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Resources and References are listed below. The Resource list is an Household Hazardous Waste Project Extension publication of the University of Missouri. References are items used in the development of this site.


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General References, Facts and Figures

HWRIC. 1984. Chemical Hazards in the Home. Illinois Hazardous Waste Research and Information Center (HWRIC). TN88-008a.

HWRIC. 1984. Chemical Hazards in the Garage and Workshop . Illinois Hazardous Waste Research and Information Center (HWRIC). TN88-008b.

US EPA. 1993. Scrap Tire Handbook. Region 5, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA/905-K-001. October.

Commoner, Barry. 1990. Making Peace with the Planet. Pantheon Books, New York, NY

Greater Vancouver Regional District. Solid waste reduction internet site. http://www.gvrd.bc.ca/work/solid.html

Hawken, Paul. 1993. The Ecology of Commerce. HarperBusiness, San Francisco, CA

North Shore Ecology Center. 1991. Household Hazardous Waste - General overview. North Shore Ecology Center. Winnetka, Illinois.

Naar, Jon. 1990. Design for a Livable Planet. Harper and Row Publishers, New York, NY

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Composting

Diaz, Luis, et al. 1993. Composting and Recycling: Municipal Solid Waste. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL.

US EPA. 1991. Environmental Fact Sheet: Yard Waste Composting. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA/530-SW-91-009. May

Greater Vancouver Regional District. 1993. Compost resource manual. http://www.gvrd.bc.ca/waste/bro/swcompl.html

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Green Workout Quizzes, Surveys, Projects, and Games

U MO Extension. 1991. Home Hazardous Products Survey. Missouri Household Hazardous Waste Project. University of Missouri Extension System in Cooperation with the EIERA. Publication WM 5001. Springfield, MO.

Cornell Waste Management Institute. Trash Goes to School. Center for the Environment. Cornell University, Ithica, NY. Internet: http://www.cfe.cornell.edu/wmi/

US EPA. 1990. Lets Reduce and Recycle: Curriculum for Solid Waste Awareness. Solid Waste and Emergency Response, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA/530-SW-90-0005. August.

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. 1988. Recycling Study Guide. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. PUBL-IE-020 January.

U MO Extension. 1991. What Your Home Haz. Missouri Household Hazardous Waste Project. University of Missouri Extension System in Cooperation with the EIERA. Publication WM 5001. Springfield, MO. Resource/Reference Menu

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Handling, Storage, Use of Hazardous Compounds

U MO Extension. 1991. Household Hazardous Products. Missouri Household Hazardous Waste Project. University of Missouri Extension System in Cooperation with the EIERA. Publication WM 6003. Springfield, MO.

U MO Extension. 1994. How to handle Contaminated Clothing and Rags. Missouri Household Hazardous Waste Telephone Advice Manual HT 2. April.

U MO Extension. 1994. How to Package and Transport Household Hazardous Wastes to a Collection. Missouri Household Hazardous Waste Telephone Advice Manual HT 3. April.

U MO Extension. 1994. How to Secure and Hold for a Hazardous Waste Collection. Missouri Household Hazardous Waste Telephone Advice Manual HT 6.

U MO Extension. 1994. How to Store and Dispose of Medical Sharps. Missouri Household Hazardous Waste Telephone Advice Manual HT 8. April.

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Less Toxic Alternatives

MSU CES. Alternatives to Hazardous and Hard-To-Dispose-Of Household ProductsSolid Waste Management. Montana State University Extension Service. Publication MT 9120

Greenpeace. Everyone's guide to toxics in the home. Greenpeace, Washington D.C.

Illinois EPA. 1991. Knowing Your Chemicals: Alternatives and Precautions / Hazards of Household Products. Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Chemical Safety. August.

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Recycling

Carless, Jennifer. 1992. Taking Out the Trash: A No-Nonsense Guide to Recycling. Island Press, Washington, D.C.

US EPA. 1994. Collecting Used Oil for Recycling/Reuse: Tips for Consumers Who Change Their Own Motor Oil and Oil Filters. EPA 530-F-94-008. March.

Diaz, Luis, et al. 1993. Composting and Recycling: Municipal Solid Waste. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL.

US EPA. 1996. Environmental Fact Sheet: Recycling Municipal Solid Waste 1995 Facts and Figures. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA530-F-96-034. June 1996

WI DNR. How to Handle Your Waste Fluorescent Lamps and Incandescent Bulbs. Bureau of Solid and Hazardous Waste Management, Department of Natural Resources, Madison, WI. Publication SW 195-94

US EPA. 1989. Recycling used oil: What can you do? U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA/530-SW-89-039B. June 1989

US EPA. Reusable News Bulletin. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/recycle/reuse.htm

US EPA. 1993. Scrap tire handbook. Region 5 U.S> Environmental Protection Agency. EPA/905-K-01. October.

US EPA. 1991. Used oil recycling. Solid Waste and Emergency Response, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA/530-SW-91-071. Fall.

US EPA. 1992. You can make a ton of difference. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA530-F-92-003 April.

