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      Nutrition Education in U.S. Medical Schools

      Committee on Nutrition in Medical Education,Food and Nutrition Board,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      Offers recommendations to upgrade what were found to be largely inadequate nutrition programs in US medical schools in order that health professionals be better qualified to advise and treat their…

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      Formaldehyde - An Assessment of Its Health Effects

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards,Committee on Toxicology

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      Emergency and Continuous Exposure Limits for Selected Airborne Contaminants: Volume 1

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards,Committee on Toxicology

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      Emergency and Continuous Exposure Limits for Selected Airborne Contaminants: Volume 2

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards,Committee on Toxicology

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      Nitrate and Nitrite in Drinking Water

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on Toxicology,Subcommittee on Nitrate and Nitrite in Drinking Water

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      Assessing Changing Food Consumption Patterns

      Committee on Food Consumption Patterns,Food and Nutrition Board,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

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      Possible Long-Term Health Effects of Short-Term Exposure To Chemical Agents, Volume 3: Final Report: Current Health Status of Test Subjects

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards,Committee on Toxicology

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      Ecological Knowledge and Environmental Problem-solving: Concepts and Case Studies

      Committee on the Applications of Ecological Theory to Environmental Problems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Explores how the scientific tools of ecology can be used more effectively in dealing with a variety of complex environmental problems. This work discusses the usefulness of such ecological knowledge…

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      The Scientific Bases for Preservation of the Mariana Crow

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

      Focusing on preservation challenges posed by the Aga, or Mariana crow, this book reflects the issues and challenges of biodiversity conservation in oceanic island ecosystems. It evaluates causes for the…

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      The Funding of Young Investigators in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences

      Committee on the Funding of Young Investigators in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences,National Research Council,National Research Council,Commission on Life Sciences,National Academy of Sciences

      Brings to light trends in the support of life scientists beginning their professional careers. This volume aims to present data about the trends and examine their implications.

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      Sea Change: 2015-2025 Decadal Survey of Ocean Sciences

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on Guidance for NSF on National Ocean Science Research Priorities: Decadal Survey of Ocean Sciences

      Ocean science connects a global community of scientists in many disciplines - physics, chemistry, biology, geology and geophysics. New observational and computational technologies are transforming the ability of scientists to…

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      Toward a Coordinated Spatial Data Infrastructure for the Nation

      Mapping Science Committee,National Research Council

      The National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) is the means to assemble geographic information that describes the arrangement and attributes of features and phenomena on the Earth. The NSDI is the…

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      Environmental Neurotoxicology

      Committee on Neurotoxicology and Models for Assessing Risk,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,National Research Council

      Presenting the consensus on risk assessment and environmental toxicants, this book covers: the biologic basis of neurotoxicity; progress in the application of biologic markers; reviews of a range of in…

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      Review of EPA’s Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program: Overall Evaluation

      Committee to Review the EPA's Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Programs,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Reviewing EPA’s Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP), this volume retains its belief that EMAP’s goals are laudable. Achieving the goals of this ambitious program requires that EMAP successfully meet…

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      Upstream: Salmon and Society in the Pacific Northwest

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on Protection and Management of Pacific Northwest Anadromous Salmonids,National Academy of Sciences

      Explores the complications and conflicts surrounding the salmon problem - starting with the data on the status of salmon populations and an illustrative case study from Washington state’s Willapa Bay…

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      Biologic Markers of Air-Pollution Stress and Damage in Forests

      Committee on Biologic Markers of Air-Pollution Damage in Trees,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      There is not much question that plants are sensitive to air pollution, nor is there doubt that air pollution is affecting forests and agriculture worldwide. This book suggests specific criteria…

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      Possible Health Effects of Exposure to Residential Electric and Magnetic Fields

      Committee on the Possible Effects of Electromagnetic Fields on Biologic Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Assesses the effects of electric and magnetic fields on human health. This book examines what is known about three kinds of health effects associated with EMF: cancer, primarily childhood leukemia…

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      Human Exposure Assessment for Airborne Pollutants: Advances and Opportunities

      Committee on Advances in Assessing Human Exposure to Airborne Pollutants,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Exploring the need for strategies to address indoor and outdoor exposures, this book examines the methods used for finding out when significant exposures occur. It includes a conceptual framework and…

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      Health Effects of Exposure to Radon: Time for Reassessment?

      Committee on Health Effects of Exposure to Radon (BEIR VI),National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Evaluates data related to the risk associated with human exposure to radon and radon progeny.

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      Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process Working Papers

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on the Institutional Means for Assessment of Risks to Public Health,National Academy of Sciences

      The regulation of potentially hazardous substances has become a controversial issue. This volume evaluates past efforts to develop and use risk assessment guidelines, reviews the experience of regulatory agencies with…

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      High School Biology: Today and Tomorrow

      Walter G. Rosen,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Committee on High-School Biology Education,National Research Council

      What should we teach in biology and how should it be taught? How can we measure results? How should teachers be educated and certified? What obstacles are blocking reform? This…

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      Indoor Pollutants

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards,Committee on Indoor Pollutants

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      Animals as Sentinels of Environmental Health Hazards

      Committee on Animals as Monitors of Environmental Hazards,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Presents an overview of animal-monitoring programs, including case studies of how animal health problems have led researchers to the sources of human health hazards. This book examines the components and…

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      Re-evaluation of Drinking-Water Guidelines for Diisopropyl Methylphosphonate

      Subcommittee on the Toxicity of Diisopropyl Methylphosphonate,Committee on Toxicology,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies

      Diisopropyl Methylphosphonate (DIMP) is a groundwater contaminant at the US Army’s Rocky Mountain Arsenal in Colorado. DIMP is a by-product created from the manufacture and detoxification of the nerve agent…

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      Review of the U.S. Navy’s Exposure Standard for Manufactured Vitreous Fibers

      Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on Toxicology,Subcommittee on Manufactured Vitreous Fibers,National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies

      In 1997, the National Research Council (NRC) was asked to conduct an independent review of the Navy’s toxicological assessment of Manufactured vitreous fibers (MVF) and to evaluate the scientific validity…

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      Science and Judgment in Risk Assessment

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on Risk Assessment of Hazardous Air Pollutants

      Explores how the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can improve risk assessment practices, with a focus on implementation of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments. This volume explores the default…

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      Research on Power-Frequency Fields Completed Under the Energy Policy Act of 1992

      Committee to Review the Research Activities Completed Under the Energy Policy Act of 1992,National Research Council,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies

      Since the 1970s, concerns about health hazards associated with electric and magnetic fields from power lines and from workplace, school, and household use of electricity have led to many studies…

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      Setting Priorities for Land Conservation

      Committee on Scientific and Technical Criteria for Federal Acquisition of Lands for Conservation,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Responds to a congressional request to evaluated criteria by which land is acquired under the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The committee reviews criteria and procedures by which four agencies…

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      Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer: Directions for Research

      Committee on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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      Drinking Water and Health

      Safe Drinking Water Committee,Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards,National Research Council

      Part of the Drinking Water and Health series, this text contains the results of a two-part study on the toxicity of drinking water contaminants. The first part examines various practices…

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      Quantitative Relationship Between Mutagenic and Carcinogenic Potencies: A Feasibility Study

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards,Committee on Chemical Environmental Mutagens

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      National Survey Data on Food Consumption: Uses and Recommendations

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Food and Nutrition Board,Coordinating Committee on Evaluation of Food Consumption Surveys

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      Epidemiology and Air Pollution

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards,Committee on the Epidemiology of Air Pollutants

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      Drinking Water and Health,: Volume 3

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards,Safe Drinking Water Committee

      The most recent volume in the Drinking Water and Health series contains the results of a two-part study on the toxicity of drinking water contaminants. The first part examines current…

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      Drinking Water and Health,: Volume 4

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards,Safe Drinking Water Committee

      The most recent volume in the Drinking Water and Health series contains the results of a two-part study on the toxicity of drinking water contaminants. The first part examines current…

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      The Ocean’s Role in Global Change: Progress of Major Research Programs

      Ocean Studies Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Provides summaries on the progress of the major oceanographic research programs. This book looks at programs that study processes that occur over periods ranging from days to hundreds of years…

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      Oceanography in the Next Decade: Building New Partnerships

      Ocean Studies Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Outlines pressing marine research problems and offers recommendations for how they may be solved, with detailed discussions of how oceanographic research is conducted. This comprehensive book is suitable for researchers…

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      The United States Antarctic Research Report to the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)

      Polar Research Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Many nations conduct research and engage in other scientific activities on Antarctica. Each year the US National Committee for the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research compiles a book that includes…

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      Promoting the National Spatial Data Infrastructure Through Partnerships

      Mapping Science Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Cooperation and partnerships for spatial data activities among the federal government, state and local governments, and the private sector will be essential for the development of a robust National Spatial…

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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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      Airborne Geophysics and Precise Positioning: Scientific Issues and Future Directions

      Committee on Geodesy,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Examines the state of the art in airborne geophysics as integrated with precise global positioning systems. This book outlines the scientific goals of focused effort in airborne geophysics, including advances…

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      Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals

      Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Committee on Toxicology,Subcommittee on Acute Exposure Guideline Levels,National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies

      The Bhopal Disaster of 1984 resulted in the death of around 2,000 residents living near chemical plants and irreversible injuries to more than 20,000 other residents. This title outlines acute…

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      Drinking Water and Health

      Safe Drinking Water Committee,Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Presents a collection of papers authored by experts in academia, industry, and government. This book reviews the progress of the risk-assessment process and discusses the role of pharmacokinetic principles in…

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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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      Tracking Toxic Substances at Industrial Facilities: Engineering Mass Balance Versus Materials Accounting

      Committee to Evaluate Mass Balance Information for Facilities Handling Toxic Substances,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Examines whether knowing the amounts of toxic substances entering and leaving manufacturing facilities is useful in evaluating chemical releases to the environment, waste reduction progress, and chemical management practices. In…

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      Environmental Issues in Pacific Northwest Forest Management

      Committee on Environmental Issues in Pacific Northwest Forest Management,Board on Biology,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Explaining that economic and aesthetic benefits can be sustained through different approaches to management, this book proposes general goals for forest management in the Pacific Northwest. It also reviews the…

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      Toxicity Testing: Strategies to Determine Needs and Priorities

      Steering Committee on Identification of Toxic and Potentially Toxic Chemicals for Consideration by the National Toxicology Program,National Research Council

      Reveals that many chemicals used in pesticides, cosmetics, drugs, food, and commerce have not been sufficiently tested to allow a complete determination of their potential hazards. Given the chemical substances…

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      Health Effects of Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiations: Time for Reassessment?

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on Health Effects of Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiations (Beir VII)

      The US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Radiation and Indoor Air asked the National Research Council to evaluate whether sufficient new data exist to warrant a reassessment of health risks…

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