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Selected books from the Hazardous Waste Program Library

Here is a selected list of reference books related to household hazardous waste.  You can visit the library Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Or, you can order materials by phone or email and have them sent to you.


Automotive Issues
Batteries
Household Hazardous Waste Disposal
Gardening
General Environmental
Healthy Homes
Hazardous Household Products and Alternatives
Literature - Fiction
Literature - Nonfiction
Paint
Pesticides
Salmon
Water Quality

Automotive Issues

The green machine: drive a safe, thrifty & environmentally friendly car / by Jim Gaston - Durham, N.C.: CoNation Publications, 1995.
TD 1213 .A98 G8 1995

Your car (or truck) and the environment: an environmental guide for owners and drivers of cars, vans, trucks and other motor vehicles / U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation - Washington, D.C.: U.S. EPA, 1993.
TD 1213 .A98 U52 1993

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Batteries

Recycling of consumer dry cell batteries / by David J. Hurd - Park Ridge, N.J.: Noyes Data Corp., 1993.
TD 1213 .B2 R43 1993

Source reduction of toxic metals in household batteries: federal, state and industry initiatives / by Janeen M. Adamo, Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association - Boston, MA.: NEWMOA, 1991.
TD 1213 .B2 S8 1991

Used dry cell batteries: is a collection program right for your community? / U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response - Washington, D.C.: U.S. EPA, 1992.
TD 1040 .B2 U5 1992

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Household Hazardous Waste Disposal

Alternatives to landfilling household toxics / Golden Empire Health Planning Center (Sacramento, CA), Gina Purin - Sacramento, CA: The Center, 1987.
TD 1040 .C46 A6 1987

Directory for household hazardous waste disposal in Seattle-King County / by Susan M. Ridgley [et al.] - 1982. - Seattle, WA: Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle, Water Quality Division, 1982.
TD 811.5 .M468 no. 1e

Household hazardous waste: solving the disposal dilemma: a how-to handbook on implementing collection programs for residentially generated hazardous waste / by Peter A. Burnes, Golden Empire Health Planning Center -- Sacramento, CA.: The Center, 1984.
TD 1050 .C46 H68 1984

King County home waste guide: a home tour through the world of waste reduction and recycling / King County Dept. of Public Works, Solid Waste Division - [Seattle, Wa]: King County Solid Waste Division, 1990.
TD 182 .K56 K56 1990

Proceedings of the seventh national conference on household hazardous waste management / National Conference on Household Hazardous Waste Management (7th: 1992: Minneapolis, Minnesota) - Andover, MA.: Dana Duxbury & Associates, 1992.
TD 1035 .H3 N37 1992

Protecting the ozone layer: safe disposal of home appliances containing ozone-depleting substances / U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation - Washington, D.C.: U.S. EPA, 1993.
TD 1213 .A6 P8 1993

Toward hazardless waste: a guide for the safe use and disposal of hazardous household products / by Sally Toteff [et al.] - [Seattle, Wash.]: Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle, 1985.
TX 150 .T67 1985

Turning the tide on toxics in the home: a guide to proper disposal of hazardous household products, precautions, and safer alternatives / Washington (State) Dept. of Ecology - Olympia, Wash.: WDOE, 1990.
TD 1035 .T87 1990

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Gardening

Cascadia: inspired gardening in the Pacific Northwest / by Ann Lovejoy - Seattle, WA.: Sasquatch Books, 1997.
SB 453.2 .N83 L67 1997

The chemical-free lawn: the newest varieties and techniques to grow lush, hardy grass / by Warren Schultz - Emmaus, PA.: Rodale Press, 1989.
SB 433 .S365 1989

Common sense gardening: how does it work: a guide to plant care and pest control for the earth-friendly gardener / Thurston County Local Hazardous Waste Management Program - Olympia, WA.: Local Hazardous Waste Management Program, n.d.
SB 340 .T49 C80

Common sense gardening: lawn care: a guide to preventive lawn care for the earth-friendly gardener / Thurston County Local Hazardous Waste Management Program - Olympia, WA.: Local Hazardous Waste Management Program, n.d.
SB 340 .T49 C84

Designing and maintaining your edible landscape naturally / by Robert Kourik - Santa Rosa, CA: Metamorphic Press, 1986.
SB 453.2 .D4 1986

Garden pests & diseases: preventing, recognizing, managing / Sunset Books - 1st ed. - Menlo Park, Calif.: Sunset Pub. Corp., 1993.
SB 603.5 .G37 1993

