Environmental Science & Technology: August 1, 2004

	The authoritative voice of the environmental research community.

August 1, 2004
Volume 38, No. 15, pp 273A–296A

About the Cover
It’s winter in Fairbanks, Alaska, in this Photodisc image—the temperature has plummeted but the carbon monoxide levels are up.

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Why Carbon Monoxide Still Matters (240 KB PDF)
Although CO emissions have been regulated in the United States since the 1960s, some locations still occasionally violate the eight-hour standard for the pollutant. K. John Holmes of the National Research Council (NRC) and Armistead G. Russell with the Georgia Institute of Technology highlight the findings and recommendations of an NRC panel investigating this continuing problem.

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Comment (36 KB PDF)
No water, no future

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Notable Books (48 KB PDF)

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280A–287A
Browse All News (164 KB PDF)
Contains all of the news stories and briefs listed below.

280A
Visualizing contaminants in plants (64 KB PDF)
Researchers develop a way to “see” contaminants and track their movements through living leaves.

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Indoor mold standard could prove elusive (76 KB PDF)
An Institute of Medicine report finds a dearth of needed data.

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Airborne mycotoxins discovered in moldy buildings (60 KB PDF)
Finally, proof that toxins produced by indoor molds are actually floating through the air.

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Rapid indicators of beach pollution needed (76 KB PDF)
An NRC report recommends new approaches and technologies.

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Florida, EPA slammed for regulatory failures (48 KB PDF)
State and federal agencies are accused of giving in to polluters.

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Perspective
Untangling the causes of coral reef decline (84 KB PDF)
Reefs are close to ecological collapse—should rescue action wait until all the scientific answers are in?

281A–285A
News Briefs: Adapting to climate change • Just locks and fences? • Room for improvement in Europe • Energy efficiency = less air pollution • Biotechnology for pollution prevention • Assessing PVC with LCA