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      Disposition of High-Level Radioactive Waste Through Geological Isolation: Development, Current Status, and Technical and Policy Challenges

      Board on Radioactive Waste Management,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      During the next several years, decisions are expected to be made in several countries on the further development and implementation of the geological disposition option. The Board on Radioactive Waste…

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      Solid-Earth Sciences and Society

      Committee on the Status and Research Objectives in the Solid-Earth Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Offers a comprehensive look at how earth science is practiced and what should be done to train professionals and adequately equip them to find the answers necessary to manage more…

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      Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Continental-Scale International Project: A Review of Progress and Opportunities

      Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel,National Research Council

      The GEWEX Continental Scale International Project (GCIP) was established to quantitatively assess the hydrologic cycle and energy fluxes of the Mississippi River basin. It focuses on the development and evaluation…

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      Bridging Boundaries Through Regional Marine Research

      Committee on the Assessment of Regional Marine Research Programs,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Ocean Studies Board,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      The Regional Marine Research Program (RMRP) was established by Congress in 1990 to provide a mechanism to fund coastal marine research based on regionally-defined priorities. This title features a study…

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      Report of the Observer Panel for the U.S.-Japan Earthquake Policy Symposium

      U.S.-Japan Earthquake Policy Symposium Observer Panel,National Research Council,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies

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      Emerging Global Water and Energy Initiatives- An Integrated Perspective

      Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel,National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources

      The Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel of the National Research Council (NRC) was tasked by the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) to provide a rapid and…

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      Effects of Past Global Change on Life

      Panel on Effects of Past Global Change on Life,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Explores what earth scientists are learning about the impact of large-scale environmental changes on ancient life - and how these findings may help us resolve several environmental controversies. This book…

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      Science and the National Parks

      Committee on Improving the Science and Technology Programs of the National Park Service,National Research Council

      Examines the reasons why science is important to the national parks, reviews evaluations of research in the parks, and recommends ways to improve the science program. This book stresses the…

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      An Assessment of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

      Committee to Review Atlantic Bluefin Tuna,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Evaluates the scientific basis of US management of fisheries for Atlantic bluefin tuna. This book focuses on the issues of stock structure and stock assessments used by the National Oceanic…

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      Science, Policy, and the Coast: Improving Decisionmaking

      Committee on Science and Policy for the Coastal Ocean,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Summarizes three symposia convened to seek ways to improve the use of science in coastal policymaking. This book recommends actions that could be taken by federal and state agencies and…

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      The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: A Potential Solution for the Disposal of Transuranic Waste

      Committee on the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Discusses the readiness of the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) facility near Carlsbad, New Mexico, to serve as a geological repository for transuranic radioactive waste…

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      Safe Water from Every Tap: Improving Water Service to Small Communities

      Committee on Small Water Supply Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Reviews the risks of violating drinking water standards and discusses options for improving water service in small communities. This book also presents a variety of institutional options for improving the…

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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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      River Resource Management in the Grand Canyon

      Committee to Review the Glen Canyon Environmental Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Analyzes environmental research conducted in the lower Colorado River below the Glen Canyon Dam by the Bureau of Reclamation. This book reviews alternative dam operations to mitigate impacts in the…

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      The Global Ocean Observing System: Users, Benefits, and Priorities

      Committee on the Global Ocean Observing System,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The Global Ocean Observing System is a study by the Ocean Studies Board intended to provide information and advice to federal agencies (the U.S. GOOS Interagency ad hoc Working Group)…

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      Improving American River Flood Frequency Analyses

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Committee on American River Flood Frequencies,National Academy of Sciences

      Sacramento, California, has grown literally at the edge of the Sacramento and American Rivers and for 150 years has struggled to protect itself from periodic floods by employing structural and…

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      Understanding Marine Biodiversity

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Committee on Biological Diversity in Marine Systems,National Academy of Sciences

      The diversity of marine life is affected by fishery operations, chemical pollution and eutrophication, alteration of physical habitat, exotic species invasion, and effects of other human activities. This book illustrates…

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      Hardrock Mining on Federal Lands

      Committee on Hardrock Mining on Federal Lands,National Research Council

      Examines the adequacy of the regulatory framework for mining of hardrock minerals - such as gold, silver, copper, and uranium - on over 350 million acres of federal lands in…

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      Toward an Earth Science Enterprise Federation: Results from a Workshop

      Steering Committee for a Workshop on an Earth Science Enterprise Federation,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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      A Scientific Strategy for U.S. Participation in the GOALS (Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System) Component of the CLIVAR (Climate Variability and Predictability) Programme

      Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System Panel,Climate Research Committee,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

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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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      Interim Review of the Subsonic Assessment Project: Management, Science, and Goals

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

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      The Atmospheric Sciences: Entering the Twenty-First Century

      Board on Atmospheric Sciences & Climate,National Research Council

      Presenting an assessment of the atmospheric sciences, this book offers a vision for the future and a range of recommendations for federal authorities, the scientific community, and education administrators. It…

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      Seismic Signals from Mining Operations and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: Comments on a Draft Report by a Department of Energy Working Group

      Committee on Seismic Signals from Mining Activities,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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      The U.S. Global Change Research Program: An Assessment of the FY 1991 Plans

