Environmental Defense Fund Archive Collection 232
Record Group 1: Founders' Papers Sub-group IV: Charles F. Wurster Papers
Administrative Information Biographical Note Scope and Content Note Series Descriptions Inventory
Administrative Information
Total Length: 26 linear feet. Physical formats: Text, VHS tapes. Dates: 1942-2006. Accession: Transferred by Charles F. Wurster in 2005. Processed by Meredith Bouchard, 2005.Last updated July 2015 by Kristen J. Nyitray.
Biographical Note
Education
Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, Stanford University, 1957 M.S., Organic Chemistry, University of Delaware, 1954 Chemistry S.B., Chemistry Major, Haverford College, 1952
Professional Interests: Environmental protection and public policy; public interest
science and environmental policy; effects of stable toxic chemical pollutants on non-target
organisms and ecosystems; effects on plankton communities; protection of natural ecosystems
and wildlife; ornithology; chemical pollutants and avian reproduction; energy policy.
Professional Experience and Background
1970-present: Marine Sciences Research Center, State University of New York at Stony
Brook: Associate Professor of Environmental Toxicology.
1967-present: Environmental Defense Fund: Founder, Board of Trustees, Secretary,
various committees.
1975-84, 1987-present: Defenders of Wildlife, Board of Directors, program and litigation
committees.
1988-89: New South Wales State Pollution Control Commission, Macquarie University,
University of Technology, Sydney, Australia: Professor and Scientist (sabbatical);
research, Endosulfan and water birds; environmental protection policies.
1981: University of Norway: Departments of Chemistry, and Microbiology and Plant
Physiology, Visiting Professor (sabbatical); taught course in environmental toxicology;
research on synchronous algal cultures and toxic chemical pollutants.
1978-79: National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland: Visiting Scientist, Special
Assistant to the Director.
1965-70: Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, State University of New York
at Stony Brook. 1962-65: Dartmouth College, Department of Biological Sciences: Research
Associate; lipid biochemistry; effects of DDT on birds.
1959-62: Monsanto Research Corporation, Everett, Mass., Research Chemist: thermal
decomposition of hydrocarbons, jet fuels; laminating resins.
1957-58: Innsbruck University, Austria: Post-doctoral Fulbright Fellow; organic
chemical mechanisms.
1957: Carnegie Institution of Washington, Department of Plant Biology, Stanford,
Calif.; chlorophyll research. 1954-57: Stanford University, Chemistry Department,
Graduate Research Assistant: Decomposition of primary hydroperoxides and related
peroxide derivatives.
1952-54: University of Delaware, Chemistry Department, Graduate Teaching Assistant
Honors, Awards, Grants, Other Activities
"Who's Who in America," listed each edition since 1970.
Excellence Award, State University of New York United University Professions, 1991.
Chonnam National University, South Korea: Visiting Professor; taught course in environmental
Apr-May 1986. Research Grants since 1983: U. Geological Survey, Hudson River Foundation,
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
New York Sea Grant Institute, total $437,578.
Appeared in "Return of the Osprey," television documentary seen nationwide and abroad,
Public Broadcasting System, 11 March 1986 and other dates.
Ornithologist Tour Leader: Wildlife tours to East Africa (5), Costa Rica (3), Brazil,
Ecuador, Peru, India, Australia, British Isles, Norway, Svalbard, southeast Alaska
(6), Baja, California (4).
"Man of the Year in Science," The Village Times, Stony Brook, New York, 1977.
Community Service Citation, Long Island University, 1977.
Haverford College Award of 1972.
Pesticides Policy Advisory Committee, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1075-79.
Research Publications
1. C.F. Wurster, The reaction of nitrous acid with isopropylamine, M. Thesis,
University of Delaware, 1954. 2. H.S.Mosher, C. F. Wurster, Decomposition of primary hydroperoxides, J. Amer.
Chem. Soc. 77, 5451-2 (1955). 3. C.F. Wurster, The thermal decomposition of primary hydroperoxides, Stanford
University, 1957; Univ. Microfilms (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Publ. No. 23224, 96 pages;
Dissertation Abstracts 17, 2830 (1957). 4. C. F. Wurster, L..J. Durham, H.S. Mosher, Peroxides. VII. The mechanism for
the thermal decomposition of primary hydroperoxides, J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 80, 327-31
(1958). 5. L. J. Durham, C. F. Wurster, H.S. Mosher, Peroxides. VIII. The mechanism
for the thermal decomposition of n-butyl hydroperoxide and n-butyl 1-hydroxbutyl peroxide, J. Amer. Chem.
Soc. 80, 332-7 (1958). 6. J.H.C. Smith, L. J. Durham, C. F. Wurster, Formation and bleaching of chlorophyll
in albino corn seedlings, Plant Physiol. 34, 340-5 (1959). 7. C.F. Wurster, J.O. Smith, C.N. Satterfield, Luminosities of hydrocarbons
in the gas phase, Amer. Chem. Soc., Div. Petrol. Chem., Preprints 5, No. 4, C49-C58 (1960):
Chem Abstracts 55, 22787f (1961). 8. C.F. Wurster, J.O. Smith, C.N. Satterfield, Flame luminosities of hydrocarbons
and hydrocarbon mixtures burned in the gas phase, J. Chem. Eng. Data 6, 626-30
(1961). 9. C.F. Wurster, J.H. Copenhaver, R. Shafer, Separation of the methyl esters
of oleic, linoleic, and linolenic acids by column chromatography using cation exchange resin
containing silver ion, J. Amer. Oil Chemists' Soc. 40, 513-14 (1963). 10. Wurster, J. H. Copenhaver, Turnover of P-32 in rabbit kidney lecithins as
a function of lecithin unsaturation (Abstract), Fed. Proc. 23, 221, No. 722. 11. C.F. Wurster, J. H. Copenhaver, Incorporation of P-32 phosphate in rabbit
kidney lecithins as a function of lecithin unsaturation, Biochim. Biophys. Acta 98, 351-5
(1965). 12. C.F. Wurster, D.H. Wurster, W.N. Strickland, Bird mortality after spraying
for dutch elm disease with DDT, Science 148, 90-1 (1965). 13. C.F. Wurster, D.H. Wurster, DDT spray and bird mortality (comment on report),
Science 149, 326 (1965). 14. D.H.Wurster, W. N. Strickland, Bird mortality following DDT spray for Dutch
elm disease, Ecology 46, 488-99 15. C.F. Wurster, J. H. Copenhaver, Thin-layer chromatographic separation of
dimethylphosphatidates derived from lecithins, Lipids 1, 422-6 (1966). 16. G.M. Woodwell, C. F. Wurster, P.A. Isaacson, DDT residues in an East Coast
estuary: A case of biological concentration of a persistent insecticide, Science 156, 821-4. 17. C. F. Wurster, D.B. Wingate, DDT residues and declining reproduction in the
Bermuda petrel, Science 159, 979-81 (1968). 18. C.F. Wurster, DDT reduces photosynthesis by marine phytoplankton, Science
159, 1474-5 (1968). 19. C. F. Wurster, DDT and robins (letter), Science 159, 1413 (1968). 20. Wurster, Chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides and avian reproduction: How
are they related?, First Rochester Conference on Toxicity, Univ. of Rochester, 4-6
June 1968. 21. C. F. Wurster, D. B. Wingate, DDT residues and Bermuda petrels (technical
comment), Science 161,397 (1968). 22. C. Wurster, Chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides and the world ecosystem,
Biological Conservation 1, 123-9 (1969). 23. W. E. Odum, G.M. Woodwell, C.F. Wurster, DDT residues absorbed from organic
detritus by fiddler crabs, Science 164, 576-7 (1969). 24. M. I. Oestreicher, D.H. Shuman, C.F. Wurster, DDE reduces medullary bone
formation in birds, Nature 229, 571 (1971). 25. C.F. Wurster, Aldrin and Dieldrin, Environment 13 (8), 33-45 (1971). 26. J.L. Mosser, N.S. Fisher, T.C. Teng, C.F. Wurster, Polychlorinated biphenyls:
toxicity to certain phytoplankters, Science 175, 191-2 (1972). 27. C.F. Wurster, Effects of insecticides, Chapter 9 (pp. 293-310) in The Environmental
Future, N. Polunin (ed.) Macmillan Press, London, 1972. 28. J.L. Mosser, N.S. Fisher, C.F. Wurster, PCBs and DDT alter species composition
in mixed cultures of algae, Science, 176 533-5 (1972). 29. J.L. Mosser, N.S. Fisher, T.-C Teng, C.F. Wurster, PCBs in the Environment
(letter) Science 177, 116 (1972). 30. N.S. Fisher, L.B. Graham, E.J. Carpenter, C.F. Wurster, Geographic differences
in phytoplankton sensitivity to PCBs, Nature 241, 548-9. 31. N.S. Fisher, C.F. Wurster, Individual and combined effects of temperature
and polychlorinated biphenyls on the growth of three species of phytoplankton,
Environ. Pollut. 5 205-12. 32. N.S. Fisher, E.J. Carpenter, C.C. Remsen, C.F. Wurster, Effects of PCB on
interspecific competition in natural and gnotobiotic phytoplankton communities in continuous
and batch cultures, Microbial Ecology 1, 39-50 (1974). 33. J.L. Mosser, T.-C Teng, W.G. Walter, C.F. Wurster, Interactions of PCB’s,
DDT and DDE in a marine diatom, Bull. Environmental Contam. Toxicol. 12, 665-8 (1974). 34. C.D. Powers, R.G. Rowland, R.A. Michaels, N.S. Fisher, C.F. Wurster, The
toxicity of DDE to a marine dinoflagellate, Enviro. Poll. 9, 253-62 (1975). 35. N.S. Fisher, C. F. Wurster, Impact of pollutants on plankton communities,
Environ. Conserv. 1, 189-90 (1974). 36. N. S. Fisher, R. R. L. Guillard, C.F. Wurster, Effects of a chlorinated hydrocarbon
pollutant on the growth kinetics of a marine diatom, pp. 305-17 in Modeling Biochemical
Processes in Aquatic Ecosystems, R.P. Canale (ed.), Ann Arbor Science Publishers, Ann Arbor Mich. (1976). 37. C.D. Powers, R.G. Rowland, C.F. Wurster, Dieldrin-induced destruction of
marine algal cells with concomitant decrease in size of survivors and their progeny, Environ.
