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B. J. Finlayson-Pitts and James N. Pitts, Upper and Lower Atmosphere, Published By Academic Press, 1999, 969 Pp, Catalog Card Number 99-63218, International Standard Book Number 0-12-257060-X.

P. Warneck, Chemistry of the Natural Atmosphere, Second Edition, published by Academic Press, 925 pp, International Geophysics Series, Volume 71, Catalog Card Number: 99-64620, International Standard Book Number 0-12-735632-0.     

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ACID RAIN, A REVIEW OF THE PHENOMENON IN THE EEC AND EUROPE, by Environmental Resources Limited for the Commission of the European Communities, 159 pages (including a summary, an introduction, findings and conclusions and 13 pages with newest references), 24 figures and 14 tables, stiff paper cover, format 302×212 mm, EUR 8684, ISBN 0 86010 501 6, Graham & Trotman Limited, Sterling House, 66 Wilton Road, London SW1V 1DE, U.K. (1983), £12.50.

STONE DECAY AND CONSERVATION, Atmospheric Pollution, Cleaning, Consolidation and Protection, MATERIAL SCIENCE MONOGRAPHS 11, by Giovanni G. Amoroso and Vasco Fassina, 453 pages (including 301 figures, 72 tables, and a subject index of five pages; references are added to each of the five parts), linen, format 249×174 mm, ISBN 0 444 42146 7, Elsevier Science Publishers B.V., Amsterdam and New York (1983) USS 97.75 or Dfl. 230.‐ or SFr. 170.‐

WEATHERING OF POLYMERS, by Anthony Davies and David Sims, Waltham Abbey, Essex, U.K., 294 pages (including 96 figures, 62 tables, an index of 6 pages; and references (mostly from 1972 to 1979, a few newer ones) added to each chapter), linen, format 230×149 mm, ISBN 0 85334 226 1, Applied Science Publishers, London and New York (1983), £35, (plus £1.75 post/packing).     

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METAL TOXICITY IN MAMMALS by Thomas D. Luckey and B. Venugopal, Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia.     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Research Priorities for Conservation Biology. Soulé, M. E., and Kohm, K.A., editors. 1989.
Evaluation of Biodiversity Projects. Committee on Criteria and Guidelines for the Evaluation of Projects Designed to Protect or Enhance Biodiversity. 1989.
The Ecology of Australia's Wet Tropics. Proceedings of the Ecological Society of Australia. Volume 15. Kitching, R.L., editor 1988.
Stones of Silence: Journeys in the Himalaya. Schaller, G. B.
Tiger Moon. Sunquist, F., and Sunquist, M. 1988.
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States. Benyus, J. M. 1989.
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Western United States. Benyus, J. M. 1989.
Books Received (September 1988-August 1989) (Some of the books in the list below may be reviewed in future issues.)     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Cultural Norms, War and the Environment. Westing, A. H., editor. 1988.
Environmental Warfare: A Technical, Legal and Policy Appraisal. Westing, A. H., editor. 1984.
Herbicides in War: The Longterm Ecological and Human Consequences. Westing, A. H., editor. 1984.
Explosive Remnants of War: Mitigating the Environmental Effects. Westing, A.H., editor. 1985.
Global Resources and International Conflict: Environmental Factors in Strategic Policy and Action. Westing, A. H., editor. 1986.     

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Agro-Ecology and Conservation: A Developing Relationship To Feed the Earth: Ago-Ecology for Sustainable Development. Michael Dover and Lee M. Talbot. 1987.
Evaluating Conservation Criteria Wildlife Conservation Evaluation. Usher, M. B., ed. 1986.     

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Book reviewed in this article:
A Morally Deep World: An Essay on Moral Significance and Environmental Ethics. Johnson, L. E.
Discordant Harmonies. Botkin, D. B.
The Preservation and Valuation of Biological Resources. Orians, G. H., Brown, G. M., Kunin, W. E., and Swierzbinski, J. E., editors.
Seabirds of Hawaii: Natural History and Conservation. Harrison, C. S.
Neotropical Wildlife Use and Conservation. Robinson, J.G., and Redford, K. H., editors.     

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Book reviewed in this article:
The Preservation of Species: The Value of Biological Diversity. Norton, Bryan G., ed. 1986.
Conservation of Tidal Marshes. Daiber, F.C. 1986.
The Last Extinction. Kaufman, L.; Mallory, K., eds. 1986.
Biology. Raven, P.H.; Johnson, G.B. 1986.     

