CHEMICALS

Analyses

Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act (H.R. 2585), 14603 [3JN]

———(S. 1361), 15467 [11JN]

Articles and editorials

Antarctica Ozone Loss Is Worst Ever Recorded, 26187 [1OC]

As Our Books Crumble, Our Thoughts Perish, 11291 [5MY]

Global Warming Tied to Excess Carbon Dioxide, 29483 [27OC]

India Urges Swift Bhopal Settlement, 30246 [29OC]

Jobs and Illness in Petrochemical Corridor, 38289-38291 [22DE]

Life on the Ledge—Falcons at Flight Practice, 14380 [2JN]

Ozone Depletion Worsens, Is Linked to Man-Made Gas, 26187 [1OC]

Plague of ``Hellish Poison'', 28781 [21OC]

Pressure From CFC User Industry May Force U.S. to Reassess Cutback, 13008 [19MY]

Regrettable Retreat on Ozone Front, 13007 [19MY]

Reprieve From Rot, 6234 [18MR]

Too Many Chlorofluorocarbons, 13007 [19MY]

Visitors at Calvert Cliffs, 29482 [27OC]

Bills and resolutions

Acid rain: control certain sources of sulfur dioxide (see H.R. 1679)

Agricultural Nitrogen Management Act: enact (see H.R. 3069)

Agriculture: nitrogen levels in groundwater (see S. 1767)

———prohibit use of subtherapeutic doses of penicillin, chlortetracycline, and oxytetracycline in animal feed (see S. 680)

Air pollution: regulation of certain hazardous air pollutants (see S. 1446)

Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act: enact (see S. 1361)

Diseases: grants relative to exposure to diethylstilbestrol (see S. 169)

Drugs: grants relative to exposure to diethylstilbestrol (see S. 169)

———suppress trafficking in chemicals used in illicit manufacturing of controlled substances (see H.R. 2585)

EPA: data collection and dissemination relative to chemical emissions (see H.R. 2800)

———impact of disposal of certain plastics (see H.R. 2527)

———standard for exposure to radon in indoor environments (see H.R. 3110)

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend (see H.R. 2463, 2569)

Hazardous substances: disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls (see H.R. 2685)

———prohibit use of certain organotin-based antifoulant paints (see H.R. 2210)

Health: grants to States relative to exposure to diethylstilbestrol (see S. 169)

Industry: suspend duty on benzenoid dye intermediates (see S. 712)

National Chemistry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 265)

Ozone: international negotiations to protect (see S. Res. 226)

E———manufacturer's excise tax on the sale of certain chemicals (see H.R. 2854)

———reduce depletion of atmospheric layer (see H. Con. Res. 47)

Paints and varnishes: suspension of the use of marine paints containing tributyltin (see S. 428)

Pesticides: cancel the registration of certain cyclodienes (see S. 1427)

———coordinate and synchronize data requirements (see H.R. 2869)

———use by executive departments without duplicative research (see S. 398)

Pigments: classification of certain (see S. 89)

States: grants relative to exposure to diethylstilbestrol (see S. 169)

Tariff: 3-amino-3-methyl-1-butyne (see S. 204)

———1,5-naphthalene diisocyanate (see S. 194)

———acet quinone base (see S. 874; H.R. 1362)

———acetophenone (see H.R. 3475)

———allyl chloride (see H.R. 1781)

———amino sulfon br (see S. 873)

———amiodarone (see H.R. 2421)

———Bendiocarb (see S. 1289; H.R. 2917)

———benzenoid chemicals (see H.R. 2154)

———B-naphthol (see S. 1030; H.R. 2274)

———calcium carbaspirin (see H.R. 3527)

———C-amines (see S. 1034; H.R. 2280)

———carbodiimides (see H.R. 2331)

———carfentanil citrate (see H.R. 2947)

———certain benzenoid chemicals (see S. 807)

———certain chemical intermediate (see H.R. 1767, 1768)