Poll. 12, 17-25 (1977). 38. C.D. Powers, R. G. C. F. Wurster, Dialysis membrane chambers as a device
for impacts of pollutants on plankton under natural conditions, Water Research 10,
991-4 (1976). 39. C. D. Powers, R.G. Rowland, H.B. O’Connors, C.F. Wurster, Response to PCB
of marine phytoplankton isolates cultured under natural conditions, Appl. Environ.
Microbiol. 34, 760-5 (1977). 40. D.C. Biggs, R.G. Rowland, H.B. O’Connors, C.D. Powers, C.F. Wurster, A comparison
of the effects of chlordane and PCB on the growth, photosynthesis and cell size of
estuarine phytoplankton, Environ, Pollut, 15, 253-63. 41. B. Magnani, C. D. Powers, F. Wurster, H.B. O’Connors, Effects of chlordane
and heptachlor on the marine dinoflagellate, Exuviella baltica, Lohmann, Bull. Environ.
Contamin. Toxicol, 20, 1-8 (1978). 42. D. C. Biggs, C.D. Powers, R.G. Rowland, H.B. O’Connors, C.F. Wurster, B.
O'Connors, Wurster, Uptake of polychlorinated biphenyls by natural phytoplankton assemblages:
Field and laboratory determination of 14-C-PCB particle-water index of sorption, Environ.
Pollut. (Series A) 22, 101-10 (1980). 43. C. Biggs, R. G. Rowland, C. F. Wurster, Effects of trichloro-ethylene, hexachlorobenzene
and polychlorinated biphenyls on the growth and cell size of marine phytoplankton,
Bull, Environ. Contamin. Toxicol. 21, 196-201 (1979). 44. H. B. O'Connors, C.F. Wurster, C.D. Powers, D.C. Biggs, R.G. Rowland, Polychlorinated
biphenyls may alter marine trophic pathways by reducing phytoplankton size and production,
Science 201, 737-9. 45. C. D. Powers, C. F. Wurster, R.G. Rowland, DDE inhibition of marine algal
cell division and photosynthesis per cell, Pesticide Physiol. 10, 306-12 (1979). 46. R.A. Michaels, R.G. Rowland, C.F. Wurster, Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)
inhibit photosynthesis per cell in the marine diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana, Environ.
Poll. (Ser. A) 27, 9-14 (1982). 47. G.M. Nau-Ritter, C.F. Wurster, R.G. Rowland, Polychlorinated desorbed from
clay particles inhibit photosynthesis by natural phytoplankton communities, Environ. Poll.
(Ser. A) 28, 177-82. 48. C.D. Powers, G.M. Nau-Ritter, R.G. Rowland, C.F. Wurster, Field and laboratory
studies of the toxicity to phytoplankton of PCBs desorbed from fine clays and natural
suspended particulates, J. Great Lakes Res. 8, 350-7 (1982). 49. H.B. O'Connors, C. D. Powers, C. F. Wurster, K. D. Wyman, G. M. Nau-Ritter,
R.G. Rowland, Fates and biological effects on plankton of particle-sorbed PCB's in
coastal waters, pp. 423-49 in Ecological Stress and the New York Bight: Science and
Management, G. F. Mayer, Ed, Estuarine Research Federation, Columbia, South Carolina
(1982). 50. G.M. Nau-Ritter, C.F. Wurster, R.G. Rowland, Partitioning of 14C-PCB between
water and particulates with various organic contents, Water Research 16, 1615-8 (1982). 51. G.M. Nau-Ritter, C.F. Wurster, Sorption of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)
to clay particulates and effects of desorption on phytoplankton, Water Research
17, 383-7 (1983). 52. C.F. Wurster, Effects of chlorinated hydrocarbon pollutants on phytoplankton
(Abstract), Estuaries 6, 331 (1983). 53. G.M. Capriulo, J. Flazenbaum, C.F. Wurster, R.G. Rowland, Resistance may
be an important mechanism by which marine microbes respond to environmental toxicants, Est.
Coast. Shelf Sci. 17, 573-9 (1983). 54. G. B. MaManus, K. D. Wyman, W. T. Peterson, C. F. Wurster, Factors affecting
the elimination of PCBs in the marine copepod Acartia tonsa, Est. Coast. Shelf Sci.
17, 421-30 (1983). 55. P. Lundy, C.F. Wurster, R.G. Rowland, A two-species marine algal bioassay
for detecting aquatic toxicity of chemical pollutants, Water Research 18, 187-94 (1984).
56. E.M. Cosper, C.F. Wurster, R.G. Rowland, PCB resistance within phytoplankton
populations in polluted and unpolluted marine environments, Mar. Environ. Res. 12,
209-23 (1984). 57. R. Valente, E.M. Cosper, C.F. Wurster, Interactive effects of copper and
silicic acid on resting spore formation and viability in a marine diatom, J. Phycol. 23, 156-63
(1987). 58. E.M. Cosper, B.J. Snyder, L.M. Arnold, L.A. Zaikowski, C.F. Wurster, Induced
resistance and altered environmental fitness in a marine diatom, Mar. Environ. Res. 23, 207-22
(1987). 59. E.M. Cosper, C.F. Wurster, M.F. Bautista, PCB-resistant diatoms in the Hudson
River estuary, Est. Coast. Shelf Sci. 26, 215-26 (1988). 60. H.R. Ruben, E.M. Cosper, C. F. Wurster, High light intensity increases PCB
toxicity to a marine diatom, Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 9, 777-84 (1990). 61. M.K. Cohen, A.S. West, E.M. Cosper, C.F. Wurster, Mechanisms of resistance
to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) in two species of marine diatoms, J. Mar.
Biol. Assoc., U.K., 71, 247-53 (1991). 62. R.J. Whyte, C.F. Wurster, Feeding ecology of Darters and Little Pied Cormorants
in Northern New South Wales, in preparation.
Other Publications
1. Wurster, Dutch elm disease, DDT, and birds, New Hampshire Audubon Quarterly,
17, 47-50 (1964). 2. R.E. Smolker, C.F. Wurster, Book review of Bugs or People? by W. McMillen,
Quart. Rev. Biol. 42, 100-1 (1967). 3. C.F. Wurster, Beetles and dieldrin (letter), Science 163, 229 (1969). 4. C.F. Wurster, DDT: Boon to man—or bane to the environment?, The Washington
Post (Outlook sect.), Sun. 4 May 1969. 5. C.F. Wurster, DDT: Danger to the environment, University Review (State Univ.
of New York) 2, 20-5 (Summer 1969). 6. C.F. Wurster, DDT goes to trial in Madison, Bioscience 19, 809-13 (1969). 7. C.F. Wurster, The charge is biocide; DDT stands trial, Audubon 71, 128-35 8. C. F. Wurster, The alarming case against DDT (interview), Reader's Digest
95, 99-104 (Oct. 1969). 9. C.F. Wurster, DDT in the world ecosystem, The Explorer 11, 17-21 (Fall 1969),
from the symposium "Search for Survival" , April-May 1969. 10. C. F. Wurster, DDT and the environment, pp. 37-54 in Agenda for Survival,
H.W. Helfrich, Ed., Yale Univ. Press, New Haven, 1970. 11. C. F. Wurster, DDT in mother's milk, Saturday Review, 2 May 1970, pages 58-9.
12. C. F. Wurster, DDT, Collier's Year Book 1970, Ann. Suppl. to Collier's Encyclopedia
and Merit Students Encyclop., pp. 75-90. 13. C.F. Wurster, Product pushers vs. the People, Field and Stream, June 1970, pages 42, 44, 60. 14. P.A. Buckley, C. F. Wurster, White-faced storm petrels Pelagodroma marina
in the North Atlantic, Bull. British Ornithol. Club 90, 35-8 (1970). 15. J.W. Moorman, C.F. Wurster, C.R. Halpern, E. Berlin, Environmental Defense
Fund, et al. vs. U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Ct of Appeals, Wash. D.C., 1970
(Litigation leading to cancellation of DDT registrations under Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
Rodenticide Act.) 16. E. Berlin, C.F. Wurster, J.W. Moorman, Environmental Defense Fund, et al.
vs. U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, U.S. Court of Appeals, Wash.
D.C., 1970 (Litigation seeking zero tolerances for DDT in foodstuffs under the Federal
Food, Drug and and Cosmetics Act.) 17. C.F. Wurster, As long as it doesn't kill anybody..., Innovation, No. 17,
January 1971, 18. C.F. Wurster, et al. DDT proponents challenged (letter), Science 171, 522-5
(1971). 19. E.L. Rogers, C.F. Wurster, W. H. Rodgers, Environmental Defense Fund vs.