The gardener's weed book: earth-safe controls / by Barbara Pleasant - Pownal, VT.: Storey Communications, 1996.
SB 611 .P55 1996

Gardening for a greener planet: a chemical-free approach / by Jonathan Erickson - 1st ed. - Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Tab Books, 1992.
SB 453.5 .E7 1992

Growing vegetables west of the Cascades: Steve Solomon's complete guide to natural gardening / by Steve Solomon - Seattle: Sasquatch Books, 1989.
SB 324.3 .S67 1989

Healthy lawn, healthy environment: caring for your lawn in an environmentally friendly way / U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances - Washington, DC: U.S. EPA, 1992.
SB 950 .H2 1992

IPM for schools: a how-to manual / by Sheila Daar, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX - [San Francisco, Calif.]: U.S. EPA, Region 9, 1997.
SB 950 .I66 1997

Landscape plant problems: a pictorial diagnostic manual / by Ralph S. Byther, Washington (State) Dept. of Ecology - Puyallup, Wash.: Washington State University, 1996.
SB 472.3 .B98 1996

The Organic gardener's handbook of natural insect and disease control: a complete problem-solving guide to keeping your garden & yard healthy without chemicals / by Barbara W. Ellis, Fern Marshall Bradley, Helen Atthowe - Emmaus, Pa.: Rodale Press, 1992.
SB 974 .O72 1992

Pruning trees: a guide for homeowners / by Ray Maleike, Washington State University, Cooperative Extension Service - [Pullman, Wash.]: WSU, 1992.
SB 435 .P8 1992

Rodale's garden answers: vegetables, fruits, and herbs: at-a-glance solutions for every gardening problem / by Fern Marshall Bradley - Emmaus, PA.: Rodale Press, 1995.
SB 321 .R63 1995

Washington tilth directory 1993 / Washington Tilth Association - 1993 - Seattle, WA.: Washington Tilth Association, 1993.
SB 480 .W2 1993

The wild lawn handbook: alternatives to the traditional front lawn / by Stevie Daniels - New York, N.Y.: Macmillan USA, 1995.
SB 439 .D36 1995

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General Environmental

Children's participation: the theory and practice of involving young citizens in community development and environmental care / by Roger Hart, UNICEF - London: Earthscan, 1997
HQ 767.9 .H37 1997

Clearer, cleaner, safer, greener: a blueprint for detoxifying your environment / by Gary Null - New York, N.Y.: Villard Books, 1990.
RA 1213 .N85 1990

Design for a livable planet: how you can help clean up the environment / by Jon Naar - New York, N.Y.: Perennial Library, 1990.
TD 171.7 .N3 1990

Ecoteam workbook: a project of Global Action Plan for the Earth / by David Gershon, Robert Gilman - West Hurley, N.Y.: Global Action Plan for the Earth, 1990.
TD 170 .E3 1990

The Environmental address book: how to reach the environment's greatest champions and worst offenders / by Michael Levine - New York, NY: Perigee Books, 1991.
TD 169.6 .L48 1991

Environmental project action guide: a handbook of ideas, techniques, information, and practical solutions to improve the environment where we live, work and play / Washington (State) Dept. of Ecology - Revised January 1994 - Olympia, WA.: Washington (State) Dept. of Ecology, 1994.
TD 171.3 .W2 E57 1994

Girls who looked under rocks: lives of six pioneering naturalists / by Jeannine Atkins, Illustrated by Paula Conner - Nevada City, CA: Dawn Publications, 2000.
QH 26 .A75 2000

Information please environmental almanac / World Resources Institute - 1994 ed. - Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1994.
GF 1 .A15 1994

The Kid's guide to social action: how to solve the social problems you choose--and turn creative thinking into positive action / by Barbara A. Lewis, et al. - 2nd ed. - Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Pub., 1991.
HN 65 .L442 1998

Material world: a global family portrait / by Peter Menzel, Charles C. Mann. - San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1994.
GN 406 .M45 1994

One world, one earth: educating children for social responsibility / by Merryl Hammond, Rob Collins - Gabriola Island, B.C.: New Society Publishers, 1993.
LC 1090 .H36 1993

Pacific Northwest environmental directory / National Environmental Directory - 1997/1998 ed. - Missoula, MT: National Environmental Directory, 1996.
TD 171.3 .P2 1997/98