———certain chemical mixtures (see H.R. 1556)

———certain chemicals (see S. 602, 1252, 1377, 1644; H.R. 2390, 2413, 3306)

———chlor amino base (see S. 870)

———cross-linked polyacrylate polymers (see S. 906)

———cross-linked polyvinylbenzyltrimethylammonium chloride (see S. 189)

———cross-linked sodium polyacrylate polymers (see H.R. 748)

———cyclosporine (see S. 622)

———diamino imid sp (see S. 1035; H.R. 2289)

———diamino phenetole sulfate (see S. 875)

———dicofol (see S. 199)

———dicyclohexylbenzothiazylsulfenamide (see S. 380)

———dicyclomine hydrochloride, mepenzolate bromide, desipramine hydrochloride, rifampin, terfenadine, clomiphene citrate, and lactulose (see H.R. 2389)

———di-o-tolyl (see H.R. 2387)

———diphenyl quanidine and diortho-tolyl quanidine (see S. 1024)

———diphenyl quanidine and di-o-tolyl quanidine (see H.R. 2385)

———flauzifop-p-butyl (see H.R. 1150)

———flecainide acetate (see H.R. 1594)

———fluorspar (see H.R. 3637)

———4,4'Bis(a,a-dimethylbenzyl) diphenylamine (see H.R. 2418)

———4-chloro-2-nitro aniline (see S. 872)

———4-chloro-2,5-dimethoxy aniline (chlor amino base) (see H.R. 1125)

———isometric mixtures of ethylbiphenyl (see H.R. 1391)

———lasamid (see S. 1049)

———m-Aminophenol (see H.R. 2388, 2411)

———MDBS and HPBA (see H.R. 3773)

———meta nitro-o-anisidine (see S. 1151)

———meta nitro-para-anisidine (see S. 1149)

———methyl and ethyl parathion (see S. 1895)

———methylene blue (see S. 193)

———m-Hydroxybenzoic acid (see S. 1214; H.R. 2255)

———mixtures of 5-chloro-2-mehyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, magnesium chloride, and magnesium nitrate (see S. 1215)

———mixtures of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, and magnesium chloride (see S. 1212)

———mixtures of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, magnesium chloride and magnesium nitrate (see H.R. 2258)

———mixtures of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, magnesium chloride, stabilizers and application adjuvants (see H.R. 2257)

———mixtures of 1,1-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2,2-trichloroethanol (see S. 191)

———mixtures of 2,4,-dinitro-6-octyl phenyl crotonate (see S. 195)

———mixtures of 2,6,-dinitro-4-octyl phenyl crotonate (see S. 195)

———mixtures of mancozeb, dinocap, stabilizer, and application adjuvants (see S. 196)

———mixtures of maneb, zineb, mancozeb, metiram, stabilizer, and application adjuvants (see S. 190)

———m-toluic acid (see S. 1202; H.R. 2297)

———N,N-Bis (2,3-dihydroxpropyl)-5-[N-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-acetamido]-2,4,6-triiodoisophthalamide (see H.R. 3513)

———N-ethyl ortho/para toluenesulfonamide (see S. 1025)

———nitrogenous compounds (see H.R. 2755)

———nitrooctyl phenols (dinocap) (see S. 195)

———nitro-ortho-toluidine (see S. 1152)

———N-methyl aniline (see H.R. 3426)

———O-Benzyl-p-chlorophenol (see H.R. 2424)

———1,5 naphthalene diisocyanate (see H.R. 2441)

———1-(3-Sulfopropyl) (see S. 87)

———Ornithine (see S. 1375)

———para chloro-o-nitroaniline (see S. 1150)

———para nitro-o-anisidine (see S. 1154)

———phenyl-carbethoxy-pyrazolone (see S. 1153)

———p-Hydroxybenzoic acid (see S. 1810; H.R. 2437)

———pyromellitic dianhydride (see H.R. 2766)

———Rosachloride Lumps (see S. 1033; H.R. 2080)

