Book reviews

CARCINOGENICITY OF INORGANIC SUBSTANCES, RISKS FROM OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE, Chief Editor John H. Duffus, The Royal Society of chemistry, Cambridge, 1997, x + 286 pp. (Hardback, £69.50) HUMIC SUBSTANCES. PEATS AND SLUDGES. HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT ASPECTS, edited by M. H. B. Hayes and W. S. Wilson, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, 1997, x + 469 pp. (Hardback, 359.50). AIR POLLUTION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, edited by G. Davidson and C. N. Hewitt, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, 1997, vii + 147 pp. (Hardback £40.50). TOXIC IMPACTS OF WASTES ON THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT, edited by J. F. Tapp, S. M. Hunt and J. R. Wharfe, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, 1996, 295 pp. (£49.50). FUNDAMENTAL TOXICOLOGY FOR CHEMISTS, by John H. Duffus and Howard G. J. Worth, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, 1996, xx + 327 pp. (£29.50). THE INDUSTRIAL GREEN GAME: IMPLICATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT, by D. J. Richards (Ed.), National Academy of Engineering, National Academy Press, Washington D. C., 1997, 269 pp. (£35.00). ARSENIC, EXPOSURE AND HEALTH EFFECTS, edited by C. O. Abernathy, R. L. Calderson and W. R. Chappell, Chapman & Hall, London, 1997, xvi + 429 pp. (Hardback, £79.00). THE WAY FORWARD: BEYOND AGENDA 21, edited by F. Dodds, Earthscan, London, 1997, 261 pp. + appendices + index (£15.25). INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL, by Duncan Brack, Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, 1996, 118 pp. (£12.95). FACTOR FOUR. DOUBLING WEALTH-HALVING RESOURCE USE, by E. von Weisäcker, A. B. Lovins and L. H. Lovins, Earthscan, London, 1997, 322 pp. (Hbk £15.98). FOREST POLITICS: THE EVOLUTION OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, by D. Humphreys, Earthscan, London 1997, 318 pp. (Hbk £35; pbk £15.95). VITAL SIGNS 1996-1997, edited by L. Stark, Earthscan, London, 1996, 169 pp. (£12.95). [1] Mary Tiffen, Michael Mortimore and Francis Gichuki, More People, Less Erosion. Environmental Recovery in Kenya. (John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, 1994). ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CRITERIA, WHO, Geneva, 1997. Nos. 184: Diflubenzuron ($36) 185: Chlorendic Acid and Anhydride ($18.90) 186: Ethylbenzene ($27) 187: White Spirit (Stoddard Solvent) ($36) ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CRITERIA, WHO, Geneva, 1996. Nos. 164: Methylene Chloride (Second Edition) ($41.40) 171: Diesel Fuel and Exhaust Emissions ($181). 180: Principles and Methods for Assessing Direct Immunotoxicity Associated with Exposure to chemicals ($64). IPCS (INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME ON CHEMICAL