Safety and Health Administration

Rooklet. An overview of OSHA's,policies and pro-cedures and of the Occupational Safety and HealthAct of 1970, including the rights and responsi-bilities that it vests in.employers and in em-

ployees. Major 'sections discuss the purpose and

coverage of the Act, standards, recordkeeping and

reporting, keeping employees informed, workplaceinspections, citations and penalties, and theappeals process. Also indicates the aid and in-

formation available from OSHA. 34 pp.


92 STANDARDS, INTERPRETATIONS, REGULATIONS, 'AND

PROCEDURES


Brochure-. .

Information on the Occupational Safety

and Health Subscription Service, which issues

copies of all OW standards and regulations

published in the Federal Register and-the Code of

Federal Regulations. Includes volumes available,

_subscroption rates, ahd order form., 5 pp.


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'7:%3T,ta (zrticularl?

HOW TO ORDER THE PUBLICATION LISTED .

With the few exc ptions noted-belOw, each of thefour agencies distri Otes its own publications. Zhismeans that you must place a separate order for the

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, publications you want from each agency that publishesthem and that you should refer to the Instructions forordeung from that. agency.

Generally speaking, you should address your%requests for.publications to the publishing agency'scentral distributing office or to its office in yourregion. Both are listed in the instructions onordering from the agency.

You will help any of the agencies process yourorder quickly and accurately if you include the,following information:

Title of publication,

Publication nuMber, if any (the number you findunder,the name of the agency's central distri-butinq officeoat the bottom of the description)or the name of the series and number in theseries, if any (the name and number you finddirectly under the title of the publication):

Number of copies requested, and

Your name and address or the name and addressto which you want the publications mailed.

for ybur convenienCe, an order form addresSed to eachagency is included at the end of the instructions on'ordering from it.

The'agencies do not chSrge for the publicationsthat they distribute themselves, and they.pay thecosts of mailing them. They also do not Charge orrequire you to obtain permission before quoting orreproducing their publications, except in special

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cases where theyMave Used photographs or othermaterials Copyrighted by someone else. If the pub-lication you want to reproduce seems to you possibly

-:-Such a case,, you should clear it with the agency'scentral istributing office. By and large, however,you may assume that you are ftee to,make as manyOpies, of any publicition as you wish.

A few ofthe publications listed are not avail-able from.the regular agency offices. Films and a fewother publications come only from,speCial offices.The desciiptions give the names and addresses of these'offices in place of the agency's central distributingoffice at the bottom of the lefthand column, where.youfind the information you need fur ordering.

.The EPA Journal must be ordered from the Govern-ment Printing Office. So must large numbers of copiesOf some agencies' publications. The instructions onordering from the agency that issues the publicationsyou want will tell you whether you should ordermultiple copies from the Government Printing Qffice:

Instructions on ordering from the GovernmentPrinting Office and an order form are included at theend of-this section,

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HOW TO ORDER PUBLICATIONS FROM THE U.S.CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION_ (CPSC)

You may obtain Up to,10 copies of most CPSCpublicatiOns free from the central office:

-U.S. Consumer Product Safety .CommissionWashington, DC 20207

More.than 10 copies of most CPSC publications, may bePurchased from the Government Printing Office. Thestock number to use when prdering from GPO and the Geoprice are included at the very bottom of the descrip-tions.

You mav also obtain copies'of most CPSCpublications from the regional Area Offices:

Atlanta Area Office

Consumer Product SafetyCommission

1330 West Peachtree'St., N.W.Atlenta, GA 30309(404) 881-2231(AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC,SC, TN)

Boston Area Office


100 Summer Street, Rm. 1607-Boston, MA 02110(617) 223-5576(CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)

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Chicago Area Office

...Consumer Product Safety

Commassion230 S. Dearborn StreetRoom 2945Chicago, IL 60604(312) 353-8260(IL, IN)

Cleveland Area Office

ConsumeT Product SafetyCommission

Plaza Nine Building55 Erieview Plaza, Room 520Cleveland, OH 44114(216) 522-3886(MI, OH)

