CBNS: Center for the Biology of Natural Systems


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Research @ CBNS

What's
USEPA Proposed "Cluster Rules"

• HOT - National Wildlife Federation (NWF) Cluster Rule Letter
  




• Water Effluent Pollutant Rules [172K html from CBNS site]
  




• Hazardous Air Pollutant Rules [120K html from CBNS site]
  

What's
CBNS Reports - Now in PDF Format

  Pulp & Paper Production, Chapter 5 Zeroing Out Dioxin: Within Our Reach June 1996 [270K Adobe pdf 84 pages] Evaluates dioxin water pollution prevention technologies in the Great Lakes basin. Compares chlorine, chlorine dioxide "ECF," Totally Chlorine Free (TCF) and Process Chlorine Free (PCF) bleaching of virgin and recycled pulp. Finds TCF and PCF to be economically feasible and enviromentally preferable. Recommends the development of local TCF and PCF markets.

  Municipal Solid Waste Incineration, Chapter 4 Zeroing Out Dioxin: Within Our Reach June 1996 [91K pdf (less appendix)] Finds recycling to be economically and environmentally preferable to incineration for the Great Lakes states and provinces.

  Dioxin Fallout in the Great Lakes: Where it comes from; how to prevent it; at what cost June 1996 [172K Adobe pdf 57 pages] Summary report includes discussion of studies above. Also available in html/gif [190K].

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CBNS Dioxin, Incineration & Recycling 16 Reports (1986-1996)

CBNS Research '97

• Dioxin Sources, Transport and Pathways: Dairy Includes dioxin air sources from pulp and paper mills.
  




• Economic Development Through Recycling Developing jobs and the New York City economy by intensifying recycling and creating new manufacturing industries using recycled materials.

Pulp & Paper Environmental References on the Web

Environmental Resources from Non-Profits Organizations

• EDF - Environmental Defense Fund
• Advantage Recycle: Assessing the Full Costs and Benefits of Curbside Recycling Including a Critique of "Curbside Recycling Comforts the Soul, but Benefits are Scant (The Wall Street Journal, January 19, 1995). By John Ruston and Richard Denison, Ph. D.
• Anti-Recycling Myths: Commentary on "Recycling is Garbage" (John Tierney, New York Times Magazine, June 30, 1996). By Richard Denison, Ph. D., and John Ruston.
• Developing Markets for Recycling Multiple Grades of Residential Paper
• The Paper Task Force Report: Recommendations for Purchasing and Using Environmentally Preferable Paper.
  
• NRDC - National Resource Defense Council
• Too Good to Throw Away: Recycling's Proven Record by Allen Hershkowitz, Ph.D. February 1997. 86 pp., $7.50

Technical Trade Publications & Conferences

• TAPPI - Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry
• TAPPI Press Recycling Symposium & Proceedings (annual)
• International Environmental Conference & Proceedings (annual)
  
• TAPPI Journal
• Pulp & Paper trade publications (Miller Freeman)
• International Non-Chlorine Bleaching Conference (annual)
• North American Factbook
• Pulp & Paper magazine

Pulp & Paper Mill Directories

• Lockwood-Post's Directory of the Pulp, Paper and Allied Trades
• North America
• International
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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