Rain forest in your kitchen: the hidden connection between extinction and your supermarket / by Martin Teitel - Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 1992.
TX 335 .T388 1992

Regenerating the environment: a guide for doers / by Ellen Pahl, Jewel Flegal, Rodale Institute - Emmaus, PA.: Rodale Institute, 1990.
TD 170 .R5 1990

School science laboratories: a guide to some hazardous substances / Council of State Science Supervisors (U.S.), et al. - Washington, D.C.: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 1984.
TD 899 .L32 S2 1984

Shopping for a better world: a quick and easy guide to socially responsible supermarket shopping / by Ben Corson, Council on Economic Priorities - 1992 ed. - New York, N.Y.: Ballantine Books, 1992.
RA 1213 .S52 1992

The solution to pollution: 101 things you can do to clean up your environment / by Laurence Sombke - New York, N.Y.: MasterMedia Limited, 1990.
TD 794.5 .S6 1990

Stuff: the materials the world is made of / by Ivan Amato - 1st ed. - New York, NY: BasicBooks, 1997.
HB 835 .S8 1997

Stuff: the secret lives of everyday things / by John C. Ryan, Alan Thein Durning - Seattle, Wash.: Northwest Environment Watch, 1997.
HB 835 .R96 1997

Ten-minute field trips: a teacher's guide to using the school grounds for environmental studies / by Helen Ross Russell, National Science Teachers Association - 2nd ed. - Washington, DC: NSTA, 1990.
QH 54.5 .R78 1990

Toxic sludge is good for you: lies, damn lies and the public relations industry / by John C. Stauber, Sheldon Rampton - Monroe, ME.: Common Courage Press, 1995.
HD 59.6 .S72 1995

What's actually in your backyard? A citizen's resource guide to recognizing and addressing environmental injustices / by Richard Wray, Community Network Coalition - Seattle, WA: The Community Network Coalition, 1993.
TD 850 .W4 1993

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Healthy Homes

57 ways to protect your home environment (and yourself) / by Rick Weinzierl - Urbana, IL.: Cooperative Extension Service, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1996.
RA 775 .F3 1996

Clean your room!: a compendium describing a wide variety of indoor pollutants and their health effects, and containing sage advice to both householders and statepersons in the matter of cleaning up / California Dept. of Consumer Affairs - [Sacramento, Calif.: Dept. of Consumer Affairs], 1982.
TD 796 .C3 1982

The cleaning encyclopedia / by Don Aslett - New York. N.Y.: Dell, 1993.
RA 780 .C4 1993

Eco-renovation: the ecological home improvement guide / by Edward Harland - Post Mills, VT.: Chelsea Green Pub. Co., 1994.
TD 188 .H327 1994

Environmental by design: a sourcebook of environmentally conscious choices for homeowners, builders & designers / by Kim Leclair, David Rousseau - Point Roberts, Wash.: Hartley & Marks, 1992.
TD 171.7 .L43 1992

The green kitchen handbook: practical advice, references, and sources for transforming the center of your home into a healthy, livable place / by Annie Berthold-Bond, Mothers & Others for a Livable Planet, Inc - 1st ed. - New York: HarperPerennial, 1997.
RA 1205 .B494 1997

Green pages: an annual listing of of the Northwest EcoBuilding Guild / by Northwest EcoBuilding Guild - 1997. - Seattle, WA: The Guild, 1997.
HD 9715 .U53 1997

A guide to planning, building & maintaining a healthier home / by Dan Morris - 1st. - Portland, Oreg.: Columbia Design Group, 1994.
RA 770 .G8 1994

The Hazard Free Home program manual / by MetroCenter YMCA - Seattle, WA.: Metrocenter YMCA, 1994.
TD 1025 .H3 1994

The healthy home: an attic-to-basement guide to toxin-free living / by Linda Mason Hunter. - New York: Pocket Books, 1990.
RA 1213 .H86 1990

Healthy homes, healthy kids: protecting your children from everyday environmental hazards / by Joyce M. Schoemaker, Charity Y. Vitale - Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 1991.
RA 770 .S44 1991

The healthy house: how to buy one, how to build one, how to cure a "sick" one / by John Bower, - 3rd ed., rev. - Bloomington, IN: The Healthy House Institute, 1997.
RA 770.5 .H3 1997

Healthy house-cleaning tips: useful solutions for a more dust-free home / by Randall Earl Dunford - Dallas: NuDawn Pub., 1992.
TX 324 .D85 1992