Montrose Chemical Corp., 1970. (Litigation to prevent discharge of DDT in Pacific
Ocean.) 20. E.L. Rogers, C.F. Wurster, Environmental Defense Fund, et al. vs. U.S. Department
of Agriculture, 1970. (Litigation seeking to prevent program to eradicate the
imported fire ant with Mirex.) 21. C.F. Wurster, DDT: It is needed against malaria, but for the whole environment…,
Smithsonian 1, 40-9 (October 1970). 22. C.F. Wurster, DDT makes matters worse, The New York Times (Op-Ed page), 12
Aug. 1971. 23. C.F. Wurster, R. van den Bosch, Pesticides often make pest problems worse,
Associated Press, 12 Dec. 1971; Audubon 74, 118-9 (Jan. 1972) 24. C.F. Wurster, DDT in Australia (letter), Search 3 (10), 353-4 (1972). Also
in Operculum 2 (3), 59-60 (1972). 25. Wurster, Cancer hazards in our environment, EDF Letter (Environmental Defense
Fund), January 1973, page 2. 26. Wurster, DDT proved neither essential nor safe, Bioscience 23, 105-6 (1973). 27. C.F. Wurster, E. R. Habicht, Cancer all around us, The New York Times (Op-Ed
page), 23 August 1973. 28. Wurster, The case against Aldrin, Dieldrin, Audubon 75 (6). 121-4 (November
1973). 29. C.F. Wurster, Do insecticides control insects?, EDF Letter (Environmental
Defense Fund), September 1974, page 2. 30. C.F. Wurster, More about DDT (letter), J. Amer. Med. Assoc. 231 463-4 (1975). 31. C.F. Wurster, A.P. Cooley, An alternative to term papers (letter), Bioscience
26, 477 (1976). 32. C.F. Wurster, For the saccharin ban, The New York Times (Op-Ed page), 20
March 1977. 33. C.F. Wurster, Effective regulation of carcinogens is threatened by confusion
over test procedures, EDF Letter (Environmental Defense Fund), Sept.-Oct. 1977 34. C.F. Wurster, Of salt…and snow, The New York Times (Op-Ed page), 4 March
1978. 35. D. N. Sauder, R.P. Hall, C. F. Wurster, Dermal myiasis: The porcine lipid
cure, Arch. Dermatol. 117, 681-2 (1981). 36. C. F. Wurster, Review of Aquatic Pollution; Environmental Science and Technology,
by E.A. Laws (John Wiley, New York, 1981), Quart. Rev. Biol. 58, 108-9 (1983).
37. C.F. Wurster, Review of The Birds of Africa by L.H. Brown, E.K. Urban, K.
Newman, (Academic Press, London and New York, 1982), Quart. Rev. Biol. 58, 578 (1983).
38. C.F. Wurster, Effects of chlorinated hydrocarbon pollutants on phytoplankton
(Abstr.) Estuaries 6, 331 (1983). 39. C.F.Wurster, Review of Safari: The East African Diaries of a Wildlife Photographer,
by G Ziesler, A, Hofer (Edison/Sadd Editions, Facts on File Publ. New York, 1984). 40. C.F. Wurster, Review of The Birds of Australia: A Book of Identification,
by K. Simpson, N. Day (Tanager Books, Dover, N.H. 1984). Quart. Rev. Biol. 60, 521-2 (1985).
41. E.M. Cosper, M.F. Bautista, C.F. Wurster, Effects of PCB on estuarine diatoms: Resistance and growth enhancement, EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union 67, 980,
No. 44 (1986). 42. Wurster, Review of Birds of Eucalypt Forests and Woodlands: Ecology, Conservation,
Management, Edited by A. Keast, H.F. Recher, H. Ford, D. Saunders (Royal
Australasian Ornithologists Union & Surrey Beatty, New South Wales, 1985), Quart. Rev. Biol. 62, 332-3 (1987). 43. C. F. Wurster, Birds often warn of environmental degradation, EDF Letter
(Environmental Defense Fund), October 1989 44. Wurster, Under Bush's plan, clean air becomes profitable, Newsday, (Viewpoint
section), 29 November 1989. 45. R.J. Whyte, C.F. Impact of Endosulfan on waterbirds in cotton growing areas,
report to New South Wales State Pollution Control Commission (Australia), 52 pp.,
1989. 46. C.F. Wurster, Tax fossil fuels to help fight global warming, Newsday (Viewpoints), p. 53 23 October 1990.
Scope and Content Note
The papers of Charles F. Wurster consist of correspondence, reprints, manuscripts,
publications, clippings, and videos. The collection dates from 1963 to 2005. The collection
focuses on two areas: legal action against DDT, Aldrin Dieldrin, and other insecticides
and the activities of Environmental Defense. Dr. Wurster’s writings and correspondence
as well as subject files complete the collection. The writing series contains research
articles, editorials, statements and testimony. Frequent topics include: the effects
of pesticides on the terrestrial and marine ecosystems. The papers are housed in 55
boxes (27 linear ft) arranged into 12 series:
Correspondence Writings Environmental Defense—Board of Trustees Environmental Defense—Executive Committee Environmental Defense—Administration Environmental Defense—Programs DDT Aldrin Dieldrin Mirex Pesticides Subject Files University Files
Series Descriptions
Series 1: Correspondence, 1967-1999, bulk 1970s [1.5 linear ft] Arrangement: Alphabetical by correspondent’s last name
The correspondence series contains letters and notes from colleagues, congressmen
and concerned citizens. Information requests, notes of thanks and lecture requests
are frequent topics.
Personalities in science and politics expressed interest in the Environmental Defense
Fund’s activities against pesticides; among them are: Robert F. Kennedy, James Watson,
Otis G. Pike, David R. Obey and Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
The highest concentration of correspondence comes from Lorrie Otto, a Wisconsin conservationist;
Robert van den Bosch, Professor of Entomology at UC Berkeley; and the executives of
Environmental Defense.
Series 2: Biography & Writings, 1966-2004 [2 linear ft] Arrangement: Chronological by format
The Biographical section contains curriculum vitae, and publicity in the form of newspaper
clippings and awards programs and flyers.
The writings section collects research articles, magazine articles, editorials, testimony,
& book reviews in published and manuscript form. Publications represented include:
Science, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, Marine Environmental Research and Environmental Contamination & Toxicology.
Series 3: Environmental Defense Fund-Board of Trustees, 1967-2005 [6.5 linear ft] Arrangement: Divided into 2 sub-series: Correspondence/Memoranda & Minutes
The minutes deal with policy and procedure as well as case approval procedures and
decisions on proposed litigation activities. Memoranda range in topic from EDF structural
and personnel policies, to publicity strategies, and fundraising.
Series 4: Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees, 1969-1987 [3 linear ft] Arrangement: Divided into 2 sub-series: Correspondence/Memoranda & Minutes
Executive Committee memos concern EDF’s programs, personnel, organizational structure,
and case approval requests. Beginning in the 1980s, the Executive Committee minutes
are filed with other committees in the Board of Trustees meeting packets.
Series 5: Environmental Defense Fund-General Administration, 1972-2003 [2 linear ft] Arrangement: Divided into 4 sub-series: Public Information/Communications, Fundraising/Development,
Inter-office bulletins & Videos
The administration series covers all daily operative and management activities. This
small series covers inter-office communications, discussions about fundraising matters,
and published information aimed at the general public.
Series 6: Environmental Defense Fund-Programs, 1978-2005 [1 linear ft] Arrangement: by format; reports arranged chronologically by program
The program files are memoranda and project reports from the Toxics, Water, and Energy
programs.
Series 7: DDT, 1966-1972 [5 linear ft] Arrangement: Divided into 3 sub-series: litigation & hearings files, DDT in the media,
& research documents
Assembled here in are the affidavits, testimony, and other court documents created
from the early cases that argued the DDT question. Also included are media clippings
documenting the local coverage of the trials and debates on the use of DDT.
Series 8: Aldrin/Dieldrin, 1970-1974 [2 linear ft] Arrangement: Divided into 2 sub-series: cancellation hearings & research documents
Documentation of the cancellation hearings contains briefs, experts’ statements and
related correspondence on the issuance of tolerance limits for aldrin and dieldrin.
The research documents are journal articles arranged by subject.
Series 9: Mirex, 1971-1975 [1 linear ft] Arrangement: Divided by format
Mirex contains court documents, clippings, impact statements and research articles
surrounding the proposed cancellation of mirex and the USDA’s Fire Ant Eradication
Program.
Series 10: Pesticides, 1964-1974 [2 linear ft] Arrangement: Alphabetical by subject
This series is a collection of subject files on the general use and regulation of
pesticides as well as samples of information about other pesticides including 2,4,5-T,
heptachlor and chlordane.
Series 11: Subject Files, 1964-2003 [3 linear ft] Arrangement: Alphabetical by subject
This series collects brief information on many subjects in various formats. The largest
file groups are those dealing with carcinogens, saccharin, and mercury. Recurrent
formats are media clippings and reprints.