Dell irea Office


Room 410C, 500 South ErvayDallas, TX 75201(214) 749-3871.(AR, LA, MN, OK, TX)

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Denver Afea Office

Consumer.Product SafetyCommission

Suite 938, Guaranty BankRuilding

817 17th StreetDenver, CO 80202(303) 837-2904(CO, MT, ND, 50, UT, WY)

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Kansas City Area Office

Consumer Product SafetyCommlssion

Suite 1500, Traders, National'Bank Building1125 0rand AvenueKansas City, MO 64106(816 374-2034(IA, KS, MO,.NE)

Los Angeles Area Office


3668 Wilshire Boulevard,Suite 1100

Los Angeles, CA 90010(213) 688-7272(AZ, So. CA)

New York Area Office

Consumer Prodixt SafetyCommission

6 World Trade CenterVesey Street, 6th FloorNew York, NY 10048(212) 264-1125(NJ, NY,'PR, VI)

Philadelphia Area Office


10th Flogr, 400 Market StreetPhiladelphia, PA 91906'(215) 50-9105(DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV)

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San Francisco Area Office

Consumer Product Safety

CommissionSuite 500, 100 Pine Street

San Francisco, CA 94111

(415) 556-1816(NI, NV, No. CA)

Seattle Aixea Office

Consumer Product Safety

Commission3240 Federal Building915 Second AvenueSeattle, WA 98174

(206) 442-5276(AK, ID, OR, WA)

Twin Cities Area Office


Metro Square, Suite 580

7th & RobertSt. Paul, MN 55101

(612) 725=7781(MN, WI)

You may also order CPSC publications by calling

the toll-free CPSC Hotline:

Continental U.S., except Maryland:

(800) 638-8326

Maryland only: (800) 492-8363

Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico,

Virgin Islpnds: (8U0) 638-8333-

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You may purchase CPSC films frqm the National °Audiovisual Center:

Nat7iona1 Audiovisual ::enterOrder DepartmentWa!;hington, DC 20409

You may also, however, borrow the films withoutcharge from the regional offices of Modern TalkingPictures, Inc.:

4705-F Bakers Ferry RoadAtlanta, GA 30336(404) 696-2025

122 West Chippewa StreetBuffalo, NY 14202(716) 853-1805

200 Third Avenue, S.W.Cedar Rapids, IA 52404(319) 363-8144

503 North College StreetCharlotte, NC 28202(704) 377-2574

230 floylston Street

Chestnut Hill, MA 02167(617) 527-4184

9 Garfield PlaceCincinnati, OH 452Q2(513) 421-2516

2238 Euclid AvenueCleveland, OH 44115(216) 621-9469

1411 Slocum StreetDallas, TX 75207(214) 742-4106

120; Stout StreetDenver, CO 80204(303) 573-7300

15921 W. 8 Mile Road-0Detroit, MI 48235

(313) 273-20704

1687 Elmhurst RoadElk Grove Village, IL 60007(312) 593,3250

2009 North Thirsi StreetHarrisburg, PA 17105'(717) 238-8123

716 Cooke streetHonolulu, HI 96813(808) 536-9105

4084 Westheimer RoadHouston, TX 77027(713) 622-3841

115 East Michigan StreetIndianapolis, IN 46204(317) 635-5331

1145 N. McCadden PlaceLos Angeles, CA 90038'(213) 469-8282

86 Weldon Parkway

Maryland Heights, MO 63043(314) 567-4278

1696 North Astor StreetMilwaukee, WI 53202(414) 271-0861

9129 Lyndale Avenue, S.Minneapolis, MN 55420(612) 884-5383

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2323 New Hyde Park RoadNew Hyde Park, NY 11040(516) 437-6300