      Committee on Global Change,National Research Council,Thomas M. Donahue,National Academy of Sciences

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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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      Managing Wastewater in Coastal Urban Areas

      Committee on Wastewater Management for Coastal Urban Areas,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Offers a well-delineated approach to integrated coastal management, beginning with wastewater and stormwater control. This book presents an overview of several management practices and problems. It is useful for those…

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      Priorities for Coastal Ecosystem Science

      Committee to Identify High-Priority Science to Meet National Coastal Needs,National Research Council

      Describes critical environmental issues that face coastal ocean and Great Lakes areas, including eutrophication, habitat modification, hydrologic and hydrodynamic disruption, exploitation of resources, toxic effects on ecosystems and humans, introduction…

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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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      Science and Stewardship in the Antarctic

      Committee on Antarctic Policy and Science,Polar Research Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      With the negotiation of the International Protocol on Environmental Protection in 1991, those nations conducting scientific research in Antarctica face various challenges. This book examines how the implementation of the…

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      A Safer Future: Reducing the Impacts of Natural Disasters

      U.S. National Committee for the Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Contains the initial priorities for US participation in the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction. This book focuses on seven issues: hazard and risk assessment; awareness and education; mitigation; preparedness…

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      Science for Decisionmaking: Coastal and Marine Geology at the U.S. Geological Survey

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Committee to Review the USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program

      The coastlines of the United States are beautiful places to live, work and play. But, they are also very fragile areas whose ecosystems are vulnerable to mismanagement. There are many…

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      Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter

      Committee on Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter,National Research Council

      Results from a study conducted by the National Research Council on the health risks posed by inhaling tiny particles from smoke, vehicle exhaust, and other sources. This third volume points…

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      The Hanford Tanks: Environmental Impacts and Policy Choices

      Committee on Remediation of Buried and Tank Wastes,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Board on Radioactive Waste Management,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      The Hanford Site (also known as the Hanford Reservation) occupies approximately 1,450 km2 (560 square miles) along the Columbia River in south-central Washington, north of the city of Richland. The…

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      The Meteorological Buoy and Coastal Marine Automated Network for the United States

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,William A. Sprigg

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      Decision Making in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Office of Science and Technology

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Committee on Prioritization and Decision Making in the Department of Energy Office of Science and Technology

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      Improving Operations and Long-Term Safety of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: Interim Report

      Committee on the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant,Board on Radioactive Waste Management,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      The purpose of the study, of which this is the final report, was to identify the limiting technical components of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.

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      Enhancing Access to NEXRAD Data–A Critical National Resource

      Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel was asked to assess the value of the NEXRAD data for answering key atmospheric and hydrological science questions (see the tasking…

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      The GEWEX Global Water Vapor Project (GVaP)–U.S. Opportunities

      Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Water vapor plays a vital role in shaping weather and climate on Earth. Hence, monitoring water vapor is critical if we are to explain and predict the behavior of the…

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      Four-Dimensional Model Assimilation of Data: A Strategy for the Earth System Sciences

      Panel on Model-Assimilated Data Sets for Atmospheric and Oceanic Research,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Explores and evaluates the development, multiple applications, and usefulness of four-dimensional (space and time) model assimilations of data in the atmospheric and oceanographic sciences, and projects their applicability to the…

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      Decade-to-Century-Scale Climate Variability and Change: A Science Strategy

      Panel on Climate Variability on Decade-to-Century Time Scales,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Society today may be more vulnerable to global-scale, long-term, and climate change. This book articulates the scientific issues that must be addressed to advance us efficiently toward that understanding and…

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      From Research to Operations in Weather Satellites and Numerical Weather Prediction: Crossing the Valley of Death

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

      This workshop report examines the capability of the forecast system to efficiently transfer weather and climate research findings into improved operational forecast capabilities. It looks in particular at the Environmental…

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      The Community Development Quota Program in Alaska

      Committee to Review the Community Development Quota Program,National Research Council

      Reviews the performance of the Community Development Quotas (CDQ) programs that were formed as a result of the Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996. The CDQ program is a method of…

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      Review of Northeast Fishery Stock Assessments

      Committee to Review Northeast Fishery Stock Assessments,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The collapse of cod, flounder, and haddock fish stocks has caused widespread concern among managers and fishers in the United States and Canada. Congress mandated that a scientific review of…

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      Environmental Information for Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Decisions in Alaska

      Committee to Review Alaskan Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Information,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Reviews the adequacy of information for managing the environmental and human effects of oil and gas activities on Alaska’s Outer Continental Shelf. This work examines how the Alaskan OCS and…

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      Groundwater and Soil Cleanup: Improving Management of Persistent Contaminants

      Committee on Technologies for Cleanup of Subsurface Contaminants in the DOE Weapons Complex,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Presents a review of technologies for cleaning up contaminants in groundwater and soil. This book focuses on three classes of contaminants that have proven very difficult to treat once released…

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      Watershed Management for Potable Water Supply: Assessing the New York City Strategy

      Committee to Review the New York City Watershed Management Strategy,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Recommends that New York City place its highest priority on pathogenic microorganisms in the watershed and direct its resources toward improving methods for detecting pathogens and understanding pathogen transport and…

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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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