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      The Health Hazard Evaluation Program at NIOSH

      Committee to Review the NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Program,National Research Council

      The National Research Council is charged with evaluating the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Health Hazard Evaluation Program and determining whether program activities resulted in improvements in…

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      Animal Care and Management at the National Zoo: Interim Report

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Institute for Laboratory Animal Research,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Committee on a Review of the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoological Park

      Assesses issues related to animal management, husbandry, health, and care at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Zoological Park. The report finds that there are shortcomings in care and management that are…

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      Animal Care and Management at the National Zoo: Final Report

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Institute for Laboratory Animal Research,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Committee on the Review of the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoological Park

      This report follows up on an interim report released in February 2004 that focused on immediate needs in the areas of animal care and management, recordkeeping, and pest control. The…

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      Managing Water Resources in the West Under Conditions of Climate Uncertainty: A Proceedings

      Committee on Climate Uncertainty and Water Resources Management,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Climatic uncertainty affect water resources planning and management in the American West. This book examines the scientific basis for predictions of climate change, the implications of climate uncertainty for water…

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      Large-Scale Biomedical Science: Exploring Strategies for Future Research

      Committee on Large-Scale Science and Cancer Research,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine

      Technological advances that make it easier to study the vast complexity of biological systems have led to the initiation of projects with a larger scale than ever before. This text…

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      Assessment of the Benefits of Extending the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission: A Perspective from the Research and Operations Communities, Interim Report

      Committee on the Future of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission,Board on Atmospheric Sciences & Climate,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Launched jointly in 1997 by the NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) is a satellite mission that placed a unique suite of…

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      A Review of Decontamination and Decommissioning Technology Development Programs at the Department of Energy

      Committee on Decontamination and Decommissioning,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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      Public Engagement on Genetically Modified Organisms: When Science and Citizens Connect: Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Science Education,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences

      The National Research Council’s Roundtable on Public Interfaces of the Life Sciences held a 2-day workshop on January 15-16, 2015, in Washington, DC to explore the public interfaces between scientists…

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      Effects of Trawling and Dredging on Seafloor Habitat

      Committee on Ecosystem Effects of Fishing: Phase 1 - Effects of Bottom Trawling on Seafloor Habitats,National Research Council,Ocean Studies Board,National Academy of Sciences

      Describes how assessment of fishing impacts depends on gear type, number and location of bottom tows, and the physical and biological characteristics of seafloor habitats. This volume presents color maps…

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      The Environment: Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century

      Organizing Committee for the Workshop on the Environment,Committee on Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      Assesses the state of chemistry and chemical engineering at the interface with environmental science, examines its interactions with related areas of science and technology, and identifies challenges and opportunities for…

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      Identifying Future Drinking Water Contaminants

      1998 Workshop on Emerging Drinking Water Contaminants,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Based on a 1998 workshop on emerging drinking water contaminants, this work includes papers on microbiological and chemical drinking water contaminants, associated analytical and water treatment methods for their detection…

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      Cumulative Environmental Effects of Oil and Gas Activities on Alaska’s North Slope

      Identifies accumulated environmental, social and economic effects of oil and gas leasing, exploration, and production on Alaska’s North Slope. This book also makes recommendations for further environmental research related to…

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      Planning for the International Polar Year 2007-2008: Report of the Implementation Workshop

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Polar Research Board,Committee on International Polar Year 2007-2008: Report of the Implementation Workshop,National Academy of Sciences

      The International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008 will be an internationally coordinated campaign of polar observations, research, and analysis that will further our understanding of physical and social processes in the…

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      Planetary Protection Considerations for Missions to Solar System Small Bodies

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Life Sciences, Space Studies Board, Committee on Planetary Protection

      The ultimate goal of planetary protection for outbound missions is to prevent harmful contamination that would inhibit future measurements designed to search for evidence of the existence or evolution of…

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      Nuclear Wastes: Technologies for Separations and Transmutation

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Committee on Separations Technology and Transmutation Systems

      Presents a critical review of some waste management and disposal alternatives to the national policy of direct disposal of light water reactor spent fuel. This book discusses nuclear proliferation; the…

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      Materials Science and Technology: Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology,Committee on Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century,Organizing Committee for the Workshop on Materials and Manufacturing

      The report assesses the current state of chemistry and chemical engineering at the interface with materials science and identifies challenges for research. Recent advances are blurring the distinction between chemistry…

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      Development of Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources in the Appalachian Basin: Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources,Committee on Earth Resources

      Development of Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources in the Appalachian Basin is the summary of a workshop convened by the National Research Council to examine the geology and unconventional hydrocarbon resources of…