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Reusing

U MO Extension. 1994. How to Recondition Gasoline. Missouri Household Hazardous Waste Telephone Advice Manual HT 4. April.

How to Recondition Used Paint Thinner. Missouri Household Hazardous Waste Telephone Advice Manual HT 5. April 1994

U MO Extension. 1991. Stored Waste Abatement Program: SWAP Your Waste Missouri Household Hazardous Waste Project. University of Missouri Extension System in Cooperation with the EIERA. Publication WM 5000. Springfield, MO.

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Reducing Solid Waste

US EPA. 1994. Collecting Used Oil for Recycling/Reuse: Tips for Consumers Who Change Their Own Motor Oil and Oil Filters. EPA 530-F-94-008. March.

US EPA. 1992. The Consumer's Handbook for Reducing Solid Waste. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA/530-K-92-003. August.

Freeman, Harry M. 1990. Hazardous Waste Minimization. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY

MSU CES. Reduce the Waste Stream.Mississippi State University Cooperative Extension Service. http://www.ces.msstate.edu/

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Waste Disposal

MSU CES. Household Hazardous Waste - Disposal RecommendationsSolid Waste Management. Montana State University Extension Service. Publication MT 9207

KSU CES. 1991. Household Product Disposal Guide Kansas State University Cooperative Extension Service. Publication MF-965 Revised. November.

How to Flush Down the Drain Missouri Household Hazardous Waste Telephone Advice Manual, HT 1. April 1994.

How to Solidify. Missouri Household Hazardous Waste Telephone Advice Manual HT 7. April 1994

How to Triple Rinse Household Pesticide Containers. Missouri Household Hazardous Waste Telephone Advice Manual HT 9. April 1994

Morgan Powell, Morgan G. and Michael H. Bradshaw. 1991. Household Product Disposal Guide. KSU Cooperative Extension Service, Manhattan, Kansas. November. MF-965 Revised

Vogel, Michael P. Household Hazardous Waste - Disposal Recommendations. Montana State University. Solid Waste Management Series. MT 9207(HR)

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Virtual House References

HHWP. 1989. Hazardous Products Around the Home. Household Hazardous Waste Project. University of Missouri Extension.

League of Women Voters of Albany County. 1990. Household Hazards: A guide to detoxifying your home. League of Women Voters of Albany County, Albany, New York.

Vogel, Michael P. 1993. Are there hazardous wastes in your home?Solid Waste Management. Montana State University Extension Service. Publication MT 9205

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US EPA. Municipal Solid Waste Factbook, Version 3.0. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/factbook.htm

Corel Photo CDROM

U MO Extension. Household Hazardous Waste Project. University of Missouri Extension Service. Springfield, Missouri. Selections from Dr. Marie Steinwach's slide set.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (Slide set).

Pesticide Safety on the Farm (Slide set) . Dr. Bill Field, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service.

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Art Hazards

Center for Safety in the Arts. Art Hazards Newsletter. Available from the Center for Safety in the Arts, 5 Beekman Street, Suite 820, New York, NY 10038, 212/227-6220.

McCann, Michael. 1992. Artist Beware. Lyons and Burford, New York, NY.

Rossol, Monona. 1990. The Artist's Complete Health and Safety Guide. Allworth Press, New York, NY.

Babin, Angela. 1991.Art Materials With Hazardous Constituents In the Proceedings of the Sixth National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management, pages 295-300.

Babin, Angela, Perri A. Peltz, and Monona Rossol. Children's Art Supplies Can Be Toxic. Available from Center for Safety in the Arts, 5 Beekman St, Suite 820, New York NY 10038, 212/227-6220.

CPSC Promotes Safety Labeling for Art and Craft Materials. In Art Hazards Newsletter. volume 13, no. 8, 1990.

McCann, Michael. 1994. Labeling of Art Materials. In Art Hazards Newsletter volume 17, no. 1.

Wood, Bill. 1993. Poison Palettes: The Lack of Compliance of Toxic Art Supplies With Federal Law. Available from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, 215 Pennsylvania Ave. S.E., Washington D.C. 20003. Oct.

Babin, Angela and Michael McCann 1992. Waste Management and Disposal for Artists and Schools. Available from Center for Safety in the Arts, 5 Beekman St, Suite 820, New York NY 10038, 212/227-6220.

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Automotive Products

Project ACE. 1994. Automotive Care for the Environment; Lean, Green, Drivin' Machine. Available from Environmental Hazards Management Institute, 10 Newmarket Road, Durham NH 03824, 800/446-5256. This is designed to educate new and existing drivers through drivers education courses and license renewal programs. It is composed of a video, an educational poster, and student handouts.

Used Oil and Used Filters. In Household Hazardous Waste Management News, May 1992.

HHWP. 1994. Household Hazardous Waste Management: Setting up a used antifreeze collection site and Setting up a used oil collection site. These technical bulletins are available from the Household Hazardous Waste Project.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Publications. Available free from the RCRA Hotline (800/424-9346), RCRA Information Center OS-305), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington DC 20460.

US EPA. 1989. How To Set Up A Local Program To Recycle Used Oil. publication # EPA/530-SW 89-039A.