The healthy household: a complete guide for creating a healthy indoor environment / by Lynn Marie Bower - Bloomington, IN.: Healthy House Institute, 1995.
RA 577.5 .H3 1995

A Home buyer's guide to environmental hazards / Federal National Mortgage Association - [Washington, D.C.: Fannie Mae], 1990.
RA 770 .H65 1990

Home safe home: an education open house / Western Washington Toxics Coalition - Seattle, WA.: Western Washington Toxics Coalition, [n.d.].
RA 1213 .H8

The Household pollutants guide / Center for Science in the Public Interest, Albert J. Fritsch - Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor Press, 1978.
RA 1213 .H3 C46 1978

The Inside story: a guide to indoor air quality / U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - Washington, D.C.: U.S. EPA, 1993.
TD 796 .I6 U55 1993

The nontoxic home & office: protecting yourself and your family from everyday toxics and health hazards / by Debra Lynn Dadd - Los Angeles: J.P. Tarcher ; New York: Distributed by St. Martin's Press, 1992.
RA 1213 .D334 1992

The nontoxic home: protecting yourself and your family from everyday toxics and health hazards / by Debra Lynn Dadd - Los Angeles: Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc., 1986.
RA 1213 .D334 1986

Nontoxic, natural & earthwise: how to protect yourself and your family from harmful products and live in harmony with the earth / by Debra Lynn Dadd, Steve Lett, Judy Collins - Rev. ed. - Los Angeles: Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc., 1990.
RA 1213 .D33 1990

Office work can be dangerous to your health: a handbook of office health and safety hazards and what you can do about them / by Jeanne Mager Stellman, Mary Sue Henifin - Rev. and updated. - New York, N.Y.: Fawcett Crest, 1989.
RC 965 .O3 S83 1989

Pesticides: chemical hazards in the home / by Nitsa Benson - Madison, WI.: University of Wisconsin-Extension, 1979.
RA 1270 .P4 B46

Raising children toxic free: how to keep your child safe from lead, asbestos, pesticides, and other environmental hazards / by Herbert L. Needleman, Philip J. Landrigan - New York: Avon, 1994.
RA 1225 .N44 1994

Rebugging your home & garden: a step by step guide to modern pest control / by Ruth Troetschler - Los Altos, CA.: PTF Press, 1996.
SB 951 .R4 1996

Safe home digest: healthy building resource guide/ New Canaan, CT: Lloyd Publishing, Inc., 1993.
TD 193 .S2 1993

Why your house may endanger your health / by Alfred V. Zamm, Robert Cannon - New York: Simon and Schuster, 1980.
RA 770 .Z34

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Hazardous Household Products and Alternatives

Baking soda: over 500 fabulous, fun, and frugal uses you've probably never thought of / by Vicki Lansky - Deephaven, MN.: Book Peddlers, 1995.
RA 1231 .B2 B2 1995

Bibliography on household hazardous wastes / Dana Duxbury & Associates - [S.l.]: Dana Duxbury & Associates, 1992.
Z 5075 .H8 1992

Buy smart, buy safe: a consumer's guide to less toxic products / by Philip Dickey, Washington Toxics Coalition -- Seattle, WA: The Coalition, 1994.
RA 1213 .B8 1994

A citizen's toxic waste audit manual / by Ben Gordon, Peter Montague, Greenpeace USA - 2nd ed. - Washington, D.C.: Greenpeace, 1990.
TD 1040 .C57 G67 1990

Chemicals: choosing wisely: a teacher resource guide [teacher edition] / by E2: Environment & Education, Tides Center - Menlo Park, Calif.: Dale Seymour, 1998.
TD 170.6 .E25 1998

Clean & green: the complete guide to nontoxic and environmentally safe housekeeping / by Annie Berthold-Bond - 1st ed. - Woodstock, N.Y.: Ceres Press, 1990.
TD 170 .C62 1990

Clean house, clean planet: clean your house for pennies a day, the safe, nontoxic way / by Karen Logan - 1st ed. - New York: Pocket Books, 1997.
RA 780 .C4 1997

Concerns with household cleaning products: a white paper / by Philip Dickey, David V. Galvin - Revised Draft. - [n.p.: n.p.], 1995.
TD 1213 .C4 C8 1995

The consumer products handbook: a comprehensive guide to today's household chemical products / Chemical Specialties Manufacturers Association - Washington, DC: CSMA, 1992.
T 55.3 .H8 C8 1992