1234 Spruce StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19107

(215) 545-2500

910 Penn AvenuePittsburgh, PA 19107

(412) 471-9118

149 Montgomery StreetSan Francisco, CA 94105(415) 543-4075

1205 North .45th StreetSeattle, WA 98103(206) 632-8461

315 SprindfLeld Avenue,-Summit, NJ 07901

(201) 277-630,0

Room 1072000 L Street, N.W.Washington, DC 20036

(202) 659-9234

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TO ORDER PUBLICATIONS FROM THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTALPROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), MAIL TO:

EPA Printing Management OfFi6ePM 215401 M Street, S.W.Washington, DC 20460

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HOW TO OMER PUBLICATIONS FROM THE,U.S.ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)

Except for the EPA Journal and the publications ,'that-come fromhthe Solid Waste Information-MaterialsControl Group, Whose address is given when you shouldorder from it, you may obtain copies of EPA publics-tions from.the central office: .

EPA Printing Management Office-PM 215401 M Street, S.W.Washington,'OC 20460

The "office will fill multiple orders whenever i,tsstock permits:

1 may also obtainrEPA,publications from thefoliowang rogional offices:

EPA Region

Office of Public AwarenessRoom 2303John F. Kennedy Federal BuildingBoston, MA 02203(617) 223-7223(CT, MX, MA, NH, RI, VT)

'EPA Region II

Office.oF Externql ProgramsRoom 100526 Federal PlazaNew York, NY 10007(212) 264-2515(NJ, Nr, PR, VI)

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.EPA Region III

OffiCe of Public AwPreness6th & Walnut StreetsPhiladelphia, PA 19106

(.215) 597-4081'(DE, MD, PA, VA, WV, DC)

EPA Reqi n IV

Office of Congressional andExternal Affairs

345 Courtlard Street, N.E.Atlanta, GA 30308(404) 881-3004(AL, GA, FL, MS, NC, SC, TN, KY)

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EPA Region V

Office of Public Affairs230 S. DearbornChicago, IL 60604(313) 353-2072(IL, IN, OH, MI, wi

EPA Region VI

Office of.Fnyironmental Policy1201 Elm Street/allas, TX 75270,(214) 767-2600/ (AR, LA, OK, TX, NM)

EPA Region VII

Office of Public InformationI.

324 East llth StreetKansas City, MO 64108(816) 374-6201(IA, KS, MO', NE)

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EPA Region VIII

Office of Public Awarenessand Inter-GovernmentalRelations

Suite 9001860 Lincoln StreetDenver, CO 80203(303) 837-3878(CO, UT, WY, MT, ND, SD)

EPA Region IX

Office of External Relations215 Fremont StreetSan Francisco, CA 94105(415) 556-6695(AZ, CA, NV, HI)

EPA Region X

Office of External Affairs1200 Sixth AvenueSeatIle, WA 98101(206) 442-1203(AK, ID, OR, WA)

Many public libraries contain EPA publications aswell.

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For publications, Federal Register notices, and,answers to specific questions about the Toxic Sub-stances Control Act, FPA has established a specic1telephone service. Its toll-free number is (800) 424-,9065. Its number for residents of the Washingtpn,D.C. area is 554-1404. If you prefer to write fortechnical information on the Toxic Substances ControlAct, you should address your request to the Office ofTechnical Services:

OTS

Industry Assistance OfficeTS-799

Washington, DC 20460my,/1

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety.Commission5401 Westbard AvenueWashington, DC 20207

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HOW TO.ORDER PUBLICATIONS FROM THEFOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA)

You may chtain up to 25 copies Of any FDApublication from the central office:

Office of Consumer Inquiries/HFJ-10Food and Drug Administration5600 Fishers LaneRockville, MD 20857

The regional FDA Consumer Affairs Officers canprovide more than 25 copies. You should send your

order to the office nearest you, together with a

letter explaining why you need the number of copies

you request.

Consumer Affairs Officer(HFR-2520)

Food and Drug-Administration810 Lee W. O'Brien Federal

Buil ng

Clinto,h & Pearl StreetsAlbanl, NY 12207


Food and Drug Administration880 W. Peachtnee Street, N.W.Atlanta, OA 30309

Consumer Affairs Officer(HFR-3245).