US EPA. 1989. Recycling Used Oil, What Can You Do? publication # EPA/530-SW-89-039B

US EPA. 1989. Recycling Used Oil, For Service Stations and Other Vehicle-Service Facilities. publication #, EPA/530-SW-89-039D

US EPA. 1994. Consumers Who Want to Change Their Own Motor Oil and Oil Filters. publication #, EPA/530-F-94-008

Used Oil Recycling, a quarterly newsletter

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Batteries

Reutlinger, Nancy. 1990. Batteries in the Waste Stream: A Feasibility Study of Household Battery Recycling and Collection for the County of Santa Cruz. Available from the County of Santa Cruz Planning Dept., 701 Ocean St., Room 406B, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, 408/454-3102.

Hurd, David et al. 1992. Feasibility Study for the Implementation of Consumer Dry Cell Battery Recycling as an Alternative to Disposal: Final Report. publication #ILENR/RR-92/06, and Technical Supplement, publication #ILENR/RR-92/06(A). Available from the Illinois Department of Energy and Natural Resources, 325 West Adams St., Room 300, Springfield, IL 62704-1892, 217/785-0310.

Du Bois, Annette and Jessie Lang. 1992. Household Batteries: drop-off and curbside collection. In Resource Recycling, February.

Karen Arnold. 1991. Household Battery Recycling and Disposal Study. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, 520 Lafayette Rd, St. Paul MN 55155- 3898,612/296-6300.

Recycling Dry Cell Batteries. Household Hazardous Waste Management News, March 1995.

US EPA. 1992. Used Dry Cell Batteries: Is a Collection Program Right for Your Community? . publication number EPA/530-K-92-006. U.S. EPA, Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OS-305), 401 M Street 5W, Washington, DC 20460, 202/475-9327.

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Community Education and Evaluation

Waste Education Coalition. 1991. Community Waste Education Manual: A Guide to Implementing a Community Education Campaign. Office of Waste Management, 1350 Energy Lane, St. Paul, MN 55108. 612/649-5482.

Clemans, Gordon.1994. Comprehensive Program Evaluation of Moderate Risk Waste Program. In the Proceedings of the Ninth National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

Beech, Ron and Amy Dake. 1992. Designing an Effective Communication Program: A Blueprint for Success. Available from Nancy Phillips, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago IL 60604-3590.

Dyckman, Claire. 1991. Educating The Public: What works and why. In the Proceedings of the Sixth National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

Frahm, Annette. 1994. Evaluation of Education: What We're Doing and What We've Learned. In the Proceedings of the Ninth National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

Frahm, Annette. 1993.Knowing Our Audiences: HHW Market Research in Seattle-King County. In the Proceedings of the Eighth National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

Thornton, Richard. 1994. The Importance of Establishing Clear Objectives Early in the Program Design Phase. In the Proceedings of the Ninth National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

Schoenrich, Lola. 1991. Overview of Issues Important to Rural Areas and Small Towns In the Proceedings of the Sixth National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

Niemeyer, Shirley. 1990. The Public's View of Household Hazardous Waste In the Proceedings of the Fifth National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

Caterwood, Mary and John Lamb. 1992. The Rural Decision Makers Guide to Hazardous Waste Management: household, farms, small businesses, schools. Available from The Minnesota Project, 1885 University Ave W, Suite 315, St. Paul, MN, 55104, 612/645-6159.

HHWP. 1991. Stored Waste Abatement Program: SWAP Your Waste. Available from the Household Hazardous Waste Project.

Gordon, Robbie. 1980. We Interrupt This Program.. A Citizen's Guide to Using the Media for Social Change Available from Citizen Involvement Training Project, 138 Hasbrouck, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003.

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Environment

National Resources Defense Council. The Amicus Journal. published quarterly by the National Resources Defense Council, 122 East 42nd St, Room 4500, New York NY 10168.

Washington Toxics Coalition Alternatives. Washington Toxics Coalition, 4516 University Way NE, Seattle WA 98105.

Misch, Ann. 1992. Chemical Reaction in the Animal Kingdom. World Watch Magazine. Worldwatch Institute, 1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington DC 20036.

Colborn, Theo and Coralie Clement(Ed). 1992. Chemically-Induced Alterations in Sexual and Functional Development:The Wildlife/Human Connection. published by Princeton Scientific PUblishing Co., Princeton, NJ.

E Magazine. Earth Action Network, Inc. , 28 Knight St, Norwalk CT 06851, 203/854-5559.

Environmental Action, Inc., Environmental Action. Environmental Action, Inc., 1525 New Hampshire Ave NW, Washington DC 20036, 202/745-4870.

Looking out for Migratory Birds. Rachel Carson Inc. Newsletter 1993. Available from Rachel Carson Council, 8940 Jones Mills Rd., Chevy Chase MD 20815, (310) 652-1877.

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Health and Safety

O'Brien, Mary. 1990-91. Are Pesticides Taking Away The Ability Of Our Children To Learn?. In Journal of Pesticide Reform, Winter.

