Tricia Andryszewski, What to Do About Nuclear Waste. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press, 1995. An informative look at the issues surrounding radioactive waste. Includes chapters on nuclear weapons, nuclear power, plutonium, and the international issues raised by radioactive waste.

Lois Marie Gibbs and Murray Levine, Love Canal: My Story. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, Albany, 1982. A gripping, first-hand account of the events at Love Canal in Niagara Falls, New York, where Lois Gibbs and her neighbors fought against the hazardous waste contamination that threatened their health and well-being.

Scott Alan Lewis, The Sierra Club Guide to Safe Drinking Water. San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Books, 1996. Describes the contaminants most likely to be found in tap water and examines the water filters available to the public in light of these contaminants. Includes information on how to find out more about tap water...