———sethoxydim (see S. 1031)

———silicone materials (see S. 205)

———6-amino-1-naphthol-3-sulfonic acid (see S. 1028; H.R. 1526)

———6-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid (2,6-HNA) (see S. 1669)

———synthetic rutile (see S. 197)

———tamoxifen citrate (see H.R. 1648)

———Teicoplanin (see S. 1376)

———tersenadone (see H.R. 1121)

———tetra amino biphenyl (see S. 1082; H.R. 2457)

———theobromine (see S. 1880)

———thiothiamine hydrochloride (see H.R. 3271)

———3-ethylamino-p-cresol (see S. 1032)

———3-nitrophenyl-4-beta-hydroxyethyl sulfone (see S. 871)

———3-nitro phenyl-4-hydroxy sulfone (nitro sulfon B) (see H.R. 1124)

———Triallate (see S. 1129)

———Trichloro salicylic acid (see H.R. 2412)

———triethyleneglycol dichloride (see S. 1208; H.R. 2420)

———trifluoromethylaniline (see H.R. 1625)

———2,6-HNA (see H.R. 2208)

———2-(4-aminophenyl)-6-methylbenzothiazole-7-sulfonic acid (see S. 1029; H.R. 1527)

———2-n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, and on mixtures of 2-n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one and application adjuvants (see H.R. 2256)

———2-n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one and mixtures of 2-n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one and application adjuvants (see S. 1213)

———uncompounded allyl resins (see H.R. 2236)

———vinyl acetate (see S. 600)

Tributyltin-Based Antifouling Paint Control Act: enact (see S. 428)

Veterans: service connected exposure to chemical defoliant agent orange (see H.R. 3169)

Women: grants relative to exposure to diethylstilbestrol (see S. 169)

———study of phenoxy herbicides on women having served in USO and Red Cross in Vietnam (see H.R. 215)

Documents

Agreement on Chlorofluorocarbons, 14821 [5JN]

Forewords

Matter of Degrees—The Potential To Limit the Greenhouse Effect: Gus Speth, 23462 [7AU]

Hearings

Committee on Agriculture: review EPA's pesticide regulation programs (testimony), D239 [7AP]

Committee on Environment and Public Works: examine the impact on marine environment of the use of tributyltin in marine paints

Committee on Government Operations: PCB disposal (testimony), D235 [6AP]

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: stratospheric ozone depletion (testimony from Susan Solomon, Daniel Albritton, Robert T. Watson, John Hoffman and James Falco), D134 [10MR]

History

Peregrine Fund, 14381 [2JN]

Letters

Chemical weapons ban: George P. Shultz, Sec. of State, 11723 [7MY]

Chlorofluorocarbons production: Senator Stafford, 13006 [19MY]

Depletion of ozone layer: Donald P. Hodel, Sec. of the Interior, 14820 [5JN]

Organotin-based antifoulant paint control: Representative de la Garza, 31357 [9NO]

———Representative Walter B. Jones, 31357 [9NO]

Memorials of legislature

Alaska, 16569 [17JN]

California, 24956 [23SE], 25417 [28SE], 26062 [1OC], 26158 [1OC]

Colorado, 17436 [25JN]

Virginia, 8123 [7AP], 9733 [24AP]

Newsletters

Earth's Future Habitability Threatened, 4722 [3MR]

Remarks in House

Agricultural Nitrogen Management Act: enact (H.R. 3069), 21616 [30JY]

Air pollution: climate change due to chemical depletion of the ozone, 23462 [7AU]

———protection of stratosphere from ozone depletion, 14169, 14170 [1JN]

Books: impact of paper decay, 11291 [5MY]

Chlorofluorocarbons: depletion of ozone layer by industrial air pollution, 3492 [19FE]

Drugs: suppress trafficking in chemicals used in illicit manufacturing of controlled substances (H.R. 2585), 14602 [3JN]

Environmental engineering: depletion of ozone layer, 4722 [3MR]