Food and Drug Administration900 Madison AvenueBaltimore, MD. 21201

Consumer Affairs.Officer(HFR-1145)

Food and Drug Administration585 Commercial StreetBoston, MA 02109

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Consumer Affairs Officer- (HFR-2145)

Food and Drug Administration850 lhird AvenueBrooklyn, NY 11232

Cpnsumer Affairs Officer(HFR-2245)

Food and Drug Administration599 Delaware AvenueBuffalo, NY 14202


Food and Drug Administration433 West Van Buren Street1222 Main Post Office BuildingChicago, IL 60607

Consumer Affairs Officer(HER-5245)

Food and Drug Adminisration .

1141 Central ParkwayCincinnati, OH 45202


Food and Drug Administration601 RocVwell Avenue, Room 463Clevetand, OH 44114

Consumer Affairs Officer(HFR-8145) 1

Food and Drug Administration500 U.S. Customhouse19th & California StreetsDenver, CO 80202

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Food and Drug Administration500 South ErvaySuite 470-8Dallas, TX 78204

tonsumer Affairs Officer(HFR-5345)

Food and Drug Administration1560 East Jefferson AvenueDetroit, MI zit8207


Food and Drug Administration20 Evergreen PlaceEast Oranqe, NJ 07018

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Food and Drug Administration701 W. Broad Street, Room 309Falls Church, VA 22046


Food and Drug Administration110 Michigan, N.W., Room 240,Srand Rapids, MI 49502

Coneumer Affairs Officer(HRF-5560)

Food and Drug Administration575 North PennsylvaniaRbom 693Indianapoli3, IN 46204


Food and Drug Administration1009 Cherry StreetKansas Caty, MO 64106

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Food and,Drug Administration1521 W. Pico Boulevard,Los Angeles, CA 90015

Consumer Affairs Officer.(HFR-;445)

Food and Drug Administration240 Hennepin AvenueMinneapolis, MN 55401


Food and Druo Admintstription297 Plus Park BoulevardNashville, TN 37217


Food and Drug Administrntion4298 Ely,sian Fields AvermeNew Orleans, LA 70122


Food and Drug Administration1619 Howard StreetOmaha, NE 68102


Food and Drug AdministrationP.O. Box 118Orlando, FL 32802


Food and Drug Administration900 U.S. Customhouse, Room 12042nd & Chestnut StreetsPhiladelphia, PA 19106

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Consumer Affairs Officer(HFR-j515)

Food and Drur, Administration3 Parkway D.tnter, Suite 206Pittsburgh, PA 15220


Food and Drug AdministrationNew Federal Office BuildingRoom 70067th 6 Marshall StreetsRichmond, VA 23240


Food and Drug Administration1114 Market Street, Room 755St. Louis, MO 63101


To:, and Drug Administration4719 S. Main, Room 301San Antonio, TX 78204 f


Food and Drug Administration50 United Nations Plaza, Room 524San Francisco, CA 94102


Food and Drug AdministrationP.O. Box S4427, Old San Juan

StationSan Juan, PR 00905

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ConsumeleAffairs Officer7(HFR-0143)

Food and Drug Administration909 First AvenueFederal Office Building, Room 5003Seattle, WA 98174

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TO ORDER PUBLICATIONS FROM THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY ANDHEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA), MAIL TO:

OSHA Publications OfficeU.S. Department of Labor, OSHARoom N3423200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.Washington, 9C 20210

HOW TO ORDER PUBLICATIONS FROM THEOCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

ADMINISTRATION (OSHA)

Except for the film "More Than a Paycheck", youmay obtain copies of the OSHA publications listed from

the dentral office:

OSHA Publications OfficeU.S. Department of Labor, OSHARoom N3423200 Constitution Avenue, N:W.Washington, DC 20210

You may also obtain single copies of OSHApublications from the regional offices:

Region I

JFK Federal BuildingRoom 1804Governmet CenterBoston, MA 02203(617) 223-6712(CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)

