THE GREEN ENCYCLOPEDIA by Irene Franck...
THE GREEN ENCYCLOPEDIA by Irene Franck and David Brownstone (Prentice Hall: $20; 486 pp . , illustrated, paperback original). Readers struggling to sort out political rhetoric about the environment should consult this handy reference work. The editors include entries on environmental organizations, U.S. laws, dangers posed by specific pollutants, and a depressingly complete list of endangered animals and plants. People who prefer to think of toxic pollution as something restricted to Bhopal, Love Canal and other faraway places will be alarmed to discover there are more than 1,000 Superfund sites in California.
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