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      Fostering Transformative Research in the Geographical Sciences

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources,Geographical Sciences Committee,Committee on Identifying Transformative Research in the Geographical Sciences

      The central purpose of all research is to create new knowledge. In the geographical sciences this is driven by a desire to create new knowledge about the relations between space…

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      Review of the Everglades Aquifer Storage and Recovery Regional Study

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee to Review the Florida Aquifer Storage and Recovery Regional Study Technical Data Report

      The Florida Everglades is a large and diverse aquatic ecosystem that has been greatly altered over the past century by an extensive water control infrastructure designed to increase agricultural and…

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      Oil in the Sea IV

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Ocean Studies Board, Committee on Oil in the Sea IV

      Oil and natural gas represent more than 50 percent of the worldwide energy supply, with high energy demand driven by population growth and improving standards of living. Despite significant progress…

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      Combined Exposures to Hydrogen Cyanide and Carbon Monoxide in Army Operations: Initial Report

      Committee on Combined Exposures to Hydrogen Cyanide and Carbon Monoxide in Army Operations,Committee on Toxicology,National Research Council

      In response to a request from the U.S. Army, a committee convened by the National Research Council (NRC) conducted the first in a sequence of studies evaluating the combined health…

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      Interpreting the Volume-Outcome Relationship in the Context of Cancer Care

      Division on Earth and Life Studies,Institute of Medicine,National Cancer Policy Board

      A summary of a workshop held on May 11, 2000, which brought together experts to review evidence of the relationship between volume of services and health-related outcomes for cancer and…

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      Review of the U.S. Army’s Health Risk Assessments for Oral Exposure to Six Chemical-warfare Agents

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      Assessment of the Scientific Information for the Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Radiation Effects Research,Committee to Assess the Scientific Information for the Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program

      The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) was set up by Congress in 1990 to compensate people who have been diagnosed with specified cancers and chronic diseases that could have resulted…

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      A New Biology for the 21st Century: Ensuring the United States Leads the Coming Biology Revolution

      Committee on a New Biology for the 21st Century: Ensuring the United States Leads the Coming Biology Revolution,National Research Council

      Now more than ever, biology has the potential to contribute practical solutions to many of the major challenges confronting the United States and the world. A New Biology for the…

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      Preparing for the Twenty-First Century: A Report to the USGS Water Resources Division

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee on USGS Water Resources Research

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      The Sun to the Earth, and Beyond: A Decadal Research Strategy in Solar and Space Physics

      Solar and Space Physics Survey Committee,Space Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

      While various accomplishments have answered important questions about the physics of the Sun, the interplanetary medium, and the space environments of Earth and other solar system bodies, they have also…

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      Field Testing Genetically Modified Organisms: Framework for Decisions

      Committee on Scientific Evaluation of the Introduction of Genetically Modified Microorganisms and Plants into the Environment,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Provides an examination of the issues surrounding testing genetically modified organisms in the laboratory or the field and a practical framework for making decisions about organism release. This volume covers…

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      Health and Medicine: Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century

      Organizing Committee for the Workshop on Health and Medicine,Committee on Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      Assesses the state of chemistry and chemical engineering within the context of drug discovery, disease diagnosis, and disease prevention. This report also addresses chemical and chemical engineering challenges in pharmaceutical…

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      Information and Communications: Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century

      Organizing Committee for the Workshop on Information and Communications,Committee on Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      Since publication of the National Research Council (NRC) reports on chemistry in 1985 and chemical engineering in 1988,1,2 dramatic advances in information technology (IT) have totally changed these communities. During…

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      Energy and Transportation: Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century

      Organizing Committee for the Workshop on Energy and Transportation,Committee on Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      Assesses the state of chemistry and chemical engineering at the interface with several forms of energy and transportation systems. This book identifies challenges for the chemical sciences in helping to…

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      Completing the Forecast: Characterizing and Communicating Uncertainty for Better Decisions Using Weather and Climate Forecasts

      Committee on Estimating and Communicating Uncertainty in Weather and Climate Forecasts,Board on Atmospheric Sciences & Climate,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The National Weather Service can take a leading role in the transition to widespread, effective incorporation of uncertainty information into predictions. This book makes recommendations to the National Weather Service…

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      Guidelines for the Care and Use of Mammals in Neuroscience and Behavioral Research

      Committee on Guidelines for the Use of Animals in Neuroscience and Behavioral Research,National Research Council

      Expanding on the National Research Council’s Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals , this text deals specifically with mammals in neuroscience and behavioural research laboratories. It offers…