Babin, Angela, Perri A. Peltz, and Monona Rossol. Children's Art Supplies Can Be Toxic. Available from Center for Safety in the Arts, 5 Beekman St, New York NY 10038, 212/227-6220.

Ann Link. 1991.Chlorine, Pollution and the Parents of Tomorrow. The Women's Environmental Network, Aberdeen Studios, 22 Highbury Grove, London N5 2EA, England. This study documents the ubiquitous presence of organochlorines in the British population and their health consequences, especially for the unborn and newborn.

Robert E. Gosselin, et al. 1987. Clinical Toxicology of Commercial Products. 6th edition, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore MD.

Ottoboni, Alice. 1992. The Dose Makes the Poison. In Garbage, Oct/Nov.

NJDH. Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets. Available from the Right To Know Program, New Jersey Department of Health, CN 368, Trenton, NJ 08625-0368, 609/98~2202. They have health and safety information for hundreds of chemicals, many of which are found in consumer products.

Health and Environmental Digest. Freshwater Digest, 2500 Shadywood Rd, PO Box 90, Navarre MN 55392-0090.

Pellerano, Maria. 1995. How To Research Chemicals: A Resource Guide. Available from Environmental Research Foundation, PO Box 5036, Annapolis MD 21403-7036,410/263-1584.

NYDH. An Introduction To Toxic Substances, Glossary of Environmental Health Terms, A Guide to Reference Materials on Toxic Substances, and Who To Contact For Help and Information About Environmental Health. Booklets available from the New York State Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, 2 University Place, Albany, NY 12203-3399, 800/458-1158.

Lead Free Kids, Inc., 110 E 31st St, Box 8595, Minneapolis, MN, 55408, 612/641-1959. This is an advocacy group which provides information on how to avoid lead poisoning and promotes affordable lead abatement.

HHWP. 1991. Material Safety Data Sheets: Identifying product hazards. Available from the Household Hazardous Waste Project.

Falck, Frank, et al. 1992. Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyl Residues in Human Breast Lipids and Their Relation to Breast Cancer. Archives of Environmental Health, March/April.

Right-to-Know Pocket Guides® . Genium Publishing Corp., 1145 Catalyn Street, Schenectady NY 12303-1836, 518/377-8854.

HHWP. 1991.Selecting Household Safety Equipment. Available from the Household Hazardous Waste Project.

HHWP. 1992. Store Hazardous Products Safely. Available from the Household Hazardous Waste Project.

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Household Cleaners

Bode, Marilyn and Wanda Olson. 1993. Consumer Tests of Alternatives to Hard Surface Cleaners In the Proceedings of the Eighth National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

US GAO. 1990.Disinfectants: EPA Lacks Assurance They Work. GAO/RCED-90-139, U.S. General Accounting Office, PO Box 6015, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, 202/512-6000.

Olson, Wanda, Donald Vesley, Marilyn Bode, Polly Dubbel, and Terry Bauer. 1992. Hard Surface Cleaning Performance of Six Alternative Household Cleaners as Measured by Soil Removal and Microbial Reduction Under Laboratory Conditions. In the Proceedings of the Seventh National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

Dickey, Philip. 1991. Household Cleaning Products: Health and Environmental Concerns. In the Proceedings of the Sixth National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

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Household Hazardous Materials

1990. The Video Project Cleaning Up Toxics At Home. The Video Project, 5332 College Ave, Suite 101, Oakland CA 94618, 415/655-9050, for the California League of Women Voters. This is an excellent 25 minute video. They also have a counterpart in Cleaning Up Toxics In Business.

Winter, Ruth. 1992. A Consumer's Dictionary of Household, Yard and Office Chemicals. Crown Publishers, New York, NY.

HHWP. 1989. Guide to Hazardous Products Around the Home. Available from the Household Hazardous Waste Project.

WSU CES. 1991. Hazard Free Home: A Home Tour for Toxic Products. Metrocenter YMCA, Washington Toxics Coalition, and Washington State University Cooperative Extension. This booklet and an accompanying survey are available from Metrocenter YMCA, 909 4th Avenues, Seattle, WA 98104, 206/382-5013.

HHWP. 1991.Household Hazardous Products: Consumer Information. Available from the Household Hazardous Waste Project.

EHMI. Household Hazardous Waste Wheels. Available from Environmental Hazards Management Institute (EHMI), 10 Newmarket Road, PO Box 70, Durham, NH 03824, 800/446-5256. Available in spanish and some are designed to address specific hazardous waste categories and audiences.

Dickey, Philip.1991. Ingredients of Concern In Household Products: Targets for Toxicity Reduction. In the Proceedings of the Sixth National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

Dickey, Philip. 1992. Long-term Health Hazards to be Identified on Many Consumer Product Labels. in Alternatives, Winter.