A Consumer's dictionary of household, yard, and office chemicals / by Ruth Winter - 1st ed. - New York: Crown Publishers, 1992.
RA 770.5 .W56 1992

A database of safer substitutes for hazardous household products: phase one report / by Philip Dickey, Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle (Wash.), Washington Toxics Coalition - [Seattle, Wash.]: METRO, 1990.
TD 1213 .M86 V.1

A database of safer substitutes for hazardous household products: phase three report / by Philip Dickey, Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle (Wash.), Washington Toxics Coalition - [Seattle, Wash.]: METRO, 1992.
TD 1213 .M86 V.3

Eater's digest; the consumer's fact-book of food additives / by Michael F. Jacobson - Updated - Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor Books, 1976.
TX 553 .A3 J23

Everyday chemicals: 101 practical tips for home and work / by Beth Richman, Susan Hassol - Snowmass, Colo.: Windstar Foundation, 1989.
RA 1213 .R5 1989

Guide to hazardous products around the home: a personal action manual for protecting your health and environment / Missouri Household Hazardous Waste Project - 2nd ed. - [Springfield, MO]: Household Hazardous Waste Project, 1989.
T 55.3 .H8 G84 1989

Hazardous wastes from homes / by John Lord - Santa Monica, CA: Enterprise for Education, 1986.
TD 1035 .H39 1986

Healthful houses: how to design and build your own / by Clint Good, Debra Lynn Dadd - Bethesda, MD: Guaranty Press, 1988.
RA 1200 .G65 1988

How to clean practically anything / by Monte Florman, Marjorie Florman, Consumer Reports Books - 3rd ed., updated. - Yonkers, N.Y.: Consumer Report Books, 1993.
RA 780 H6 1993

Label review manual / by Mary Waller, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs, Labeling Center for Excellence - 2nd edition. - [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. EPA, 1996.
SB 970 .L33 1996

Making the switch: alternatives to using toxic chemicals in the home / Golden Empire Health Planning Center (Sacramento, CA) - Revised Feb. 1988. - Sacramento, CA: The Center, 1988.
RA 1213 .M34 1988

Management of hazardous wastes generated by households: a report on the problem and recommendations for action / Minnesota. Household Hazardous Waste Task Force - [St. Paul, MN.]: The Task Force, 1985.
TD 1040 .M6 M3 1985

Nontoxic & natural: a guide for consumers. How to avoid dangerous everyday products and buy or make safe ones / by Debra Lynn Dadd - Los Angeles: Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc., 1984.
RA 1213 .D33 1984

Polish your furniture with panty hose: and hundreds of offbeat uses for brand-name products / by Joey Green - 1st ed. - New York, N.Y.: Hyperion, 1996.
RA 780 .G68 1996

The safe shopper's bible: a consumer's guide to nontoxic household products, cosmetics, and food / by David Steinman, Samuel S. Epstein - New York, N.Y.: Macmillan, 1995.
RA 1213 .S74 1995

Take me shopping: a consumer guide to safer alternatives to hazardous household products / Santa Clara Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program - Revised April 1993 - [San Jose, CA.]: Santa Clara County Hazardous Waste Management Program, 1993.
RA 1213 .T3 1993

Teacher's guide to hazardous wastes from homes / by John Lord, Enterprise for Education, Inc - Santa Monica, CA: Enterprise for Education, 1990.
TD 1035 .H38 1990

Toxicants in consumer products / by Susan M. Ridgley, Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle, Water Quality Division - [Seattle, WA.]: METRO, 1982.
TD 811.5 .M468 no. 1b

Toxics A to Z: a guide to everyday pollution hazards / by John Harte - Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991.
RA 1213 .T76 1991

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Literature - Fiction

Science through children's literature: an integrated approach / by Carol M. Butzow, John W. Butzow - Englewood, Colo.: Teacher Ideas Press, 1989.
LB 1 585 .B85 1989

Ecological Mysteries for Young People

These books would be excellent to read as a class or read aloud to 4-8 graders.

The Fire Bug Connection: An Ecological Mystery / by Jean Craighead George - New York, N. Y.: HarperCollins Publishers, 1993.
PZ 7. G2933 1995

"When a raven flies at you, there will be murder." That's what Maggie's grandmother once told her and the longer the twelve year old stays at Bug Camp, the more she is inclined to believe it. Soon after the raven's mysterious appearance, Maggie's exotic and beautiful new fire bugs begin to die. Is it global warming, acid rain or murder?

Issues include insect metamorphosis, cultural myths and Internet use.