Series 12: Stony Brook University Files, 1966-1988 [1.5 linear ft; closed]
INVENTORY
SERIES 1: Correspondence
Box 1
Correspondents:
Daniel W. Anderson [U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service], 1971 Eddie Albert [addressee], 1970 Daniel L. Azarnoff, 1969 Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania, 1974
H. Lewis Batts [subject], 1991 Joel M. Berns, M.D., 1971 Bethlehem Steel Corporation [D.J. Blickwede], 1969 L. Charles Birch [University of Sydney], 1972 Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, 1970 Irene Brown [California State College, Hayward], 1971 Robert E. Burke, M.D. Robert L. Burnap, 1968-69
Rod Cameron, n.d. Cancer Prevention Coalition, 1994 Carcinogens article, publishers note, 1976 D.A. Chant, 1969-70 Dr. Chung Il Choi, 1988 John Clark [U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service], 1969 Howard H. Cleaves, 1969 Committee for Green Foothills, 1969 D.W. Connell [Griffith University, Australia], 1980 George Cornwell [University of Florida], 1969
Martha Deane [WOR radio], 1969 John D. Diekman, Ph.D., 1973 D-Vac Co. [vacuum insect nets], n.d. Everett J. Dietrick [Applied insect ecologist], 1968 Daniel Dudek [Environmental Defense Fund], 1994 Lee A. DuBridge, 1969 Thomas R. Dunlap, 1974
Charles Edwards [addressee, Food and Drug Administration], 1970 Paul and Anne Ehrlich [subject], 1977 Frank E. Egler, 1974 James H. Enderson [Colorado College], 1968 Environmental Clearinghouse, 1969 Environmental Defense Fund [memoranda, addressee], 1996 Samuel Epstein
George Gardner [note, University of Florida], 1970 Sen. Charles E. Goodell [note], 1972 Gilbert Gude
Frances Hamerstrom, 1971 Dale Hattis, 1971-73 Haverford College, 1972 William E. Hazeltine H. LeRoy Heinrichs, M.D., Ph.D., 1969 John Heritage [note], 1969 Steve Herman, 1968 Joseph Hickey, 1968 A. Dexter Hinckley, 1969 C.S. Holling [University of British Columbia], 1970 Mrs. Boyd Hunt [predator control inquiry], 1971 E.G. Hunt [copy of journal article]
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Jacob K. Javits [note], 1970, 1977 Elise Jerard, Ph.D., 1975
Robert F. Kennedy [note], 1967 George Knox [note, University of Canterbury], 1975 Edward J. Kormondy, 1977 Fredrick Krupp, 2000
Goran LaFroth, 1969-71 Walter B. Langley [note], 1969 Lafayette College [note], 1969 Joshua Lederberg [addressee], 1970 Marvin S. Legator [with paper], 1971 Orie L. Loucks [addressee], 1971 James P. Ludwig [with papers, St. Cloud State College], 1968 Dan W. Lufkin [note], 1970 Long Island University—Southampton [note], 1970 Long Island University—C.W. Post [note], 1970
Kenneth J. Macek [Bionomics], 1975 Michael Male, 1983 Michigan Dept of Natural Resources, 1972 Andrew Maguire [note] Robert Mann [University of Auckland], 1974, 1978 James G. Martin [note], 1977 Scott McVay, 1971 Debby (Mefferd?), undated Kenneth Mellanby, 1977 Monmouth College [note], 1970 Harry Mosher [subject], 1980 Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan [note], 1977
Sen. John A Nejedly [note] Sen. Gaylord Nelson National council of State Garden Clubs [note], 1970 North Carolina State University [Prof. Frank E. Guthrie], 1969 Notre Dame [note], 1973
David R. Obey [note] Richard L. Ottinger [note], 1969 Margaret Owings, 1969 Prof. Irwing I. Oster [note], 1969 Lorrie Otto, 1972-1989
David F. Parkhurst [Indiana University], 1975 Glenn Paulson [New Jersey Dept of Environmental Protection], 1974 David Peakall [Cornell University], 1968 Otis G. Pike Fredrick W. Plapp [UC Berkeley], 1969 Nicholas Polunin, 1972 Laura Pulido [EDF inquiry], 1991 William C. Purty [University of Maryland], 1970
Rachel Carson Trust, 1968-69 Robert Risenbrough, 1968-73, 1977 Kim Rivera [National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Region], 1998 Edward Lee Rogers [note], 1976
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William Rodgers, 1970-1971 San Francisco Chronicle, 1974 David Peter Sachs [Stanford], 1970 Umberto Saffiotti Sen. Hugh Scott [note], 1969 Sears Family Foundation [note], 1969 Simon & Schuster [addressee], 1969 Sierra Club [addressee], 1987 Robert Smolker [subject], 1985 Andrew Stein [note], 1970 Alan B. Steinbach [note], 1969 Paul Spitzer [osprey data], n.d. Stockton State College [Elizabeth Marsh], 1973 Sunset Magazine, 1969
Gary Taylor, 1989 Terra Society, 1971 [inquiry re: pesticides] Time-Life Inc, 1976 Russell Train [note], 1973
Stewart Udall, 1968-70, 1986 Arthur C. Upton [subject], 1977, 1988
Robert van den Bosch, 1968-1976 Robert van den Bosch Memorial Committee, 1978-1985
Texas Parakeet Breeders Association, 1975
WNBC TV [note], 1970 Margaret M. Watrous, 1977 James Watson [addressee], 1968 Western Reserve Academy [note], 1969 John F. Wehmiller [note, Columbia University], 1969 Clarke Williams [note, Regional Marine Resources Council], 1969 David Wingate, 1970-75, 1979 George M. Woodwell
Yale University [note], 1970 Jane H. Yarn [note, Council on Environmental Quality], 1980
SERIES 2: Biography and Writings
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Charles F. Wurster—Lecture publicity, 1970 Awards & honors [correspondence], 1972 Media clippings, 1971-75, 1993, 2001
Journal & Magazine Articles:
Wurster, C.F., Copenhaver, Jr. J.H., Shafer, P.R. Separation of the methyl esters
of oleic linoleic, and linolenic acids by column chromatography
using cation exchange resin containing silver ion. J. of the American Oil Chemists’ Society, 40 (10), 513-514.
Wurster, C.F., Copenhaver, Jr., J.H. Incorporation of [32P] phosphate kidney lecithins
as a function of lecithin unsaturation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 98 351-355.
Wurster, C.F., Copenhaver, Jr., J.H. Thin-Layer chromatographic separation of dimethylphosphatidates
derived from lecithins. Lipids, 1 (6), 422-426.
Wurster, C.F., Wurster, D.H., Strickland, W.N. Bird mortality after spraying for dutch
elm disease with DDT. Science, 148 (3666), 90-91.
Wurster C.F. (1968). DDT reduces photosynthesis in marine phytoplankton. Manuscript submitted to Science: manuscript and raw data
Wurster C. F. Bird studies (raw data) ca 1968.
Wurster, C. F. (1968). DDT reduces photosynthesis by marine phytoplankton. Science, 159, 1474-1475.
Wurster, C.F., Wingate, David B. (1968). DDT residues and declining reproduction of
Bermuda Petrels. Science, 159 (3818), 979-981.
Wurster, C.F. (ca. 1968). Chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides and the world ecosystem. Manuscript.
Wurster, C. F. (ca. 1968). Chlorinated hydrocarbons and wildlife. Manuscript.
Miller, J.N. (1969). The alarming case against DDT: An interview with Charles F. Wurster.
Reader’s Digest, October 1969, galley proof.
Odum, W.E., Woodwell, G.M., Wurster, C.F. (1969). DDT residues absorbed from organic
detritus by fiddler crabs. Science, 164, 576-577.
Wurster, C. F. (1969). DDT: Danger to the environment. University Review, 2 (3) 20-22.
Wurster, C. F. (ca. 1969). DDT, Dieldrin & the world ecosystem. Manuscript.
Epstein S. S., et al. (March 1970). DDT: Universal contamination of the earth? Roche Medical Image & Commentary 12 (3), 14-18.
Buckley, P.A., Wurster, C.F. (1970). White-faced storm petrels, pelagodroma marina,
in the North Atlantic. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club, 90 (2), 35-38.
Wurster, C. F. (1970). Life on our little spaceship. Manuscript submitted to Field and Stream.
Mosser, J. et al. (1971). Polychlorinated biphenyls: Toxicity to certain phytoplankters.
Science, 175, 191-192.
Oestreicher, M. I., Shuman Deborah H., Wurster, Charles F. (1971). DDE reduces medullary
bone formation in birds. Nature, 229 (5286), 571.
Wurster, C. F. (1971). Aldrin and dieldrin: environmental and human health aspects.
Environment, 8, 33-45.
Wurster, C. F. (1971). Aldrin and dieldrin. Environment, 13 (8), 33-41.
Wurster, C. F. (1971). Do insecticides really control insects? Manuscript.
Wurster, C. F. (1972). Effects of insecticides. Proceedings of the First International Conferenceon Environmental Future. Jvaskyla, Finland, 27 June-3 July, 1971., 294-310.
Fisher, N., Wurster, C.F. (1973). Individual & combined effects of temperature & PCBs
on the growth of three species of phytoplankton. Environmental Pollution, 5, 205-212.
Wurster, C. F., Habicht, E.R. (1973, 23 August). Cancer is all around us. The New
York Times, 37.
Wurster, C. F. (1973). Aldrin and dieldrin on trial. Manuscript prepared for Audubon.
Fisher, N., et al. (1974). Effects of PCB on interspecific competition in natural
& gnotobiotic phytoplankton communities in continuous batch cultures.
Microbial Ecology, 1, 39-50.
Mosser, J. et al. (1974). Interactions of PCBs, DDT, & DDE in a marine diatom. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 12 (6), 665-668.
Powers, C.D. Rowland, R. G., Wurster, C. F. (1976). Dialysis membrane chambers as
a device for evaluating impacts of pollutants on plankton under natural
conditions. Water Research, 10, 991-994.
Powers, C. D., Wurster, C. F., Rowland, R. G. (1977). Dieldrin-induced destruction
of marine algal cells with concomitant decrease in size of survivors and
their progeny. Environmental Pollution, 12.
Powers, C. D., et al. (1977). Response to polychlorinated biphenyls of marine phytoplankton
isolates cultured under natural conditions. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 34 (6), 760-764.
Wurster, C. F. (1977). American scientists take legal action to improve pesticide regulation. Manuscript.
Wurster, C. F. (1977). Effective regulation of carcinogens is threatened by confusion.
Written for the EDF Letter.
Magnani, B., et al. (1978). Effects of chlordane & heptachlor on the marine dinoflagellate
exuviella baltica Lohmann. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 20, 1-5.
O’Connors, H.B., et al. (1978). PCBs may alter marine trophic pathways by reducing
phytoplankton size & production. Science, 201, 737-739.
Biggs, D.C., Rowland, R.G., Wurster, C. F. (1979). Effects of trichloroethylene, hexachlorobenzene,
& PCBs on the growth and cell size of marine phytoplankton. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 21, 196-201
Powers, C. D., Wurster, C. F., Rowland, R.G. (1979). DDE inhibition of marine algalcell
division and photosynthesis per cell. Pesticide Biochemistry & Physiology, 10, 306-12
Michaels, R.A., Rowland, R. G., Wurster, C. F. (ca. 1979). Polychlorinated biphenyls
inhibit photosynthesis per cell in the marine diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana.
Manuscript.
Biggs, D.C., et al. (1980). Uptake of PCBs by natural phytoplankton assemblages: field
& laboratory determination of 14C-PCB particle-water index of absorption. Environmental Pollution(Series A), 22, 101-110.