Dickey, Philip. 1993. Overview of Criteria to Identify Environmentally-Preferred Products. In the Proceedings of the Eighth National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

Dickey, Philip. 1992. Should All Constituents of Hazardous Products be Listed on the Label? . In the Proceedings of the Seventh National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

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Household Hazardous Waste Management

Gruber, James. 1993.Building a Community Based Comprehensive Household and CESQG Toxics Program In the Proceedings of The Eighth National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

Kling, Cynthia. 1991.Collecting Household Hazardous Waste: A Guide for North Carolina Communities. Available tom the Office of Environmental Education, PO Box 27687, Raleigh, NC 27611-7687

US EPA. 1990. Collecting Household Hazardous Wastes At Wastewater Treatment Plants: Case Studies. publication number EPA 430/09-900~016, U.S. EPA, Office of Water (WH-546), 401 M Street SW, Washington, DC 20460.

Public Affairs Management and Public Research Institute. 1992. Environmental Awareness and Best Management Practices: A Survey of San Francisco Residents., San Francisco State University. Available from the San Francisco Dept. of Public Works, Bureau of Environmental Regulations and Management, 3801 3rd St. Suite 600, San Francisco CA 94124.

NAHMMA. HazAlert. Monthly newsletter for members of the North American Hazardous Materials Management Association (NAHMMA), 15 Barre Street, Montpelier, VT 05602, 802/223-9000. NAHMMA is a nonprofit membership-based association of individuals, businesses and government and nonprofit officials dedicated to pollution prevention and reducing hazardous components entering municipal waste streams from households, small businesses and other entities.

The Center for Technology, Policy and Industrial Development. 1990.Household Hazardous Products and Wastes in New Hampshire: A Technical Summary in Support of the Development of a Management Plan. The Center for Technology, Policy and Industrial Development of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Available from the NH Department of Environmental Services, PO Box 95, 6 Hazen Dr, Concord NH 03301, 603/271-3503.

Center for Hazardous Materials Research. . Household Hazardous Waste Collection Programs. Center for Hazardous Materials Research, University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center, 320 William Pitt Way, Pittsburgh, PA, 15238, 412/826-5320.

Washington State Dept of Ecology, Solid and Hazardous Waste Program. 1989. Household Hazardous Waste: Guidelines for Conducting Collection Events. Washington State Dept of Ecology, Solid and Hazardous Waste Program, MS PV-11, Olympia, WA 98504-8711, 206/438-7233.

Catamount Consulting Group. 1992Household Hazardous Waste: A Vermont Perspective. Prepared for the Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission, 26 State St, Montpelier VT 05602, 802/229~0389. A survey of 500 VT homes reporting kinds of hazardous products purchased and amounts disposed.

US EPA. 1993. Household Hazardous Waste Management: A Manual for One-Day Community Collection Programs publication # EPA 530-R-92-026, U.S. EPA, Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OS-305), 401 M Street SW, Washington, DC 20460.

Waste Watch Center Household Hazardous Waste Management News. published quarterly. 16 Haverhill St, Andover MA 01810, 508/470-3044. This free newsletter provides reports from hhw programs in U.S., Canada, and Bermuda, and updates on current management policies and practices.

HHWP. 1994Household Hazardous Waste Management Setting Up a Used Antifreeze Collection Site and Setting Up a Used Oil Collection Site. Available from the Household Hazardous Waste Project.

Johnson, Brian. 1993. Implementing Cost Effective Waste Management Strategies. In the Proceedings of the Eighth National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

Schoenrich, Lola. 1992. Management of Non-Regulated Hazardous Waste: Barriers and Opportunities for Rural Communities. In the Proceedings of the Seventh National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

State of Washington. 1992. Moderate Risk Waste Fixed Facility Guidelines. Washington State Department of Ecology, Solid and Hazardous Waste Program, MS PV-11, Olympia, WA 98504-8711, 206/438-7233. Moderate Risk Waste includes hazardous wastes from both household and conditionally-exempt small quantity generators. This book describes how to run a permanent facility that accepts both of these wastes.

Warren, Kathleen. 1990. State and Local HHW Program Funding Sources. In the Proceedings of the Fifth National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

HHWP. 1991. Stored Waste Abatement Program: SWAP Your Waste. Available from the Household Hazardous Waste Project.

Trombka, Aron. 1993Strategies for Justifying a HHW Program in a Local Government Budget. In the Proceedings of the Eighth National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

Galvin, David. 1992. To Be Or Not To Be... A CESQG: An overview of issues regarding conditionally-exempt small quantity generators. In the Proceedings of the Seventh National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

Center for Technology, Policy and Industrial Development of MA Institute of Technology. 1990. Towards A Plan For Managing Household Hazardous Waste In New Hampshire., Available from the NH Dept of Environmental Services, PO Box 95, 6 Hazen Dr, Concord NH 03301, 603/271-3503.

Gina Purin. 1991. U.S. Household Hazardous Waste Collection Methods. In the Proceedings of the Sixth National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

Galvin, David. 1993. Why Develop a Program to Manage Conditionally-Exempt Small Quantity Generator (CESQG) Hazardous Waste. In the Proceedings of the Eighth National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

Galvin, David. 1991. Why Household Hazardous Waste Management Is Needed. In the Proceedings of the Sixth National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

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Household Hazardous Waste Regulations

US EPA. 1988. Clarification of Issues Pertaining to Household Hazardous Waste Collection Programs (OSWER Policy Directive No. 9574.00-1). Memorandum describes the U.S. EPA's position on the liability of collection program sponsors. November.