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      Integrating Research and Education: Biocomplexity Investigators Explore the Possibilities: Summary of a Workshop

      Bridget K.B. Avila,Planning Group for the Workshop on Integrating Education in Biocomplexity Research,Board on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      The workshop summary provides guidance for researchers applying to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for funding. New NSF guidelines require applications to address the broader impact of the proposed research…

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      Research Reactor Aluminum Spent Fuel: Treatment Options for Disposal

      Milton Levenson,Kevin D. Crowley,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The US Department of Energy (DOE) is preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) for management of aluminum spent fuel from foreign and domestic research reactors. This book provides an assessment…

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      Colorado River Basin Water Management: Evaluating and Adjusting to Hydroclimatic Variability

      Committee on the Scientific Bases of Colorado River Basin Water Management,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Recent studies of past climate and streamflow conditions have broadened understanding of long-term water availability in the Colorado River, revealing many periods when streamflow was lower than at any time…

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      Toward Precision Medicine: Building a Knowledge Network for Biomedical Research and a New Taxonomy of Disease

      Committee on a Framework for Development a New Taxonomy of Disease,National Research Council

      Motivated by the explosion of molecular data on humans-particularly data associated with individual patients-and the sense that there are large, as-yet-untapped opportunities to use this data to improve health outcomes…

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      Adequacy of Climate Observing Systems

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources,Climate Research Committee

      The 1997 Conference on the World Climate Research Programme to the Third Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change concluded that the global capacity…

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      Bioinspired Chemistry for Energy: A Workshop Summary to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable

      Chemical Sciences Roundtable,National Research Council

      In 2007 a group of chemists, chemical engineers, and others from academia, government, and industry participated in a workshop to explore how bioinspired chemistry can help solve some of the…

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      Emergency and Continuous Exposure Guidance Levels for Selected Submarine Contaminants

      Subcommittee on Emergency and Continuous Exposure Guidance Levels for Selected Submarine Contaminants,Committee on Toxicology,National Research Council

      US Navy personnel in submarines are in an enclosed and isolated environment for days or weeks at a time when at sea. This work presents a review of the National…

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      The Effects on Human Health of Subtherapeutic Use of Antimicrobials in Animal Feeds

      Commission on Life Sciences,Committee to Study the Human Health Effects of Subtherapeutic Antibiotic Use in Animal Feeds,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Division of Medical Sciences,National Research Council

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      The Scientific Bases for the Preservation of the Hawaiian Crow

      Committee on the Scientific Bases for the Preservation of the Hawaiian Crow,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The decline of the ‘Alala is part of a larger phenomenon of reduction and extinction of forest birds throughout Polynesia that has been associated with human colonization. This book analyzes…

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      Opportunities to Use Remote Sensing in Understanding Permafrost and Related Ecological Characteristics: Report of a Workshop

      Committee on Opportunities to Use Remote Sensing in Understanding Permafrost and Ecosystems: A Workshop,Polar Research Board,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      Permafrost is a thermal condition – its formation, persistence and disappearance are highly dependent on climate. General circulation models predict that, for a doubling of atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide…

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      Nutrient Requirements of Small Ruminants: Sheep, Goats, Cervids, and New World Camelids

      Committee on the Nutrient Requirements of Small Ruminants,National Research Council

      Provides an evaluation of the scientific literature on the nutrient requirements of small ruminants in all stages of life. This book addresses the effects of the environment, feed additives, and…

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      Water Transfers in the West: Efficiency, Equity, and the Environment

      Committee on Western Water Management,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Examines the role that water transfers can play in allocating the region’s scarce water resources. This book focuses on the variety of third parties, including Native Americans, Hispanic communities, rural…

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      New Source Review for Stationary Sources of Air Pollution

      Committee on Changes in New Source Review Programs for Stationary Sources of Air Pollution,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The Clean Air Act established a pair of programs - known as New Source Review (NSR) - that regulate large stationary sources of air pollution, such as factories and electricity-generating…

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      Management and Effects of Coalbed Methane Produced Water in the United States

      Committee on Management and Effects of Coalbed Methane Development and Produced Water in the Western United States,Committee on Earth Resources,National Research Council

      In some coalbeds, naturally occurring water pressure holds methane–the main component of natural gas–fixed to coal surfaces and within the coal. In a coalbed methane (CBM) well, pumping water from…

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      Coal: Research and Development to Support National Energy Policy

      Committee on Coal Research, Technology, and Resource Assessments to Inform Energy Policy,National Research Council

      States that it is important that the United States extract its coal resources efficiently, safely, and in an environmentally responsible manner. This book focuses on the research and development needs…

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