The Missing 'Gator of Gumbo Limbo: An Ecological Mystery / by Jean Craighead George - New York, N. Y.: HarperCollins Publishers, 1992.
PZ 7. G2933 1993

Dajun, a giant alligator, is missing from his usual watery home. It is up to Liza K. to find him before a gun toting official removes Dajun permanently. Did excess algae, pesticide run-off , salt-water intrusion or something else drive the alligator away?

Issues include homelessness, swamp ecology and reptile biology.

Who Really Killed Cock Robin? An Ecological Mystery / by Jean Craighead George - New York, N. Y.: HarperCollins Publishers, 1991. PZ 7. G2933 1991

Cock Robin lay on his back with his feet in the air. A red breast feather twisted in the wind, his clove-brown wings folded like a dancer's fan. He was dead. Follow eighth grader Tony Isidoro as he threads his way through these environmental clues: the town is overrun with ants, no frogs are singing and the town dump is emitting strange fumes. What does it all add up to?

Issues include local politics, chemicals used by businesses and homeowners, and regional connections.

General Fiction

Just a Dream / by Chris Van Allsburg -New York, N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1990.
PZ7.V266Jv 1990

A boy has a dream about a future Earth devastated by pollution, and begins to understand the importance of taking care of the environment. This is an easy-to-read, thought-provoking book for elementary students, and includes vivid illustrations.

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Literature - Nonfiction

A Civil Action / by Jonathan Harr - New York, N.Y.: Random House Inc., Vintage Books, 1995. KF 228. A7 H37.

This novel would be appropriate for high school students who enjoy reading the fictional works of John Grisham.

Winner of 1995 National Book Critics Circle Award for Non-Fiction. This is the true story of an epic courtroom showdown. Two the nation's largest corporations stand accused of causing the deaths of children. Representing the bereaved parents, the unlikeliest of heroes emerges: a young, flamboyant Porsche-driving lawyer who hopes to win millions of dollars and ends up nearly losing everything-including his sanity.

Issues include groundwater pollution, drinking water contamination and environmental health concerns.

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Paint

Lead-based paint poisoning: children in public housing are not adequately protected / U.S. General Accounting Office - Washington, D.C.: General Accounting Office, 1993.
RA 1231 .L4 A356 1993

Post-consumer paint management manual / National Paint and Coatings Association - Washington, D.C.: National Paint and Coatings Association, 1993.
TD 1213 .P35 P8 1993

Putting the pieces together: controlling lead hazards in the nation's housing: report / Task Force on Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction and Financing - [Washington, D.C.?]: Lead-based Paint Hazard Reduction and Financing Task Force, 1995.
RA 750 .L4 P8 1995

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Pesticides

Breaking the pesticide habit: alternatives to 12 hazardous pesticides / by Terry Gips, International Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture - Minneapolis, Minn.: The Alliance, 1987.
SB 951.145 .N37 G5

Bugbusters: getting rid of household pests without dangerous chemicals / by Bernice Lifton - New York, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill, 1985.
SB 951 .L54 1985

The chemical-free lawn: the newest varieties and techniques to grow lush, hardy grass / by Warren Schultz - Emmaus, PA.: Rodale Press, 1989.
SB 433 .S365 1989

Children, pesticides and schools / National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides (U.S.) - Washington, D.C.: N.C.A.M.P., n.d.
SB 950 .C6

Citizen's guide to pest control and pesticide safety / U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances - [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. EPA, 1995.
SB 602 .U52 1995

Common-sense pest control: least-toxic solutions for your home, garden, pets and community / by William Olkowski, Sheila Daar, Helga Olkowski - Newtown, CT: Taunton Press, 1991.
SB 950 .O35 1991

Complete guide to pest control: with and without chemicals / by George Whitaker Ware - 3nd. - Fresno, CA: Thomson Publications, 1996.
SB 950 .W37 1996

Controlling weeds with fewer chemicals: how to cut your herbicide costs and protect the environment / by Craig Cramer - Emmaus, PA: Rodale Institute, 1991.
SB 611 .C595 1991

Dan's practical guide to least toxic home pest control / by Dan Stein - 1st ed. - Eugene, OR.: Hulogosi, 1991.
SB 951 .S74 1991

Directory of least-toxic pest control products 1994 / Bio-Integral Resource Center - 1994 edition - Berkeley, CA.: BIRC, 1994.
SB 951 .D47 1994