Touchstone Environmental. 1992. Environmental Compliance: A Simplified~National Guide. Updated quarterly. Specialty Technical Publishers, Inc., Touchstone Environmental, Inc. 449 15th Street Suite 301, Oakland CA 94612

US EPA. 1989. Interim CERCLA Municipal Settlement Policy. Environmental Fact Sheet (05-510) from the Solid Waste and Emergency Response Section of the U.S. EPA, Dec. This Fact Sheet summarizes the conclusions of OSWER Directive No.9834.13.

US EPA. 1989. Management of Household and Small-Quantity-Generator Hazardous Waste in the United States. report number EPA/600/S2-89/064. Dana Duxbury and Associates. Contact the Waste Minimization Research Division, Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH 45268.

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Indoor Air Quality

US EPA. 1995. The Inside Story: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality. U.S. EPA Office of Air and Radiation and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, (EPA 402-K-93-007). Available from the EPA's IAQ Information Clearinghouse, PO Box 37133, Washington DC 20013-7133, 800/438-4318.

Sack, Thomas and David Steele. 1991. Indoor Air Pollutants from Household Product Sources: Project Report. Office of Toxic Substances, US EPA, Washington DC 20460, publication # EPA 600/4-91/025.

USPHS. 1992. Introduction to Indoor Air Quality: A Reference Manual and Introduction to Indoor Air Quality: A Self-Paced Learning Module Joint publications of the U.S. EPA, the U.S. Public Health Service, and the National Environmental Health Association. Available from the National Environmental Health Association, 720 S Colorado Blvd., Suite 970, Denver, CO 80222-1925, 303/756- 9090

Maclay, William. 1993.Toxicity in Standard Building Products and Furnishings and Practical Alternatives. In the Proceedings of the Eighth National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

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Lawn Care

US GAO. 1993. Lawn Care Pesticides: Reregistration Fails Further Behind and Exposure Effects Are Uncertain. GAO/RCED-93-8O, published by U.S. General Accounting Office, PO Box 6015, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, 202/512-6000.

US GAO. 1990. Lawn Care Pesticides: Risks Remain Uncertain With Prohibited Safety Claims Continue. GAO/RCED-90-134. U.S. General Accounting Office, PO Box 6015, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, 202/512-6000.

Johnson, David. Lawn Care and Weed Management for the Lawn and Garden. Available from the Washington Toxics Coalition, 4516 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105 206/632-1545.

Rachel Carson Council. Pesticides in Lawn Contract Maintenance and Healthy Lawns Without Toxic Chemicals. Available from the Rachel Carson Council, 8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase MD 20815 301/652-1877.

Contact University Extension's Master Gardener programs in your area.

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Miscellaneous Products

Watson, Tom. 1992. Fluorescent lamps - a bright new recyclable. In Resource Recycling, March.

Winter, Ruth. 1989. A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients published by Crown Publishers, Inc., New York, NY.

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Multiple Chemical Sensitivities

Ashford, Nicholas and Claudia Miller. 1989. Chemical Sensitivity: A Report to the New Jersey State Department of Health. Available from the National Center for Environmental Health Strategies, 1100 Rural Avenue, Voorhees, NJ 08043, 609/429-5358.

National Center for Environmental Health Strategies The Delicate Balance Quarterly newsletter available from the National Center for Environmental Health Strategies, 1100 Rural Avenue, Voorhees NJ 08043, 609/429-5358. This national newsletter reports important actions concerning those with chemical sensitivities.

Duehring, Cindy and Cynthia Wilson. 1994. The Human Consequences of the Chemical Problem. Available from the Chemical Injury Information Network, PO Box 301, White Sulphur Springs MT 59645.

Davidoff, Linda Lee. 1989. Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS) . In The Amicus Journal, Winter.

Hileman, Bette. 1991. Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. In Chemical & Engineering News, July 22.

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Paint and Home Improvement Products

HHWP. 1995. Household Hazardous Waste Management: How to Set Up a Latex Paint Collection Program. Available from the Household Hazardous Waste Project.

Lumper, Bruce. 1994. Paint Recycling Handbook. Available from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Waste Management and Cleanup, 811 SW 6th Ave, Portland OR 97204, 503/299-5106.

Kinney, George. 1992. Paint Testing and Sorting. In the Proceedings of the Seventh National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

NPCA. 1993. Post-Consumer Paint Management Manual. Available from the National Paint and Coatings Association, Inc., 1500 Rhode Island Ave, NW, Washington DC 2005-5597, 202/462-6272.

Dann, Carolyn. 1992. Recycled Paint Collection Methods. In the Proceedings of the Seventh National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

US EPA. 1994. Reducing Lead Hazards When Remodeling Your Home. Available from the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, US EPA, publication # EPA 747-R-94-002 or call the National Lead Information Center Clearinghouse 800/424-LEAD.

