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Arizona Toxics Information Records
BANC MSS 2003/101
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
The Bancroft Library
Title: Arizona Toxics Information
Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 2003/101
Physical Description:
36.65 linear feet
(29 cartons, 1 box)
Date (inclusive): circa 1959-2001
Date (bulk): 1970-2000
Abstract: This collection contains materials collected on various toxic hazard campaigns and public advocacy committees, primarily in
Arizona, by
Michael
Gregory
of Arizona Toxics Information. Includes a wide variety of materials on subjects such as hazardous waste management facilities
and the ENSCO plant in Arizona, the San Pedro Water Supply, air and water pollution on the United States-Mexico Border, NAFTA
and fair trade, and the effects of pesticide use throughout the Southwest and Northwest.
of Arizona Toxics Information. Includes a wide variety of materials on subjects such as hazardous waste management facilities
and the ENSCO plant in Arizona, the San Pedro Water Supply, air and water pollution on the United States-Mexico Border, NAFTA
and fair trade, and the effects of pesticide use throughout the Southwest and Northwest.
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Collection is open for research.
No future additions are expected.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Arizona Toxics Information records were gifted to The Bancroft Library by
Michael
Gregory
in 2002.
Michael
Gregory
in 2002.
Arizona Toxics Information is a not-for-profit organization founded by
Michael
Gregory
in 1990. Gregory worked with the United State Forestry Service in the early 1970s and witnessed aerial spraying of herbicides
on the forests, which prompted him to start researching and collecting information about the toxic chemicals Arizona residents
and those south of the border were being exposed. Gregory worked with the Sierra Club's Grand Canyon Chapter as well and served
as Director of Arizona Toxics Information during the period these records document.
Michael
Gregory
in 1990. Gregory worked with the United State Forestry Service in the early 1970s and witnessed aerial spraying of herbicides
on the forests, which prompted him to start researching and collecting information about the toxic chemicals Arizona residents
and those south of the border were being exposed. Gregory worked with the Sierra Club's Grand Canyon Chapter as well and served
as Director of Arizona Toxics Information during the period these records document.
Arizona Toxics Information advocates for change in hazardous materials policy and management in order to protect public, occupational
and environmental health, and sustain cultural and natural resources by providing access to reports, public presentations
and workshops to the public and policy makers in an effort to educate them about occupational health and safety, as well as
chemical and other toxic hazards.
[Identification of item], Arizona Toxic Information records, BANC MSS 2003/101, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley.
Arranged to the folder level.
Processed by Lisa Marie Monhoff in 2018 as part of a two-year NHPRC-funded project to process a range of archival collections
relating to environmental movements in the West.
This collection contains materials collected on various toxic hazard campaigns and public advocacy committees, primarily in
Arizona, by
Michael
Gregory
of Arizona Toxics Information. Includes a wide variety of materials on subjects such as hazardous waste management facilities
and the ENSCO plant in Arizona, the San Pedro Water Supply, air and water pollution on the United States-Mexico Border, NAFTA
and fair trade, and the effects of pesticide use throughout the Southwest and Northwest. The types of materials include correspondence,
data, lawsuits, legislation, testimony, memos, studies, reports, environmental impact statements, comments by Sierra Club,
the Border Ecology Project and many other NGOs, newsletters and news articles. (from http://www.bordereeweb.net/cgi-bin/risee/beee/bw_showorg?id=&org=BW4616)
Michael
Gregory
of Arizona Toxics Information. Includes a wide variety of materials on subjects such as hazardous waste management facilities
and the ENSCO plant in Arizona, the San Pedro Water Supply, air and water pollution on the United States-Mexico Border, NAFTA
and fair trade, and the effects of pesticide use throughout the Southwest and Northwest. The types of materials include correspondence,
data, lawsuits, legislation, testimony, memos, studies, reports, environmental impact statements, comments by Sierra Club,
the Border Ecology Project and many other NGOs, newsletters and news articles. (from http://www.bordereeweb.net/cgi-bin/risee/beee/bw_showorg?id=&org=BW4616)
There is extensive overlap in subject matter within the series as almost all materials relate to environmental concerns in
the West and particularly along the United States-Mexico border region.
Some materials in Spanish language.
- ADEQ / AZDEQ - Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
- AHWMF - Arizona Hazardous Waste Management Facility
- ATI - Arizona Toxics Information
- BEP - Border Ecology Project
- BECA - Border Environment Cooperative Agreement
- BECC - Border Environment Cooperation Commission
- BLM - (United States) Bureau of Land Management
- BOLDER - Basic On Line Disaster/Emergency Response
- CMA - (United States) Chemical Manufacturers Association
- EIS - Environmental Impact Statement
- ENSCO - Environmental Services Company (Littlerock, Arkansas)
- EPA - (United States) Environmental Protection Agency
- FTA - Free Trade Agreement
- IBEP - Integrated Environmental Plan for the Mexican-U.S. Border Area
- IBWC - International Boundary and Water Commission
- ICP - Integrated Contingency Plan
- NAAEC - North American Agreement for Environmental Cooperation
- NACES - North American Commission on Environmental Cooperation
- NADB - North American Development Bank
- NAFTA - North American Free Trade Agreement
- NCA - National Conservation Area
- NGO - Non Governmental Organization
- NRT - National Response Team
- NSO - Non-ferrous Smelter Order
- NWF - National Wildlife Federation
- OECD - Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development
- PCBs - Polychlorinated Biphenyls
- PRTR - Pollutant Release and Transfer Register
- RCRA - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
- RETC - Registros de Emisiones y Transferieas de Contaminantes
- RTK - Right to Know
- SEDESOL - Secretaria de Desarrollo Social (Secretary of Social Development and Ecology
- SIP - State implementation plan
- TSCA - Toxic Substances Control Act
- UNEP - United Nations Environment Program
- UNITAR - United Nations Institute for Training and Research
- USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
- USFS - United States Forestry Service
- USPHS - United States Public Health Service
- WAP - Waste Analysis Plan
- WHO - World Health Organization
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