'Region II

Room 3445, 1 AstOr Plaza

1515 BroadwayNew York, NY 10036

(212) 971-5941(NY, NJ, PR, VI, CZ)

Region III

Gateway BuildlngSuite 21003535 Market StreetPhilgdelphia, PA 19104

(215) 596-1201(DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV)

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Region IV

1375 Peachtree Street, N.E.Suite 587Atlanta, GA 30309(404) 881-3573

.(AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN)

Piegion V

230 South Dearborn Street32nd Floor, Room 3263Chicago, IL 60604(312) 353-2220(IL, IN, NM, MI, OH, WI)

Region VI

555 triffin Square, Room 602Dallas, TX 75202(214) 767-4831(AR, LA, NM, OK, TX)

Region VII

911 Walnut Street, Room 3000Kansas City, MO 64106(816) 374-5861(IA, KS, MO '

Region VIII

Federal BuildingRoom 15541961 Stout StreetDenver, CO 80294

(303) 837-3883(CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY)

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Region IX

Box 36017, RoOm 9470Federal Building450 Golden Gate AvenueSan Francisco, CA 94102(415) 556-05864CA, AZ, NV, HI)

Region X

Federal,Office BuildingRoom 6048909 Firat Avenu,Seattle, WA 98174(206) 442-5930tAK, ID, OW, WA)4

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TO ORDER PUPLICATIONS FROM THE GOVERNMENT PRINTINGOFFICL (GPO), MAIL TO:

Superintendent of DocumentsU.S. Government Printing OfficeWashington, DC 20402

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HOW TO ORDER FROM THE GOVERNMENT PRINTINGOFFICE (GPO)

The [PA Journal and more than 10 copies of CPSCpublications must be ordered from the GovernmentPrinting Office. Any other publication whose, descrip-tion Includes u GPO stock number and price also may be

obtained'from GPO.

Your order shoujd include the GPO stock numberand price, as well as the title of the publication and

the name and address to'which you want the publication

sent. It must also include a check or money order forthe total cost of the publications you are purcha,

The minimum for -mail orders vs $140, and if youorder a minimum of 100 copies of anY single publica-tion, all to he delivered to the same address, youwill receive a 25 percent discount, unless the pub-lication is already sold at a special quantity price.

All GPO orders are filled by one central office:

5.0perintendent of Documents

U.S. Government Printing OfficeWashington, DC 20402

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TO ORDER P LICATIONS- FROM THE FOOD AND DRUGADMINISTRATION (FDA), MAIL TO:

FICE OF CONSUMER INQUIRIES/HF3-10and Drug Administration

ishers Lanee, /4) 20857

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INDEX TO KINDS OF PUBLICATIONS LISTED

The numbers in this index identify publications_by ,the nuMber that accompanies them in the DescriptiveListing; they are not page numbr.rs.

Aerosols, 1

-z/e, Fluorocarbons)

Aldrin, 72

Antibiotic's, 6

Asphalt, 44

Beryllium, 41

Bibliographical Sources, 1, 9, 21, 27, 35, 40,49, 78/.81

Botulism Food Poisoning)

Canc r 44, 48-49, 51 76

Occupa ional Diseases)

Larbon Monox

aiso Home, Poi on PrLvention in)

Child-Resistant ContainerPackaging Act)

s-, Poison Prevention

Childhood Poisonings, 23-34, 38

Poison Prevention Packaging Act;Safety Packaging)

Coal-Tar-Pitch, 44A

Consumer Product SafEty Commission, 85laws administered, 82-84

alPo Poison Prevention Packaging Act)publications, 1-3, 19, 21, 23-27, 29-40, 83, 85regulatory activities 2-3, 21, 35

Dieldrin, 72

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Dinnerwate, 20

Drinking Water, 4-5(See also Safe Drinking Water Act)

Drugs (See Medicine)

Education and Information Programs, 31, 49teather guides and resourdesi 30, 32-34

(sec ale Bibliographical Sources)

Environmental Po1lution, 76-81

Environmental Protection Agency, 86-87laws administered, 5, 63-64, 68, 86

aZoo Pesticide Regulation)publications, 4-5, 22, 50, 52-55, 56-81, 86-87regulatory policy and activ.ities, 49, 52, 54, 61,64, 71-73

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide.Act63-64, 68Wc(: z Pesticide RegulaLon)

Federal Regulatipn (rc CPSC: EPA; FDA; IRLG; OSHA)le.