Do you know what you're eating?: an analysis of U.S. government data on pesticide residues in foods / Consumers Union of United States - [S.l.]: Consumers Union, 1999.
TX 571 .P4 D8 1999

The Encyclopedia of natural insect & disease control: the most comprehensive guide to protecting plants--vegetables, fruit, flowers, trees, and lawns--without toxic chemicals / by Roger B. Yepsen - Emmaus, Pa.: Rodale Press, 1984.
SB 974 .E53 1984

For our kids' sake: how to protect your child against pesticides in food / by Anne Witte Garland - New York, N.Y.: Natural Resources Defense Council, 1989.
TX 571 .P4 G37 1989

Garden pests & diseases: preventing, recognizing, managing / Sunset Books - 1st ed. - Menlo Park, Calif.: Sunset Pub. Corp., 1993.
SB 603.5 .G37 1993

The gardener's weed book: earth-safe controls / by Barbara Pleasant - Pownal, VT.: Storey Communications, 1996.
SB 611 .P55 1996

Handbook of integrated pest management for turfgrass and ornamentals / by Anne R. Leslie - Boca Raton: Lewis Publishers, 1994.
SB 608 .T87 H35 1994

Handbook of pest control: the behavior, life history, and control of household pests / by Arnold Mallis, Stoy A. Hedges, Dan Moreland - 8th ed. - [S.l.]: Mallis Handbook & Technical Training Company, 1997.
SB 951 .H2 1997

How to get your lawn & garden off drugs: pesticide-free gardening for a healthier environment / by Carole Rubin - Sechett, B.C.: C. Rubin, 1989.
SB 453.5 .R82 1989

IPM policy & implementation / Bio-Integral Resource Center - Berkeley, CA.: BIRC, 1989.
SB 950 .I7 I65 1989

IPM training manual for gardeners / by Sheila Daar [et al.] - Berkeley, CA.: Bio-Integral Resource Center, 1992.
SB 950.2 .A1 D3 1992

IPM* alternative: least toxic techniques for law and garden care(*Integrated pest management) / by Suzanne Wiese, Nancy Hanson, Bellevue Storm and Surface Water Utility - Bellevue, WA.: City of Bellevue, 1992.
SB 950 .I7 1992

Least toxic control of pests in the home & garden / National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides - Washington, DC: NCAMP, n.d.
SB 950 .L2

Least toxic lawn management; a BIRC reprint / Bio-Integral Resource Center - Berkeley, CA: Bio Integral Resource Center, 1987.
SB 950 .L4

Least-toxic pest management for lawns / Bio-Integral Resource Center - Berkeley, CA: BIRC, 1992.
SB 950 .L4 L4 1992

On the trail of a pesticide: a guide to learning about the chemistry, effects, and testing of pesticides / by Mary H. O'Brien, Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides - Eugene, Oregon: NCAMP, 1984.
QH 545 .P4 O33

The Other road to flea control: mechanical, biological and chemical methods of least toxic pet protection / by Diana Post - Chevy Chase, MD.: Rachel Carson Council, Inc., 1994.
TD 950 .O7 1994

Pacific Northwest insect control handbook 1996 / University of Idaho, Cooperative Extension Service, Oregon State University, Extension Service., Washington State University. Cooperative Extension Service - 1996 edition - Corvallis, OR.: OSU, 1996.
SB 931 .P20 1996

Pacific Northwest landscape IPM manual / by Van Bobbitt, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, Washington State University Cooperative Extension - 1st ed. - [Pullman, WA. ]: WSU, 1996.
SB 950.3 .P33 P33 1996

Pacific Northwest weed control handbook 1996 / Oregon State University, Extension Service, Washington State University, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Idaho, Cooperative Extension Service - 1996 edition - Pullman, WA.: WSU, 1996.
SB 931 .P27 1996

Pesticide Incident Reporting and Tracking Review Panel: annual report 1996 / Washington State Office of Environmental Health Programs, Pesticide Section, - 1996. - Olympia, Wash.: Washington State Dept. of Health, 1997.
SB 959 .P4 P4 1996

Pesticides / by Lisa Yount - San Diego, CA: Lucent Books, 1995.
SB 951.13 .Y68 1995

Pesticides: 30 years since Silent spring--many long-standing concerns remain: statement of Peter F. Guerrero, Associate Director, Environmental Protection Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division / by Peter F. Guerrero - Washington, D.C.: U.S. General Accounting Office, 1992.
SB 970.4 .U53 G8 1992