Nau-Ritter, G. M., Wurster, C. F., Rowland, R.G. (1982). PCB desorbed from clay particles
inhibit photosynthesis by natural photoplankton communities.
Environmental Pollution, 28, 177-182.
Nau-Ritter, G. M., Wurster, C. F., Rowland, R.G. (1982). Partitioning of [14C] PCB
between water & particulates with organic contents. Water Research, 16, 1615-1618.
O’Connors, H.B. et al. (1982). Fates and biological effects of particle-sorbed PCBs
in coastal waters. Ecological Stress & the New York Bight: Science & Management.
Powers, C. D., et al. (1982). Field & laboratory studies of the toxicity to phytoplankton
of PCBs desorbed from fine clays and natural suspended particulates. Journal of Great LakesResearch, 8, (2), 350-357.
McManus, G. B. et al. (1983). Factors affecting the elimination of PCBs in the Marine
CopepodArcatia Tonse. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 17, 421-430.
Nau-Ritter, G. M., Wurster, C. F. (1983). Sorption of PCB to clay particulates & effects
of desorption on phytoplankton. Water Research, 17, 383-387.
Wurster, C. F. (1983) Effects of chlorinated hydrocarbon pollutants on phytoplankton.
Estuaries, (6)
Wurster, C. F. (1983). Review of Aquatic Pollution: Environmental Science & Technology. A Wiley-Interscience Publication. Quarterly Review of Biology, 58, 108-109.
Cosper, E. M., Wurster, C. F., Rowland, R. George. (1984). PCB resistance within photoplankton
populations in polluted & unpolluted marine environments. Marine Environmental Research, 12, 209-223.
Lundy, P., Wurster, C. F., Rowland, R.G. (1984). A two-species algal bioassay for
detecting aquatic toxicity of chemical pollutants. Water Research, 2, 187-194.
Valente, R. M., Cosper, E.M., Wurster, C.F. (1987). Interactive effects of copper
& silicic acid on resting spore formation & viability in a marine diatom.
Journal of Phycology, 23, 156-163.
Cosper, E.M. et al. (1988). Induced resistance to PCBs confers cross-resistance &
altered environmental fitness in a marine diatom. Marine Environmental Research, 23.
Whyte, R.J., Wurster, C. F. (1989). Impact of endosulfan on waterbirds in cotton growing areas: A report to the State Pollution Control Commission [NSW, AUS], Manuscript.
Cohen, M.K. et al. (1991). Mechanisms of resistance to polychlorinated biphenyls in
two species of marine diatoms. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the U.K., 71.
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Wurster, C. F. (1995). Review of The Birds of South America, Vol. II.Quarterly Reviewof Biology, 70 (2). Manuscript.
Wurster, C.F. (1996 12 August). An S.O.S. for man’s best friend at sea. The Los AngelesTimes, B5.
Kalmer, A.K., Fujita, R., Wurster, C. F. (1996). Seabird bycatch in longline fisheries.
Pacific Seabirds, 23 (2), 3.
Wurster, C. F. (2000). Review of Eco-Pioneers: Practical Visionaries Solving Today’s Environmental Problems. Quarterly Review of Biology, 75, 203-204.
Letters to the Editor & Editorials:
Wurster, C.F. (1969). Beetles and Dieldrin: by what right? Science, 163 (22).
Wurster, C. F. (1970). DDT in human milk. Manuscript.
Wurster, C. F. (ca. 1971). President Nixon, cancer and the environment. Manuscript.
Wurster, C. F. (1973). DES ban commended. Manuscript submitted to The NewYork Times.
Wurster, C. F. (1973, 8 May). Fat cattle & cancer. Letter to the editor. The New York Times, 42.
Wurster, C.F. (1975). Letter to the editor: Response to Thomas Jukes on DDT. JAMA,
231 (5), 463.
Wurster, C.F. (1977). FDA correct to ban saccharin. Manuscript.
Wurster, C.F. (1977). Saccharin controversy threatens national cancer policy. Manuscript.
Wurster, C.F. (1977) Letter to the editor: re: saccharin ban. Manuscript.
Wurster, C. F. (1980 17 January). Artificial sweetners: A lesson re-learned. The Washington Post, op-ed page.
Wurster, C.F. (1982). DDT comes full circle. Manuscript.
Wurster, C.F. (1985, 17 June). Songbirds at the end of the ecological chain. Letter
to the editor. The New York Times.
Wurster, C.F. (1989 19 April). Energy: Key to environmental protection. Manuscript submitted to the New York Times.
Wurster, C.F. (1989). Like creation, abortion is a religious issue. Manuscript.
Wurster, C.F. (1989). Selling Clean Air. Manuscript.
Wurster, C.F. (1989). Birds often warn of environmental degradation. Manuscript.
Wurster, C.F. (ca. 1989). Dear Mr. Bush: Your environmental agenda. Manuscript.
Wurster, C.F. (ca. 1989). Where is George Bush’s environmental program? Manuscript.
Wurster, C.F. (1990). Energy policy: Key to economic and environmental dividends.
Manuscript.
Wurster, C.F. (1990). Solve deficit, energy, environmental problems with fossil carbon tax. Manuscript.
Wurster, C.F. (1990). Apply "Rigid" law to red dye no. 3. Letter to the editor. Manuscript.
Wurster, C. F. (1990). Re: The real cost of mid-east oil. Letter to the editor. Manuscript
submitted to The New York Times.
Wurster, C. F. (1991). Bush’s energy plan mainly boosts oil profits. Manuscript.
Wurster, C.F. (1991). Saving the Alaska Wildlife Refuge. Memoranda.
Wurster, C.F. (ca. 1991). Consuming tree trunks ruins forests. Manuscript.
Wurster, C. F. (ca. 1991). Selling forests for their lowest value. Manuscript.
Wurster, C. F. (ca. 1991). Greater energy efficiency would help our economy.Manuscript.
Wurster, C.F. (1992, 13 August). More on environmental conference in Rio. The Village Times, 54.
Wurster, C.F. (ca. 1992). Clinton’s energy tax is a good first step. Manuscript.
Wurster, C. F. (ca. 1992). Clinton’s energy tax is too small. Manuscript.
Wurster, Charles F. (1993, 3 April). We can’t replace lab animals with people. Letter
to the editor. The New York Times, 22.
Wurster, C.F. (1993 14 October). The guts of the plastic law is in the (paper) bag.
The Village Times, 47.
Wurster, C.F., Emerson, Peter M. (1993 November) NAFTA protects the environment.
Manuscript submitted to The New York Times.
Wurster, C.F. (1994). Subsidizing environmental degradation. Manuscript.
Wurster, C.F. (1995). Life on earth, no space, is the final frontier. Letter to the
editor. Manuscript submitted to Newsday.
Wurster, C.F. (1995 10 April). Preservation of Village vegetation and wildlife. Memoranda
submitted to the Old Field Environmental Council.
Wurster, C.F. (ca. 1996). Mortality of albatrosses & petrels hooked on tunalonglines in southern hemisphere oceans. Manuscript.
Wurster, C.F. (1997). Reducing greenhouse gases will be cheap. Manuscript.
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Wurster, C.F. (2000, 17 August). No church-state separation in republican platform.
Letter to the editor. The Village Times, XXV (22).
Wurster, C.F. (2000, 20 October). A vote for Bush will reduce women’s rights. Letter
to the editor. The Village Times, XXV (32).
Wurster, C. F. (ca. 2000). EDF, not Silent Spring, forced the banning of DDT .
Wurster, C. F. (2000). Anti-Abortionists would destroy our basic freedoms. Manuscript.
Wurster, C. F. (2001, 17 April). Bush cuts make no sense. Newsday, A36.Manuscript.
Wurster, C. F. (2001, 11 July). Bush is going in the wrong direction on emissions.Newsday, p. A31.
Wurster, C. F. (ca. 2001). Putting a price on clean air. Manuscript.
Wurster, C. F. (ca. 2001). Energy policy: Right problem, wrong solution. Manuscript.
Wurster, C. F. (2002, 4 October). Setting Iraq policy. Letter to the editor. Newsday, A43.
Wurster, C. F. (2004 17 November). Kyoto Protocol doesn’t have to be out of reach.
Newsday, A39.
Wurster, C. F. (no date). Cancer prevention is not hopeless. Manuscript.
Wurster, C. F. (no date). Birds, bugs, or people? Manuscript.
Statements & Testimony:
Wurster, C. F. (1969). Affidavits in support of DDT regulation
Federal regulation of economic poisons. Hearings before the Senate Sub-committee on Energy, Natural Resources and the Environment
(1970) (testimony of Charles. F. Wurster).
Persistent insecticides and their regulation by the federal government. Hearings before the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Forestry. Sub-committee
on Agricultural Research and Legislation (1971) (testimony of Charles F. Wurster).
Wurster, C. F. (1974, April). Statement in favor of the Suffolk County Beverage Container Act.
Wurster, C. F. (1975). The decision to ban DDT. Prepared for the Environmental Studies Board, Commission on Natural Resources, National Research Council, National
Academy of Sciences.
Wurster, C. F. (1990). Brookhaven needs recycling with no incineration. Statement to the Brookhaven Town Board.
Wurster, C. F. (1991). Incinerator ash is dangerous. Statement to the Brookhaven Town Board. Wurster, C. F. (1995). Incinerator ash is dangerous. Statement to Kevin J. Casutto, Administrative Law Judge, New York Dept of
Conservation.
Wurster, C. F. (2002, April). Save our wildlife: save those thickets. Statement to the Board of Trustees, Village of Old Field.
Wurster, C. F. (2004, June). Biodiversity is lost in forest fragmentation. Statement for the public hearing on property acquisition &
environmental impact for proposed research & development campus.
Book chapters:
Wurster, C. F. (1977). Carcinogenicity & mutagenicity of chlorinated hydrocarbonpesticides and PCBs. Draft chapter.
Wurster, C. F. (ca. 1988). The Beginning of the Environmental Defense Fund. Draft chapter.