Marin County Office of Waste Management. 1992. A Resource Guide to Recycled Construction and Building Products. Available from the Marin County Office of Waste Management, 3501 Civic Center Drive, Rm 403, San Rafael CA 94903, 415/499-6647.

HHWP. Safe Use, Storage and Disposal of Paint. Available from the Household Hazardous Waste Project.

VT Agency of Natural Resources. 1992. Vermont Waste Paint Collection and Management Plan, prepared by the Vermont Solid Waste Management Division of VT Agency of Natural Resources, January. Available from: Andrea Cohen, Agency of Environmental Conservation, 103 S Main St, W Bldg, Waterbury, VT 05676, 802/244-7831.

Maclay, William. 1993. Toxicity in Standard Building Products and Furnishings and Practical Alternatives. In the Proceedings of the Eighth National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

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Pesticides

O'Brien, Mary. 1990-91 Are Pesticides Taking Away The Ability Of Our Children To Learn? . In Journal of Pesticide Reform, Winter.

Howard Hayes, et al. 1991. Case-Control Study of Canine Malignant Lymphonia: Positive Association with Dog Owner's Use of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid Herbicides. In Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 83:1226-1231.

Olkowski, William, Sheila Daar, and Helga Olkowski 1991. Common-Sense Pest Control: Least-toxic solutions for your home, garden, pets and community Bio-Integral Resource Center, Taunton press, Newtown CT. A thorough reference book covering a variety of pests with minimal effort controls.

Bio-Integral Resource Center Common Sense Pest Control Quarterly. Available from the Bio-Integral Resource Center, P.O. Box 7414, Berkeley CA 94707. An excellent magazine that reports on the latest research in integrated pest management as applied to homeowners.

US EPA. 1991. EPA's Pesticide Prgram. May. publication # 21T-1005. U.S. EPA Washington D.C 20460.

Davis, James R., et al. 1993. Family Pesticide Use and Childhood Brain Cancer. In Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 24: 97-92.

Davis, James R., et al. 1993. Family Pesticide Use in the Home, Garden, Orchard, and Yard In Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 22:260-266.

US EPA. 1992. Healthy Lawn, Health Environment: Caring for Your Lawn in an Environmentally Friendly Way. Publication number 700-K-92-005. Available from the U.S. EPA, Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic substances (H7506C), Washington DC 20460.

Cox, Caroline, Norma Grier Ann Taftersall. 1992. Is EPA Registration a Guarantee of Pesticide Safety? . in Journal of Pesticide Reform, 12: 6-10, Spring.

Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides Journal of Pesticide Reform. Quarterly publication of the Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides, PO Box 1393, Eugene OR 97440, 503/344-5044. This magazine provides information on pesticide use and misuse.

US EPA. 1992. Labeling of Pesticides. An audit report by the US EPA Office of Inspector General Available from EPA Office of Inspector General, 77 West Jackson (IA-13J), Chicago, IL 60604.

Whitmore, Roy, Janice Kelly, and Pamela Reading 1992. National Home and Garden Pesticide Use Survey: Final Report, Executive Summary. Research Triangle Institute for the U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances. Available from the Communications Branch of EPA's Pesticide Programs, 703/305-5017.

Cubbage. Charles. 1994. National Overview of Pesticide Collections in the United States. In The Ninth National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

Cubbage, Charles. 1993. National Survey Update of State Agricultural Pesticide Collections. In The Eighth National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

NYCAP News. A quarterly newsletter published by New York Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides, 33 Central Ave, Albany, NY 12210, 518/426-8246.

US EPA. 1993. Pest Control In The School Environment: Adopting Integrated Pest Management. Publication number 735-F-93-012 from the U.S. EPA, Field Operations Division (H 7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 401 M Street, SW, Washington DC 20460.

Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides. 1993. A Pesticide Reform Toolkit. In Journal of Pesticide Reform; Winter.

US GAO. 1993. Pesticide Reregistration May Not Be Completed Until 2006. Available from the U.S. General Accounting Office, PO Box 6015, Gaithersburg, MD 20884-6015, 202/512-6000.

NCAMP Pesticides and You. Available from the National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides (NCAMP), 530 Seventh Street S.E., Washington D.C. 20003, 202/543-5450. The newsletter addresses the use and misuse of pesticides.

HHWP. Safe Use, Storage and Disposal of Pesticides. Available from the Household Hazardous Waste Project.

Taylor, Sharon. 1991. School Pesticide Use Reduction (SPUR) Guide: Working Together for Pesticide-Free Schools. Published by the Environmental Health Coalition, 1717 Kettner Blvd, #100, San Diego, CA 92101-2532, 619/235-0281.

Olkowski, William, Helga Olkowski, and Sheila Daar. 1991. What Is Integrated Pest Management?. In The IPM Practitioner, Nov/Dec.

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Safer Products

Dickey, Philip. 1994. Buy Smarter Buy Safe: A Consumer's Guide to Less-Toxic Products. Published by the Washington Toxics coalition, 4516 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105, 206/632-1545. This excellent booklet provides a ranking of many common household products based on their impact on human health (acute and chronic), the environment and their reactivity.

