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ACHEX was set up to study the physical and chemical nature of smog aerosols in California. The results of the study are brought together in this volume which is aimed at a readership among graduate students and senior workers in environmental science and engineering.

Solid Waste Conversion to Energy. By Harvey Alter and J. J. Dunn, Jr. Dekker, New York. 1980. Pp. 168. Price not given.

This is a state-of-the-art study of the ways in which waste is being treated in many countries, generally to produce fuels. The importance of waste and waste disposal in global energy policy, and the difficulties which arise, are fully described and discussed. All concerned with municipal planning will find the text valuable, as will those involved in environmental problems affected by waste.

The Restoration of Land. The Ecology and Reclamation of Derelict and Degraded Land. By A. D. Bradshaw and M. J. Chadwick, Blackwell, Oxford. 1980. Pp. 317. Price: £13.50.

This excellent book deals in a practical way with all the problems of land reclamation. It will be widely accepted as the 'bible' for all those, in all disciplines, who are concerned with these problems.

Decontamination and Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities. Edited by MarilynM. Osterhout. Plenum, New York and London. 1980. Pp. 803. Price: US$75.

This volume contains papers presented at a meeting of the American Nuclear Society held in September 1979 in Sun Valley, Idaho, USA. They report recent experiences and research in many different countries. The material will be of interest to those in the nuclear industry and to those concerned with that industry's problems. There is a useful discussion of 'incidents', including that at Three Mile Island.

Oily Water Discharges. Regulatory, Technical and Scientific Considerations. Edited by C.S. Johnston and R.J. Morris. Applied Science Publishers Ltd, London. 1980. Pp. 225. Price: £16.00.

This book contains the Proceedings of a Seminar organised by the Institute of Offshore Engineering, in collaboration with the Department of the Environment, in

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June 1978. Some twenty papers are divided into sections on the Paris Convention in relation to North Sea Oil Developments, Sources and Effects of Oil in the Marine Environment, Control Technology and Criteria for Emission Standards. The final summary concludes that 'there remain great gaps in knowledge about the effects of managing and measuring oily water discharges'. The book provides a base line for those trying to fill these gaps.

K.M.