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Press clippings, 1962-1975, 1979-2000
SERIES 3: Environmental Defense Fund-Board of Trustees
Sub-series 1: Correspondence & Memoranda
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Correspondence: 1969 1970-71 1973, 1979-1980
General Memoranda: EDF bylaws, 1969, 1986-1987 June-August, 1969 October-December, 1969 1970 1971 1973 1977 1978 1983 1984 1987-1989 1991-1992 1993-1998 2000
Memoranda--Nominating Committee [Confidential]: 1971-1973, 1978 1983, 1987, 1997
Memoranda—Personnel [Confidential], 1972, 1976-1977, 2003
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Correspondence re: Executive Directors [Confidential], 1969, 1974, 1977
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Memoranda--Litigation Review Committee: 1970-1971 1973-1974 1978-1979 1980 1987 1989 1992 1994
Memoranda--Scientists Advisory Committee: 1968-73 Committee roster, 1973
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Scientists Advisory Committee rosters, ca. 1975 [Confidential]
Sub-series 2: Meeting Minutes & Agendas
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Organization meeting, 1967 Bylaws, 1967-1969, 1986 1967-1969 Meeting agendas, 1970-1971 November 1973 October 1975 November 1980 February 1982 February 1983 September 1983 April 1984 April 1986 April 1987 September 1987 September 1988
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February 1989 May 1989 September 1989 February 1990 May 1990 September 1990
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February 1991 September 1991 February 1992 May 1992 September 1992
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February 1993 May 1993 September 1993 January 1994 September 1994 January 1995
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May 1995 September 1995 May 1996 September 1996 January 1997 May 1997
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September 1997 January 1998 May 1998 September 1998 January 1999
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January 1999 May 1999 September 1999 January 2000 May 2000 September 2000 January 2001
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May 2001 September 2001 January 2002 May 2002 September 2002 January 2003
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January 2003 April 2003 September 2003 September 2003 February 2004 May 2004 September 2004
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September 2004 February 2005
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May 2005 September 2005
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February 2006
Sub-series 3: Financial Documents [Confidential]
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Financial reports, 1969-1975
SERIES 4: Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees
Sub-series 1: Correspondence & Memoranda
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Memoranda: 1969-1971 August-November 1972 December 1972 January 1973 February-March 1973 May 1973 July 1973 August 1973 October 1973 January 1974 February 1974 1975-1978 1979-1980. 1985
ss2: Meeting Agendas & Minutes
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January-June 1970 July-December 1970 January-June 1971 July-December 1971 1972 1973 January 1974 June 1974 August 1974 September 1974 October 1974 December 1974 January 1975 February 1975 March 1975 April 1975
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May 1975 June 1975 July 1975 September 1975 October 1975 December 1975 January 1976 February 1976 March 1976 May 1976 April 1976 June 1976 July 1976 September 1976
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October 1976 November 1976 December 1976 January 1977 February 1977 March 1977 April 1977 May 1977 June 1977 July 1977 September 1977 October 1977 November 1977 December 1977
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January 1978 February 1978 March 1978 April 1978 May 1978 June 1978 July 1978 October 1978 September 1979 January 1980
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February 1980 May 1980 September 1980 November 1980 September 1981 December 1981 February 1982 June 1982 September 1982 January 1983 June 1986 January 1987
SERIES 5: Environmental Defense Fund-Administrative Activities
Sub-series 1: Public Information & Communications
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Print Advertisements: Monsanto/EDF Joint Advertisement & EDF member reactions, 1978 McDonald’s / Environmental Defense Fund "Buy Recycled and Save"
Newsletters: EDF Letter—Memoranda on production, 1972-73 EDF Letter—Memoranda on production, 1976-79 Osprey Watch, 1998-1999 (3 issues)
Publications: Environmental Defense Fund. (1987). Radon: The citizen’s guide. [brochure]
Denison, R.A., Ruston, J. (n.d.). A citizen’s guide to municipal solid waste incineration &recycling. Manuscript; Published as Recycling & Incineration: Evaluating the Choice.
Clark, S.L. (1991). Fight global warming: 29 things you can do. New York: EDF & Consumer Reports. Haimson, L., Ed. (1995). A moment of truth: correcting more errors in Gregg Easterbrook’s A Moment on the Earth. New York: Environmental Defense Fund.
Environmental Defense Fund & National Wildlife Federation. (1998). From the ashes: Reflections on Chico Mendes & the future of the rainforests.
The John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment. (2000). The hidden costs of coastal hazards: Implications for risk assessment and mitigation, Washington D.C.: Island Press.
EDF Symposium Series: 1998: Economics & the Environment-Is Progress Compatible?-Background paper 2004: Global Warming in a Climate of Change-Registration form
Speaking Engagement Flyer: The Energy Crisis and Utility Regulation: The Neglected Need for Reform, presentation by Ernst Habicht, n.d.
Sub-series 2: Fundraising
Program support office reports, 1971-72
Large Gift Fundraising: Memoranda, 1972-73 Grant proposal, 1974 "Energy Consumption & Environmental Protection"; EDF luncheon program, 1974 Fund raising campaign brochures, 1996-97 Program for the Future—campaign newsletter, 1991
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Membership advertisement, proof for Audubon, ca. 1970
Brochures:
Environmental Defense Fund. (ca. 1971). One action device that works [Brochure]. New York: Author.
Amyas, A. (n.d.). A force for man. [Pamphlet]
Environmental Defense Fund. (ca. 1971). [Pamphlet on bequests].
Membership brochure, ca. 1979
Environmental Defense Fund. (1988). If you’re not recycling, you’re throwing it all away [Brochure]. New York: Author.
Genetically engineered foods, 1990s.
Save Our Home [sticker], n.d.
Environmental Defense Fund prospectus, ca. 1970.
List of contributors / donors, 1970.
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Environmental Defense Annual Reports: 1988-1989 1991-1992 1994-1995 1995-1996 1996-1997 1998 1999 2000 2003 2004
Restoring the Planet: The Campaign for Environmental Defense [report], 2000
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Membership: Member solicitation mailings, 1972-1984
Sub-series 3: Inter-Office Bulletins
Denver Office: 1974 1975 1976
New York Office: 1968, 1970, 1976
Washington Office: 1973-1976
Sub-series 4: Videos
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VHS Tapes: "Environmental Vision: The Power of Positive Solutions" A Video Newsletter hosted
by John Chancellor, narrated by Susan Sarandon. 20:00, 1990.
Environmental Defense Fund 1991 Symposium in Washington D.C.
"Complete the Circle: How to Buy Recycled." With Joanne Woodward. Environmental Defense
Fund, 26: 20, 1995.
Launch of Environmental Defense Climate Campaign. McCain--Lieberman. U.S. Senate.
January 8, 2003.
SERIES 6: Environmental Defense Fund-Programs
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Program proposals: Environmental Health Program, 1972 Water Quality Program, 1973 Pest Control, 1972
Comments: Adamson, L. (1973). Comments on proposed tolerances for triphenyltin in carrots andsugar beets (38 Fed.Reg. 1258, February 1, 1973).
Adamson, L., Lang, S. (1973). Comments on the FDA’s proposed rules for regulation of fuels andfueladditives(38 Fed. Reg. 1258, January 10, 1973).
Adamson, L., Hellegers, J. Comments on the FDA’s proposed regulation entitled: ‘Compounds used in food producing animals; Proposed procedures the acceptability of assay methods’,(38 Fed. Reg.19226, July 19, 1973).
Project Reports:
Environmental Health / Toxics:
Harris, S. G., & Highland, J. H. (1977). Birthright denied: The risks and benefits of breast-feeding. [Stony Brook, N.Y.]: Environmental Defense Fund.
Florini, K.L., Krumbhaar, G.D., Silbergeld, E.K. (1990). Legacy of Lead: America’s continuingepidemic of childhood lead poisoning. Washington, D.C., Environmental Defense Fund.
Physicians for Social Responsibility (U.S.), & Environmental Defense Fund. (1994).
Putting the lid ondioxins: Protecting human health and the environment. Washington, D.C.: Physicians for Social Responsibility.
Haimson, L., & Goodman, B. (1995). A moment of truth: Correcting the scientific errors inGregg Easterbrook's "A Moment on the Earth." New York: Environmental Defense Fund.
Wilcove, D. S. (1996). Rebuilding the ark: Toward a more effective endangered species act forprivate land. New York, NY: Environmental Defense Fund.
Solid Waste Management:
Stern, A., Kirshner, D. (1985). To burn or not to burn: The economic advantages of recycling overincineration in NYC. New York: Environmental Defense Fund.
Cohen, N., Herz, M., & Ruston, J. (1988). Coming full circle: Successful recycling today. [New York]: Environmental Defense Fund.
EDF / McDonald’s Waste Reduction Task Force. (1991). Final report. [New York]: Environmental Defense Fund / McDonalds Corporation.
Wildlife / Ecosystems:
Manheim, B. S. (1990). Paradise lost?: The need for environmental regulation of tourism in Antarctica. Washington, D.C.: Environmental Defense Fund.
Wilcove, D.S., Bean, M.J. (1994). The big kill: Declining biodiversity in America’s lakes and rivers, Washington, D.C.: Environmental Defense Fund.
McNaught, D., & Nickens, E. (2003). Horizon 2100: Aggressive conservation for North Carolina's future. Raleigh, NC: Environmental Defense, North Carolina Office.
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Water / Wetlands:
Stavins, R. N. (1983). Trading conservation investments for water: A proposal for the MetropolitanWater District of Southern California to obtain additional Colorado River
water by financingwater conservation investments for the Imperial Irrigation District. Berkeley, Calif. (2606 Dwight Way, Berkeley 94704): EDF.
Searchinger, T. D. (1992). How wet is a wetland?: The impacts of the proposed revisions to the federal wetlands delineation manual. New York, N.Y.: Environmental Defense Fund.