Annie Berthold-Bond. 1990. Clean and Green Published by Ceres Press, Woodstock N

USPSC. 1985. Compilation of Statutes Administered by CPSC. Available from the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, Washington D.C. 20207.

Dickey, Philip. A Database of Safer Substitutes for Hazardous Household Products: Phase One Report (1990) and Phase Two Report (1991).. These informative reports are available from the Washington Toxics Coalition, 4516 University Way NE, Seattle WA 8109, 206/632-1545.

HHWP. 1989. Guide to Hazardous Products Around the Home. Available from the Household Hazardous Waste Project.

Dadd, Debra Lynn. 1992. The Nontoxic Home and Office. St. Martin's Press, NY.

Dickey, Philip. 1990. Opportunities for Household Hazardous Waste Reduction by Product Substitution. In the proceedings of the Fifth National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management. This paper discusses the hazardous constituents found in tested household products and how to substitute safer ingredients and pra~tices.

Lickey, Philip. 1992. Priorities for Source Reduction. In the proceedings of the Seventh National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

Dickey, Philip. 1991. The Skeptical Consumer's Guide to Environmental Product Labels. In Alternatives, Fall.

US CPSC. 1987. Who We Are, What We Do. Available from U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission Washington D.C. 20207.

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Water Quality

EHC. 1991. Baywatch Kit: Clean Bay Campaign for San Diego Bay. Available from the Environmental Health Coalition, 1717 Kettner Blvd., Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92101, 619/235-0281. Contains information on how boaters can minimize the negative impact that boat maintenance can have on water quality.

Rourke, Daniel. 1991. Consumer Products Heavy Metals Inventory. Available from the City and County of San Francisco Dept. of Public Works, Bureau of Environmental Regulation and Management, Bayview Plaza, 3801 Third St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94124, 415/695-7363.

Hansen, Nancy Richardson, Hope M. Babcock, and Edwin H. Clark, 1988. Controlling Nonpoint-Source Water Pollution: A Citizen's Handbook. The Conservation Foundation, Washington, DC, and the National Audubon Society, New York, NY.

US GAO. 1991. Groundwater Protection: Measurement of Relative Vulnerability to Pesticide Contamination. Available from the U.S. General Accounting Office, PO Box 6015, Gaithersburg, MD 20884, 202/512-6000.

EHC. 1992.How To Create A Stormwater Pollution Prevention Campaign. Available from the Environmental Health Coalition, 1717 Ketmer Blvd., Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92101, 619/235-0281.

Kehoe, Paula. 1993. Household Hazardous Waste Collection Programs Benefit Wastewater Pollution Prevention Programs. In the Proceedings of the Eighth National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

Galvin, David. 1990. Household Hazardous Wastes In Municipal Wastewaters and Storm Drains. In the Proceedings of the Fifth National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

John Kolega. 1990. Household Hazardous Wastes in Septic Systems: Types, Quantities, and Impacts. In the Proceedings of the Fifth National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

HHWP. 1993.Storm Drains and Water Quality. Available from the Household Hazardous Waste Project.

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Youth Involvement and Protection

Dewey, Sarah. 1992. A Scattershot Approach to Youth Education: Integrating HHW into Environmental Curriculum. In the Proceedings of the Seventh National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management.

EHMI. 1994Automotive Care for the Environment (Project ACE): Lean, Green, Drivin' Machine. Available from Environmental Hazards Management Institute, 10 Newmarket Road, Durham NH 03824, 800/446-5256. designed to educate new and existing drivers through drivers education courses and license renewal programs. It is composed of a video, educational poster, and student handouts.

Lingenfelter, Jan. 1991. A-Way With Waste. Available from WA Department of Ecology, 3190 160 Ave SE, Bellevue WA 98008-5452.

Schoemaker, Joyce and Charity Vitale. 1991. Healthy Homes, Healthy Kids: Protecting Your Children From Everyday Environmental Hazards Published by Island Press, Washington, DC.

HHWP. 1993. Lessons in Household Hazardous Waste Management: Grades K-3 and 4-8. Available from the Household Hazardous Waste Project.

US EPA. 1993. Pest Control In The School Environment: Adopting Integrated Pest Management. Publication number 735-F-93-012 from the U.S. EPA, Field Operations Division (H 7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 401 M Street, 5W, Washington DC 20460.

Taylor, Sharon. 1991. School Pesticide Use Reduction (SPUR) Guide: Working Together for Pesticide-Free Schools. Published by the Environmental Health Coalition, 1717 Kettner Blvd, #100, San Diego, CA 921@I-2532, 619/235-0281.

Verrei-Berenback, Wendy. 1992. Teaching Toxics: Creating Solutions to Household Pollution. Available from Association of Vermont Recyclers, PO Box 1244, Montpelier VT 05601, 802/229-1833.

HHWP. 1991.Tools for the Environmental Teacher. The Household Hazardous Waste Project and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control. This is an annotated bibliography of household hazardous waste educational materials and curricula from the U.S. and Canada for K-12. Available from HHWP.

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