EPA: data collection and dissemination relative to chemical emissions (H.R. 2800), 17872, 17883, 17886 [26JN], 20120 [15JY], 35746 [15DE], 38289 [22DE]

———standard for exposure to radon in indoor environments (H.R. 3110), 22683 [5AU]

———use of pesticides, 30250 [29OC]

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend (H.R. 2463), 13035, 13036 [19MY]

Hazardous substances: prohibit use of certain organotin-based antifoulant paints (H.R. 2210), 10614 [29AP], 31354-31358 [9NO], 36300-36306 [18DE]

India: Union Carbide Corp. settlement, 30246 [29OC]

Libraries: solution to preservation of old books, 6234 [18MR]

Ozone layer: depletion by chlorofluorocarbons, 14255-14258 [2JN]

———international negotiations to reduce chlorofluorocarbons (H. Con. Res. 47), 3492 [19FE]

———manufacturer's excise tax on the sale of certain chemicals (H.R. 2854), 18370 [30JN], 23882 [14SE]

Pesticide Price Competition Act: enact (H.R. 2569), 17608 [25JN]

Pesticides: coordinate and synchronize data requirements (H.R. 2869), 18707 [1JY]

Refuse and refuse disposal: study environmental impact of plastic waste, 14095 [28MY]

Tariff: fluorspar (H.R. 3637), 31724 [10NO]

———tetra amino biphenyl (H.R. 2457), 12748 [18MY]

———uncompounded allyl resins (H.R. 2236), 10868 [30AP]

Texas Eastern Pipeline: hazardous substance dumping at Bechtelsville, PA, 8303 [8AP]

Tributyltin-Based Antifouling Paint Control Act: enact (H.R. 1046), 3226 [9FE]

Veterans: health problems associated with exposure to agent orange, 32972 [19NO]

Remarks in Senate

Agricultural Nitrogen Management Act: enact, 22962 [6AU]

Agriculture: nitrogen levels in groundwater (S. 1767), 26911 [7OC]

Air pollution: chlorofluorocarbons, 26186 [1OC], 36523 [19DE]

———protection of the stratosphere from ozone depletion, 14140 [29MY]

———regulation of certain hazardous air pollutants (S. 1446), 17856 [26JN]

Animal feed: prohibit use of subtherapeutic doses of penicillin, chlortetracycline, and oxytetracycline (S. 680), 5047 [6MR]

Birds: Peregrine Falcon, 14380 [2JN]

Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act: enact (S. 1361), 15465, 15467 [11JN]

Chemical warfare: negotiations, 11724 [7MY]

Climate: thawing at South Pole resulting from destruction of ozone layer, 36523 [19DE]

Ecology: atmospheric greenhouse effect, 29482 [27OC]

———ozone depletion by chlorofluorocarbons, 13006 [19MY], 14370 [2JN]

Ethanol: investments, 18870, 18871 [8JY]

Health: Federal grants relative to exposure to diethylstilbestrol (S. 169), 14961 [9JN]

Organotin Antifouling Paint Control Act: enact (S. 1788), 35812 [16DE]

Ozone: international negotiations to protect (S. Res. 226), 14818-14831 [5JN]

———international negotiations to protect (S. Res. 226), unanimous-consent agreement, 14822 [5JN]

Pesticides: cancel the registration of certain cyclodienes (S. 1427), 17576 [25JN], 20586 [21JY]

———clarification of registration law (S. 398), 2119 [28JA]

Plastics: EPA study of effects of dumping on land and in water (S. 559), 3757 [19FE]

States: Federal grants relative to exposure to diethylstilbestrol (S. 169), 14961 [9JN]

Tariff: acet quinone base (S. 874), 7184 [27MR]

———amino sulfon br (S. 873), 7184 [27MR]

———Bendiocarb (S. 1289), 13950 [28MY]

———chlor amino base (S. 870), 7184 [27MR]

———chlorhexanone (S. 1881), 32607 [18NO]