Graff, T. J., Yardas, D. R., & Chall, M. (1996). The passage of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, 1991-1992: Environmental Defense Fund perspective. California water resources oral history series. Berkeley, Calif: Regional
Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California.
Dunne, T. (1997). The Hidrovía Paraguay-Paraná navigation project: Report of an independentreview. Washington, DC: Environmental Defense Fund.
Energy / Climate:
Willey, W. R. Z. (1978). Alternative energy systems for Pacific Gas & Electric Co.: An economic analysis. Berkeley, Calif: Environmental Defense Fund.
Stratospheric Ozone Depletion: The Case for Policy Action, 1986.
Dudek, D. J. (1987). Chlorofluorocarbon policy: Choices and consequences. [New York]:
Environmental Defense Fund.
Carbon Dioxide & Sulfur Dioxide: Consistent Policy Making in a Greenhouse, 1990.
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions with Alternative Transportation Fuels, ca, 1991.
Cameron, M. (1991). Transportation efficiency: Tackling Southern California's air
pollution and congestion. [S.l.]: Environmental Defense Fund.
Preserving Tropical Rainforests & Climate: The Role of Trees in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Trading, 1992
Dudek, D. J., & Goffman, J. (1994). Flexibility for responsibility: Focusing on reductions rather thantechnology in vehicle emissions control. New York: Environmental Defense Fund.
Vedantham, A., & Oppenheimer, M. (1994). Aircraft emissions and the global atmosphere:
Long-term scenarios. [New York]: Environmental Defense Fund.
Environmental Defense Fund. (2000). From obstacle to opportunity: How acid rain emissions trading is delivering cleaner air. New York: Environmental Defense Fund.
Wang, J., & Oppenheimer, M. (2005). The latest myths and facts on global warming. [New York, N.Y.]: Environmental Defense.
SERIES 7: DDT
Sub-series 1: Litigation & Administrative Hearings
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Yannacone et al. v. Dennison et al (Supreme Ct. of New York, County of Suffolk)
Complaint, April 1966 Transcript of proceedings, 1966 Technical appendix, 1966 Memoranda in support of defendants, 1966
EDF v. Michigan Dept of Agriculture (U.S.D.C., West Dist. of MI)
Correspondence, 1967-1970 Affidavit of Charles F. Wurster, October 1967
EDF v. Michigan Dept of Agriculture No. 4594 (U.S. Ct of Appeals)
Affidavits in support of plaintiffs, November 1967
EDF v. B. Dale Ball (Michigan Supreme Ct)
Brief in support of appeal and restraining order, November 1967
Petition for declaratory ruling on DDT before the Wisconsin Dept of Natural Resources
Correspondence, March-August, 1968
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Petition for declaratory ruling on DDT before the Wisconsin Dept of Natural Resources
October-December 1968 January-June 1969 July-December 1969 1970 Correspondence of Lorrie Otto, 1967-1970
Affidavit of Norman C. Leeling, 1968
Transcript of testimony: Testimony of Dr. Van den Bosch, December 6, 1968 Testimony of Dr. Risebrough, December 12, 1968 Testimony of Dr. Lafroth, May 6, 1969 Draft briefs of petitioners, n.d. Examiner’s summary of evidence & proposed ruling, May 21, 1970
Petition for the issuance of a regulation repealing the tolerance for DDT on raw agricultural commodities before the FDA
Memoranda in support of petition of the Environmental Defense Fund et al., October
3, 1969
Petition for the cancellation of registrations of poisons containing DDT before the USDA
Petition of the Environmental Defense Fund, Sierra Club, et al., October 31, 1969 Petitioners’ draft answer brief to USDA response on DDT, 1970
EDF v. U.S. Dept of Health, Education & Welfare No. 23,812 (U.S. Ct of Appeals)
Petition for review of 1969 order
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EDF v. U.S. Dept of Health, Education & Welfare No. 23,812 (U.S. Ct of Appeals)
Appendix, 1969
EDF v. Hardin No. 23,813 (U.S. Ct of Appeals)
Correspondence: 1969 January-June 1970 July-December 1970 1971 Correspondence of Thomas H. Jukes, 1969-1973
Pleadings, January-March 1970 Reply brief for petitioners, March 1970 Pleadings, June 1970 Pleadings, July 1970 Pleadings, August 1970 Brief for respondent, August 1970 Supplemental brief for petitioners, August 1970 Reply brief for petitioners, September 1970 Pleadings, December 1970
DDT cancellation hearings for the cancellation of DDT before the EPA hearing examiner
Correspondence, January-July 1971 Correspondence, 1972-74
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DDT cancellation hearings for the cancellation of DDT before the EPA hearing examiner
Correspondence of Thomas H. Jukes, 1969-73 Affidavits—effects of DDT on birds, 1971 Affidavits—effects of DDT on ecosystems, 1971 Affidavits—effects of DDT on fish, 1971 Affidavits—effects of DDT on health, 1971 Affidavits—insect resistance to DDT, 1971 Affidavits—effects of DDT on marine algae & photoplankton, 1971 Pre-hearing conference reports, April-May 1971 Pre-hearing briefs of the USDA, May 1971 Pre-hearing briefs of the chemical companies, May 1971 Witnesses lists & exhibits (EPA), June 1971 Witness list (EDF), August 1971 Witness lists & exhibits (USDA), August 1971 Charles Wurster’s notes on testimony, August 1971 Testimony of Jesse L. Steinfeld, September 1971 Testimony of Norman E. Borlaug, September 1971
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DDT cancellation hearings for the cancellation of DDT before the EPA hearing examiner
Final brief (EDF), April 1972 Opinion & order, April 1972 Opinion of the Administrator, June 1972
DDT cancellation hearings before the EPA Administrative Law Judge
Pleadings, October 1972 Witnesses & exhibits (EPA), October 1972
EDF v. Montrose (U.S.D.C., District of California)
Correspondence, 1970-71 Complaint, 1971
EDF et al. v. EPA docket no. 72-1545 (U.S. Ct of Appeals)
Opinion on petition for injunction, 1973
Sub-series 2: DDT in the Media
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Rachel Carson’s response to Presidential committee pesticide report, 1963
Advocates for DDT ban-clippings, 1969 Advocates for DDT ban-clippings, 1970 Advocates for DDT ban-clippings, 1971 Advocates for DDT ban -Charles F. Wurster clippings, 1968-72
Opposition to DDT ban-clippings, 1969 Opposition to DDT ban-clippings, 1970-71 Opposition to DDT ban-clippings, 1972-74 Opposition to DDT ban-Thomas Jukes clippings, 1963-69 Opposition to DDT ban-Thomas Jukes clippings, 1970-74 Opposition to DDT ban-Norman E. Bourlag clippings, 1970-72
DDT Regulation in New York State, 1967-68, 1969-70
DDT Regulation in Michigan: 1967 1968 February-July 1969 August-December 1969 March-May 1970 June-September 1970
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DDT Regulation in Wisconsin: 1968 January 1969 February 1969 March 1969 June 1969 July 1969 August 1969 September-November 1969 September 1969 1970 1971
DDT Regulation in Wisconsin: Dunlap, T.R. DDT on Trial: The Wisconsin Hearings. (1978). Wisconsin Magazine of History 62, 1.
Loucks, Orie L. (no date). Trial of DDT in Wisconsin. Patient Earth (John Harte & Robert A. Socolow, Editors). New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
DDT Regulation in California, 1969-71
Federal Regulation of DDT, 1969-71
The Rise and Fall of DDT (BBC/WGBH television program): Correspondence, 1973-February 1974 Correspondence, March-September 1974 Transcript, January 1974
Sub-series 3: Research Documents
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Bibliographies: DDT& Aquatic life, 1945-70 DDT & mammalian toxicity, 1947-1970 Mammalian & avian effects, 1945-1970
Reports/reprints by subject: Chlorinated hydrocarbons—effects on gull eggshells, 1970 DDT—Effects on air & water quality, 1971 DDT—Effects on aquatic ecosystems, 1961-67, with gaps DDT—Effects on aquatic ecosystems, 1968-1970 DDT—Effects on biology, 1966-67, 1968-69, 1971 DDT—Effects on birds, 1963 DDT—Effects on birds, 1967-68 DDT—Effects on birds of prey, 1966-70 DDT—Effects on ecology, 1968-71 DDT—Effects on eggshells, 1969 DDT—Effects on fish, 1967-68, 1970
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DDT—Effects on human health, 1942, 1949 DDT—Effects on human health, 1950-1957 DDT—Effects on human health, 1965-1969 DDT—Effects on human health, 1970-1973 DDT—Effects on metabolism, 1968 DDT—Effects on robins, 1960-1965 DDT—Effects on sea birds, 1967-1968 DDT—Effects on trout, 1967 DDT—Effects on wildlife, 1961-1963 DDT—Effects on wildlife, 1965-1969 DDT—Effects on wildlife, 1977 DDT—Environmental policy Randers, Jorgen, Meadows, Dennis L. (1971). "System simulation to test environmental
policy: DDT: A basis for rational decisions can be obtained even when complete data
is lacking." Manuscript submitted to Science.