Pesticides: chemical hazards in the home / by Nitsa Benson. - Madison, WI.: University of Wisconsin-Extension, 1979.
RA 1270 .P4 B46

Pesticides in food: what the public needs to know / by Lawrie Mott, Martha Broad, Natural Resources Defense Council - San Francisco: NRDC, 1984.
TX 571 .P4 M68 1984

Pesticides in our communities: choices for change / by Concern, Inc. - Washington, D.C.: Concern, Inc., 1992.
SB 951 .P8 1992

Pests of landscape trees and shrubs: an integrated pest management guide / by Steve H. Dreistadt, Jack Kelly Clark, University of California, Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program - Oakland, CA.: University of California, 1994.
SB 763 .C2 D74 1994

The public & pesticides: exploring the interface / by C.R. Curtis - Columbux, OH.: Ohio State University, 1995.
SB 602 .P8 1995

Puget Sound pest management guidelines: a guide for protecting our water quality / by Geoff Menzies, Becky Peterson. - Bellingham WA.: CM Coffin Design, 1993.
SB 910 .P35 M42 1993

Rebugging your home & garden: a step by step guide to modern pest control / by Ruth Troetschler - Los Altos, CA.: PTF Press, 1996.
SB 951 .R4 1996

Safety at home: a guide to the hazards of lawn and garden pesticides and safer ways to manage pests / National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides - 1st ed. - Washington, D.C.: NCAMP, 1991.
SB 951 .S1 1991

Suppliers of beneficial organisms in North America / by Charles D. Hunter, California Environmental Protection Agency, Dept. of Pesticide Regulation, Environmental Monitoring and Pest Management Branch - 1997 ed. - Sacramento, Calif.: California EPA, 1997.
SB 976 .A78 S87 1997

Tiny game hunting: environmentally healthy ways to trap and kill the pests in your house and garden / by Hilary Dole Klein, Adrian M. Wenner - New York: Bantam Books, 1991.
SB 950 .T5 K58 1991

Voices for pesticide reform: the case for safe practices and sound policy / by Sandra Schubert [et al.] - Eugene, Oreg.: NCAMP, 1996.
SB 955 .V8 1996

The way we grow: good-sense solutions for protecting our families from pesticides in food / by Anne Witte Garland, Mothers & Others for a Livable Planet, Inc - New York: Berkley Books, 1993.
TX 571 .P4 G374 1993

What is IPM? / by William Olkowski, Helga Olkowski, Sheila Daar - Berkeley, CA.: Bio-integral Resource Center, 1992.
SB 950 .I7 W4 1992

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Salmon

Come back, salmon: how a group of dedicated kids adopted Pigeon Creek and brought it back to life / by Molly Cone, ill.; Sidnee Wheelwright - 1st paperback ed. - San Francisco, Calif.: Sierra Club Books for Children, 1991.
SH 157.8 .C66 1991

Discovering salmon: a nature activity book / by Nancy Field, Sally Machlis - Rev. ed. - Middleton, WI: Dog-Eared Publications, 1993.
QL 638 .S2 F52 1993

The Fish hatchery next door: a salmon in the classroom educator's guide / Washington (State) Dept. of Fish and Wildlife - [Olympia, WA]: Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, 1999.
QL 638 .S2 F6 1999

Salmon on the brink [videorecording] / by Enrique Cerna, KCTS (Television station: Seattle, Wash.) - Seattle, WA: KCTS Television, 1998.
VDEO QL 640 .S2 1998

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Water Quality

Household toxicants and water quality: contents, use and disposal of household products containing toxic substances / Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle (Wash.)., David V. Galvin, Elizabeth Bennett. - Seattle, WA.: METRO, 1980.
TD 811.5 .M85 1980

The use of pesticides in suburban homes and gardens and their impact on the aquatic environment / by Rosmarie Von Rumker, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water Programs - Washington, D.C.: U.S. EPA, 1972.
TD 427 .P35 E5

Water matters: water resources teacher's guide volume 3 / by Sue Cox Kauffman, National Science Teachers Association - Volume 3 - Arlington, VA: N.S.T.A., 1999.
QH 541.5 .W3 1999 v. 3

The water-wise gardener: an extension agent's guide to planning and delivering residential watershed water quality programs / by March T. Aveni, Ludwig F. Hartung - [n.p.]: Virginia Cooperative Extension, 1996.
SB 475.83 .A93 1996

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