———cross-linked polyacrylate polymers (S. 906), 7950 [3AP]

———cyclosporine (S. 622), 4588 [3MR]

———diamino phenetole sulfate (S. 875), 7184 [27MR]

———dicyclohexylbenzothiazylsulfenamide (S. 380), 1874 [22JA]

———4-chloro-2-nitro aniline (S. 872), 7184 [27MR]

———lasamid (S. 1049), 9135 [21AP]

———meta nitro-o-anisidine (S. 1151), 11529 [6MY]

———meta nitro-para-anisidine (S. 1149), 11529 [6MY]

———m-toluic acid (S. 1202), 12497 [14MY]

———nitro-ortho-toluidine (S. 1152), 11529 [6MY]

———ornithine (S. 1375), 16179 [16JN]

———para chloro-o-nitroaniline (S. 1150), 11529 [6MY]

———para nitro-o-anisidine (S. 1154), 11529 [6MY]

———phenyl-carbethoxy-pyrazolone (S. 1153), 11529 [6MY]

———6-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid (2, 6-HNA) (S. 1669), 23572 [9SE]

———suspend duty on 1-(3-Sulfopropyl) pyridinium hydroxide (S. 87), 551 [6JA]

———teicoplanin (S. 1376), 16179 [16JN]

———tetra amino biphenyl (S. 1082), 9429 [23AP]

———theobromine (S. 1880), 32607 [18NO]

———3-nitrophenyl-4-beta-hydroxyethyl sulfone (S. 871), 7184 [27MR]

———Triallate (S. 1129), 11094 [5MY]

Tributyltin-Based Antifouling Paint Control Act: enact (S. 428), 2447-2449 [2FE]

Vietnamese Conflict: agent orange, 7661 [1AP]

Reports filed

Prohibit Use of Certain Organotin-Based Antifoulant Paints: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 2210) (H. Rept. 100-400), 29306 [27OC]

Statements

Organotin-Bearing Paints: William Waldegrave, 35812 [16DE]

Skin Cancer: Margaret L. Kripke, EPA, 14370 [2JN]

Summaries

Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act (S. 1361), 15468 [11JN]

Tables

Plan timetables and status of State action, 13009 [19MY]

Tariff on thiothiamine hydrochloride, 28752 [21OC]

Texts of

H.R. 1046, Tributyltin-Based Antifouling Paint Control Act, 3226 [9FE]

H.R. 2210, Organotin Antifouling Paint Control Act, 31354 [9NO], 36300-36304 [18DE]

S. 428, Tributyltin-Based Antifouling Paint Control Act, 2448 [2FE]

S. 559, EPA study of effects of dumping plastics on land and in water, 3758 [19FE]

S. 622, tariff schedule on cyclosporine, 4589 [3MR]

S. 680, prohibit use of subtherapeutic doses of penicillin, chlortetracycline, and oxytetracycline in animal feed, 5047 [6MR]

S. 870, duty on chlor amino base, 7184 [27MR]

S. 871, duty on 3-nitrophenyl-4-beta-hydroxyethyl sulfone, 7185 [27MR]

S. 872, duty on 4-chloro-2-nitro aniline, 7185 [27MR]

S. 873, duty on amino sulfon br, 7185 [27MR]

S. 874, duty on acet quinone base, 7185 [27MR]

S. 875, duty on diamino phenetole sulfate, 7185 [27MR]

S. 906, duty on cross-linked polyacrylate polymers, 7950 [3AP]

S. 1049, duty on lasamid, 9135 [21AP]

S. 1129, duty on triallate, 11094 [5MY]

S. 1361, Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act, 15465 [11JN]

S. 1446, regulation of certain hazardous air pollutants, 17857 [26JN]

S. 1880, duty on theobromine, 32607 [18NO]

S. 1881, duty on chlorhexanone, 32607 [18NO]

S. Res. 226, international negotiations to protect ozone, 14830, 14864 [5JN]