Reports—Pesticides (General): USDA Committee on persistent pesticides, 1969 Pesticide residues in food & milk, 1968, 1976
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Report of the Lake Michigan pesticide investigations (WI Alumni Research Foundation),
1970 "Western Progress: Adequate for the ‘70s?" (Sachs & Rubin, editors), draft
Legislation of DDT: Michigan, 1966-68, 1970 New York, 1969-70 Wisconsin, 1969 Federal legislation, 1969-71
Comments: Comments on Spruce Budworm Suppression Project, Maine, 1978
Statements by subject: DDT use & effects, 1969-70, 1975 Opposition to DDT ban (J. Gordon Edwards), 1971 DDT & pollution, 1971 DDT & environmental policy, 1971 Testimony before Senate Subcommittee on Air & Water Pollution in support of Senate
bill 1113 The National Laboratory Act of 1971 (Dennis L. Meadows) Statements on DDT (Robert van den Bosch), ca. 1972
The effect of pesticides on bird life, Dartmouth College research project: Correspondence on a study of the effects of DDT on bird life in Hanover, New Hampshire
Residues of pesticides in birds [raw data], 1964-1965
Bird study: the effects of pesticides on bird life, Dartmouth:
Map: Title: Map of Village Precinct of Hanover, N.H. Author: unknown Date: 1957 Note: map of Hanover study areas—DDT sprayed, 1963-4
Raw data, 1964-1965
EPA DDT Advisory Committee minutes, 1970-71
DDT Specimen labels, 1968
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Compilation of DDT articles, 1959-1967
SERIES 8: Aldrin / Dieldrin
Sub-series 1: Aldrin / Dieldrin Cancellation Hearings
Box 1
Petition for issuance of regulations repealing tolerances for Aldrin Dieldrin before the FDA
Correspondence, 1970 Petition of the Environmental Defense Fund, 1970
EDF v. EPA (U.S.C.A., D.C.) [Petition for Review]
Correspondence, 1971 Petitioner’s briefs, 1971
Administrative hearings before the EPA; I.F.R. Docket no. 145 et al.
Correspondence, 1971-1974 Memoranda, 1972-1974 Pre-hearing conference, 1972 Pre-hearing discovery: carcinogenicity studies, 1972 Witness lists (EPA, Shell Chemical Company, USDA), 1972
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Pre-hearing briefs, 1973
Statements of Testimony (EPA, 1973): Aldrin / Dieldrin residues in soil Aldrin Dieldrin—Effects on wildlife Aldrin Dieldrin—Effects on the aquatic environment Fish Livestock feed Ecosystems Biological effects of insecticides Behavioral effects of insecticides Pesticides in water Teratogenicity
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Recommended decision, 1974
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Briefs (EDF), August 1974 Preliminary statement of the Administrative Law Judge, September 1974 Brief on the human health evidence presented by EDF / EPA, August 1974 Opinion of the EPA Administrator, October 1974
Sub-series 2: Research Documents
Media: Press releases, 1970-1974 Clippings, 1970-1974 Statement on pesticides (EPA Admin Ruckelshaus, 1971)
Reports/reprints: Aldrin Dieldrin—effects on behavior, 1969-72 Aldrin Dieldrin—Effects on California Condor eggshells, n.d. Aldrin Dieldrin—economic effects of cancellation, 1972 Aldrin Dieldrin—expoxidation, 1970 Aldrin Dieldrin—effects on fish, 1966-67 Aldrin Dieldrin—residues in food, 1973
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Aldrin Dieldrin--human health effects Aldrin Dieldrin--effects on reproduction Aldrin Dieldrin—effects on behavior Aldrin Dieldrin--induction of enzymes Aldrin Dieldrin—Lindane Aldrin Dieldrin--Teratogenicity Pesticides--Insecticide persistence in soil
Shell Chemical Company, ca. 1968: Insecticide brochures Safety guides Lawn care manuals Aldrin/Dieldrin & endrin status reports Information & technical bulletins
SERIES 9: Mirex
Box 1
EDF et al. v. Hardin Civil no. 2310-70 (U.S. Dist. Ct, D.C.)
Correspondence, 1970 Pleadings, 1970-1971 Affidavits, 1970-1971
Public hearing on mirex cancellation before the EPA
Correspondence, 1971-1972 Correspondence, 1973-1975 F.I.F.R.A. Docket no. 293 – pleadings, 1975-1976 Mirex hearings settlement negotiations, ca. 1976
Media: Clippings on federal fire ant eradication program, 1970-76 Press releases
Environmental Impact Statements: Comments on the DES for the fire ant control program, 1971 Comments on proposed mirex labeling changes, 1973 Final environmental statement for the Imported Fire Ant Cooperative Federal-State Control and Regulatory Program (USDA), 1973
Reports/reprints: Mirex—Effects on biology, 1965-75 Mirex—Effects on fish and wildlife, 1970-75 Fire Ant Control Program evaluation (USDA), 1970 Fire Ant Control Program—State and local committee reports, 1971 Pesticide regulation, 1965, 1970 Mirex—Toxicity, 1973 USDA Committee on the Imported Fire Ant, 1967
SERIES 10: Pesticides
Box 1
2,4,5-T: Correspondence, 1972-1977 Ruckelshaus v. Dow Chemical-brief for amicus curiae EDF, 1972 Clippings, 1970-74 Report of the 2,4,5-T Advisory Committee of the EPA, 1971 Teratogenicity, 1979 Toxicity, 1971 2,4,5-T cancellation petition in New Zealand, 1973
Aldicarb, 1982-83 Captan (fungicide) reports, 1956 Dutch elm disease control, 1961-1964 Dutch elm disease control, 1967 Dutch elm disease control, 1968-1969 Dutch elm disease control, 1972
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EPA Advisory Committees: Technical Advisory Committee on Pesticides-memoranda & meeting notes, 1971 Pesticide Policy Advisory Committee-memoranda & roster, 1975-1976
Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1971 (FEPCA): Senate bills S.745, S.660, January 1971 Section by section analysis of the Act (EPA), ca. 1971 Hearings on the Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act, March 1971 Comments on the FEPCA, March 1971 Senate and House committee reports, 1972
Gypsy moth control, 1972
Heptachlor/Chlordane: Petition for suspension, 1974 Decision on suspension of the EPA Administrator, 1975 Comments on the use of heptachlor / chlordane, 1971 Reports-Chlordane in milk, 1968 Reports-Heptachlor in soil, 1970 Reports-effects on wildlife, 1965, 1968
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Integrated Pest Management: Pest management programs, 1966-1971 Pest management programs—California, 1966-1971 Integrated pest management, 1967-1969, 1975
Parathion, 1972 Pesticides—benefits of use Pesticides—effects on bird life, 1962-1965 Pesticides—effects on bird life, 1967-1969 Pesticides—carcinogenicity [literature review], 1969 Pesticides in the environment, 1966-1971 Pesticides—effects on fish, 1964-1966 Pesticides—insect resistance, 1961-1964 Pesticides—collected publications of Robert Van Den Bosch
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Pesticides—effects on wildlife, 1964-1968
Pesticide regulation: Report on pesticides & public policy, 1966 Statement on proposed classification of certain substances as restricted (Rockefeller
University), 1970 Comments on FIFRA regulations implementations (EPA), 1972, 1974 Comments on guidelines for pesticide registration & classification, 1974 Seminar on registration & regulation of pesticides, 1976
Pesticide Use: President’s Advisory Committee on Pesticides-report, 1963 Conference reports, 1970-1971 A Guide to Pest Control (Dennis Puleston), 1974 Guides to pesticide use, n.d.
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United States Agency for International Development Pesticide Program: EDF v. AID Civil action no. 75-0500 settlement-Memoranda, 1975
SERIES 11: Subject Files
Box 1
Acid Rain (Brookhaven National Lab), 1977-78, 1980 Acorn Days manuscript (book by Marion Lane Rogers) Audubon Leader (newsletter), Vols. 11 & 12, nos. 1-22, 1970-1971 Cancer—Women’s Health: A Question of Survival (ABC News transcript), 1976 Cancer—The American Way of Cancer (CBS News transcript), 1975 Carcinogens, 1974-1975 Carcinogens, 1990-1993 Climate change Conservation, 1965-1967
Box 2
Colorado College symposium: Can Man Survive?, 1970 Cross Florida Barge Canal, 1969 Cross Florida Barge Canal, 1970 Deforestation in the Northwest, 1991 Deicing—effects on water quality, 1971-1972, 1976 Dioxin, 1990, 1994 Paul Ehlrich—articles, 1971 Emissions trading, 2003 Endangered species, 1996-97, 1999 Endangered Species Act, 1984, 1992
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Energy policy, 1972 Energy policy, 1989-92 Environmental Defence Society (N.Z.), 1972-1977 Environmental Defense Fund, 1968-1970 Environmental Defense Fund, 1971-1986 Environmental Defense Fund, 1990-2004 Environmental policy—Carter campaign’s Environmental Task Force, 1976 Environmentalism, 1969-1970 Environmentalism, 1990-1993 Global warming, 1989 Global warming, 1992 Global warming, 1997 Hetch Hetchy Valley (Yosemite Park), 2005
Box 4
Lead, 1970 Lead, 1979, 1982-84 Mercury, 1970 Mercury—effects on human health from consuming fish, 1970-1972 Mercury—effects on human health, 1972 Mercury—effects on fish, 1978-1980 National Parks—Redwood Creek, California, 1967 National Parks—Big Thicket, TX, 1971 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), 1993 Otto, Lorrie, 1972 PCBs, ca. 1977 PCBs, 1978-1984 Peregrine population surveys in Great Britain, 1963-65
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Population & Family planning, 1963-1967 Population & Family planning, 1968-1970 Population Reference Bureau—bulletins, 1962-1967 Population Reference Bureau—bulletins, 1968 Public land planning, 1972-1973, 1975 Rainforests, 1982, 1991 Saccharin, 1969-1972 Saccharin, 1977 Saccharin, 1978 Saccharin, 1979
Box 6
Scientists in the Public Interest: The Role of Professional Societies (conference),
1973 Seabird mortality and fisheries, 1996 Robert E. Smolker, 1985 Supersonic Transport—handbook, 1969 Supersonic Transport—Correspondence, 1970 Supersonic Transport—Media, 1970 Supersonic Transport—Reports, 1970, 1975 Tocks Island Dam, 1972 Toxic chemicals, 1974 Toxic chemicals—Study on Decision Making for Regulating Chemicals in the Environment (for the EPA), 1974 TRIS, 1977 Water Quality; Proceedings of the International Water Quality Symposium, Washington D.C., 1972
Box 7
Victor J. Yannacone 1967-1979 (4 files) [closed]
Box 8
scrapbook, 1952-1968 (4f) scrapbook, 1969 (3f) scrapbook, 1970-1979 (3f)
SERIES 12: University Files [Closed]
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