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WHAT IS SAFE? THE RISKS OF LIVING IN A NUCLEAR AGE, by David R. Williams, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, United Kingdom, viii +146 pp. (pbk £22.50) ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL TOPICS SERIES, Volume 7, edited by John Rose, Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, Reading, United Kingdom, May 1998, xv + 416 pp., ISBN 90–5699–140‐X (Hbk £94.00) THE CHEMISTRY OF EXPLOSIVES, by Jacqueline Akhaven, The Royal Society of Chemistry, RSC Paperbacks, Cambridge, United Kingdom 1998, xii + 173 pp. (£17.50) MODERN CHLOR‐ALKALI TECHNOLOGY, Volume 7, edited by S. Sealey, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, and the Society for Chemical Industry, London, United Kingdom, 1998, ix + 235 pp. (Hbk, £69.50) AEROSOL SAMPLING GUIDELINES, edited by A. L. Nichols, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, United Kingdom 1998, x + 170 pp. (Hbk, £59.50) PESTICIDE REMEDIATION IN SOILS AND WATER, by Philip C. Kearney and Terry Roberts, Wiley Series in Agrochemicals and Plant Protection, Chichester, United Kingdom, 1998, XV + 381 pp. (Hbk, £85.00) BLOODBORNE VIRUSES INFECTION CONTROL, A GUIDE FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, British Medical Association, Board of Science and Education, BMJ Bookshop, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London Single User £42.00 + VAT; Site License (all Users £195.00 + VAT) ENVIRONMENT AND THE DEVELOPING WORLD: PRINCIPLES, POLICIES AND MANAGEMENT, by A. Gupta and M. G. Asher, John Wiley and Sons Ltd., Chichester, x+360pp. ISBN 0 471 98338 1, 1998, x+360pp (£18.99) A CENTURY OF MARINE SCIENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA, edited by A. I. L. Payne and J. R. E. Lutjeharms, Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Johannesburg, RSA, in collaboration with the Royal Society of South Africa. Special Issue of the Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa [vol. 52, Nr 1], 252 pp., 1997, 252 pp. (No price shown) HANDBOOK OF MARINE MINERAL DEPOSITS, edited by D. S. Cronan, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida (USA), ISBN 0–8493–8429X, 1998, 510 pp. (Pbk, $99.50) ON THE ROCKS — EARTH SCIENCE FOR EVERYONE, by John S. Dickey, Jr., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1996, 252 pp. (£12.99) GREENHOUSE GAS CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, edited by B. Eliasson, P. Riemer and A. Wokaun. Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, 1999, 1095 pp., ISBN 0–08–043018‐X ($255) PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTH CONFERENCE ON THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF THE ENVIRONMENT: TOWARDS THE WORLD GOVERNING OF THE ENVIRONMENT. ATTI DEL CONVEEGNO INTERNAZIONALE, edited by Giovanni Cordini and Amedeo Postiglione. Sponsored by the Italian National Council for Research (CNR), Gianni Iuculano Editore‐Giada, Pavia. 2 volumes, Vol. I 724 pp., Vol. II 496 pp., 1997. 95,000 Italian Lire for volume 1,58,000 ITL for volume II. (Vol. 1–95,000 Italian Lire; Vol. II‐58,000 Italian Lire). TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT. A STRATEGIC APPROACH. GUIDELINES FOR WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CO‐OPERATION, by the European Commission, Directorate General for Development and, Directorate General for External Relations and North‐South Co‐operation. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, [L‐2985] Luxembourg (Gd Duchy of Luxemburg), 222 pp., 1999, ISBN 92–828–4454–4 (English text), 92–828–4455–2 (French text), 92–828–4456–0 (Portuguese text) INTRODUCTION TO THE ECONOMICS OF WATER RESOURCES. AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE, by S. Merrett, UCL Press, London, 1997, 187 pp. + indexes (£14.95)