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Environmental Management, (3 Volumes) Editors B. Nath, L. Hens and D. Devuyst (Brussels, Vubpress: 1993. Approx. 890 Pp. Paperback) (£25 Per Volume) Isbn 90 5487 035 4-6

The Chemistry and Deposition of Nitrogen Species in the Troposphere, Editor A. T. Cocks, Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry, 1993, X + 134pp., Isbn 0 85186 355 8, Price £35.00.     

G. Howells (Book Review) On “Biology of Freshwater Pollution”

C. F. Mason, Third Edition, Longman, Harlow, Essex, Isbn 0-582-24732-2. Price $22.99; Pp. 356. Index to General Terms, to Genera and Species, and Reference List to 740 Sources.     

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Environmental Ethics: Duties and Values in the Natural World. Rolston, H., III. 1988.
The First Resource: Wild Species in the North American Economy. Prescott-Allen, C., and Prescott-Allen, R. 1986.
Bureau of Land Management and Wildlife Protection Audubon Wildlife Report 1987. Di Silvestro, R L., editor. 1987.
Wildlife Management: Crocodiles and Alligators. Webb, G.J.W., Manolis, S. C., and White-head, P.J. 1987.     

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Book reviewed in this artcle:
The Fall of a Sparrow. Ali, Salim. 1987.
Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences-Animal and Plant Sciences-Supplement. Rao, C.N., ed. 1986.
Concise Flowers of the Himalaya Polunin, O., and Stainton, A. 1987.
Conservation for Productive Agriculture. Chopra, V. L., and T. N. Khoshoo, eds. 1986.
Encyclopedia of Indian Natural History. Centenary Publication of the Bombay Natural History Society, 1883–1983. Hawkins, R. E., ed. 1986.
The Ecology of Sumatra. Whitten A. J., Damanik, S. J., Anwar, J., and Hisyam, N. 1987.
The Ecology of Sulawesi. Whitten, A. J., Mustafa, M., and Henderson, G. S. 1987.     

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Book reviewed in this article:
National Forests: Policies for the Future. Volume 2: Protecting Biological Diversity. Wilcove, D. S. 1988.
Reforming the Forest Service. O'Toole, R. 1988.
Seeds and Sovereignty: The Use and Control of Genetic Resources. Kloppenburg, J. R., editor. 1988.
Viable Populations for Conservation. Soule, M. E., editor. 1987.
Models of Nature: Ecology, Conservation and Cultural Revolution in Soviet Russia. Weiner, D. R.
The Conservation of Australian Wetlands. McComb, A. J., and Lake, P. S., editors.     

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SOVIET SCIENCE REVIEWS–SECTION B., CHEMISTRY REVIEWS. Edited by M. E. Vol'pin. Volume 5. Organofluorine Chemistry pp 397. Volume 6. Organophosphorous Chemistry pp 442. OPA Ltd., for Harwood Academic Publishers, 1984. $170 each. Hardback. ISBN 3-7186-0139-7 and ISBN 3-7186-0139-7.

CURRENT TOPICS IN CHINESE SCIENCE-SECTION B., CHEMISTRY. Volume 2, pp 572 and Volume 3, pp 563. Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, 1984. $64 and $68 both soft covers. ISBN 0-677-06230-3 and ISBN 0-677-40385-2.

THE EXPORT OF HAZARD. Transnational Corporations and Environmental Control Issues. edited by Jane H. Ives. 229 pp. Routledge and Kegan Paul: Boston, London and Henley. £14.95. ISBN 07102 0072 2

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY by Peter O'Neill. 232 pp. Allen and Unwin 1985. ISBN 0-04-551085-7, £20. ISBN 0-04-551086-5 Pbk, £8.95.     

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INTERACTIONS OF PLANT RESISTANCE AND PARASITOIDS AND PREDATORS OF INSECTS by D. J. Boethel and R. D. Eikenbary, Editors. 224 pp. Ellis Horwood Limited 1986. ISBN 0-85312-836-7, £32.50.

ORGANIC TRACE ANALYSIS, by Klaus Beyermann, Translation editor: R. A. Chalmers. Ellis Horwood, Chichester. £35-00. ISBN 0853126380.

CADMIUM IN THE ENVIRONMENT. Part II: Health Effects. Edited by Jerome O. Nriagu. 908p. Wiley-Interscience, New York and Chichester. £85.00. I.S.B.N. 0-471-0554.