First Aid (:ec Treatment for Poisoning)

Fluorocarbons, 2-3, 18

Food, 6additives, 13-14and drug interactions, 15canned, 11poisoning, 7-10, 12

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Food and Drug Administrationpolicies and prograts, 88-89publications, 6-18, 20, 28, 88-89

regulatory activities, 10-11, 14, 18, 20

Glazes (3e Dinnerware)

Home, Poison Prevention in, 1-4 7-12, 15-16, 19-35

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Interagency Regulatory Liaispn Group, 90

Repone, 50

Lead, 45;z!eo Lead Paint Poisoning)

Lead.Paint Poisoning, 21

Medicine, 6, 16-18,([7cc alo,- Childhood Poisonings; Poison

Prevbntion Packaging Act)

Mercury, 46

Molds, 10

Occupational Diseases, 41-42, 44-49, 51


Iaw administersd, 91publications, 41-49, 51, 91-92

standards, 3, 41-48, 92

. Pesticide Regulation, 59, 61, 64, 71

applicator certification, 65-66

cancellation and suspens.ion, 64, 72-73

farm worker protection standards, 63, 74

registration and labeling, 67-70

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Pesticides, 61, 71-73, 78 (See Pesticide Regulation,

cancellation and suspension)in the home, 22safety precautions, 56-60, 68, 70, 75

treatmPnt fdr poisoning, 22, 75(5ee also Pesticide Regulation)

alternatives to, 61;-.62

banned

Pharmacists, 37

Poison Prevention Packaging Act, 28, 30, 35-37

(:3ee also Childhood Poisonings)

Pollution (See Environmental Pollution)

PVC (,5ce Vinyl Chloride)

Roofing Materials, 44

Safe Drinking Water Act, 4-5, 86

Safety Packaging,_38(See also °Poison Prevention PackagingAct)

Sdlmonella (S'ec Food Poisoning)

Solid Wastes, 78-79, 86

Spanish-Language Publications, 4, 23, 56, 60

TDI (Toluene Diisocyanate), 47

Tea-hing Materials (Sec Education and Infprmation

Programs, teacher guides and resources)

Thalidomide, 17

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Toxic Gases, 43(See aloo Carbon Monoxide; Fluorocarbons)

Toxic Substanres Conirol Act, 52-55, 86

Treatment for Poisoning, 22, 29, 33, 39, 47, 58, 75

Vinyl Chloride, 3, 48, 78(See a7eo Fluorocarbons)

Worker Prr,tection, 51, 55, 56, ,63(er ;z7p,) OSHA, standards; Pesticide

Regulation, farm worker protection standards)

2,4,54, 71

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INDEX TO KINDS CF PUBLICATIONS LISTED

The numbers-in this index identify publicationsby the number that accompanies them in the DescriptiveListing; they are not page numbers.

Booklets, 30-32, 40, 49, 57, 60, 79, 86, 88, 90, 91

Brochures, 12, 18, 23-25, 28-29, 33, 36-37, 54-55, 64,66, 70, 77

Checklist, 26

Fact Sheets, 1-3, 6, 8, 11, 14, 17, 19-21, 27, 35, 50,-61-62, 67, 71-74

Films, 36, 51

Flyers, 9, 39, 58

Journal, 82

Pamphlets, 4-5, 22, 34, 41-48, 52-53, 59, 65, 68,75-76, 78, 81, 83-85

Posters, 56, 63

Reprints, 7 10, 17., 15-16, 89

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