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      Finding the Path: Issues of Access to Research Resources

      Committee on Federal Policy for Access to Research Resources,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

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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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      Global Change and Extreme Hydrology: Testing Conventional Wisdom

      Committee on Hydrologic Science,National Research Council

      Climate theory dictates that core elements of the climate system, including precipitation, evapotranspiration, and reservoirs of atmospheric and soil moisture, should change as the climate warms, both in their means…

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      America’s Climate Choices

      Committee on America's Climate Choices,National Research Council

      Accompanying CD-ROM includes the four panel reports along with Reports in Brief and promotional videos.

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      50 Years of Ocean Discovery: National Science Foundation 1950-2000

      Ocean Studies Board,National Research Council

      Describes the development of ocean sciences, highlighting the contributions of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to the field’s progress. This book also examines the institutional structures and technology that made…

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      Monitoring Human Tissues for Toxic Substances

      Committee on National Monitoring of Human Tissues,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      The National Human Monitoring Program (NHMP) identifies concentrations of specific chemicals in human tissues. This volume evaluates the contemporary activities of the NHMP; identifies important scientific, technical, and programmatic issues…

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      Perspectives on Biodiversity: Valuing Its Role in an Everchanging World

      Committee on Noneconomic and Economic Value of Biodiversity,National Research Council

      Reviews the understanding of the value of biodiversity and the methods that are useful in assessing that value in particular circumstances. This book recommends and details a list of components…

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      Injury in America: A Continuing Public Health Problem

      Committee on Trauma Research,Commission on Life Sciences,Institute of Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      Provides a survey of what is known about injuries, and suggests that there is a vast need to know more. This book traces findings on the epidemiology of injuries, prevention…

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      Possible Long-Term Health Effects of Short-Term Exposure To Chemical Agents, Volume 2: Cholinesterase Reactivators, Psychochemicals and Irritants and Vesicants

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on Toxicology,National Academy of Sciences

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      Exploration of the Seas: Interim Report

      Committee on Exploration of the Seas,National Research Council

      In the summer of 1803, Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on a journey to establish an American presence in a land of unqualified natural resources and riches…

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      Desalination: A National Perspective

      Committee on Advancing Desalination Technology,National Research Council

      Assesses desalination technologies, and factors such as cost and implementation challenges. This book describes long-term goals for advancing desalination technology, estimates the funding necessary to support the proposed research agenda…

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      Intellectual Property Rights and Research Tools in Molecular Biology: Summary of a Workshop Held at the National Academy of Sciences, February 15-16, 1996

      Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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      Environmental Epidemiology, Volume 1: Public Health and Hazardous Wastes

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

      Presents the results of studies of hazardous wastes in the air, water, soil, and food, and examines the potential of biological markers in health risk assessment. This volume is of…

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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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      Fulfilling the Promise: Biology Education in the Nation’s Schools

      Committee on High-School Biology Education,National Research Council,Commision on Life Sciences

      Offers a vision of what biology education in schools could be, along with recommendations for implementing it in practice. This book explores the state of elementary, middle, and high-school biology…

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      Mount Rainier: Active Cascade Volcano

      U.S. Geodynamics Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Develops a research plan to study and monitor Mount Rainier, an active Cascade volcano located about 35 km southeast of the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area. This book also addresses issues of…

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      Climate Change Science: An Analysis of Some Key Questions

      Committee on the Science of Climate Change,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The warming of the Earth has been the subject of intense debate and concern for many scientists, policy-makers, and citizens for at least the past decade. Climate Change Science: An…

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      Assessment of Exposure-Response Functions for Rocket-Emission Toxicants

      Subcommittee on Rocket-Emission Toxicants,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The US Air Force model estimates the possible types of adverse health effects for people who might be exposed to the ground cloud created by rocket exhaust during a normal…

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      Science for Environmental Protection: The Road Ahead

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Committee on Science for EPA's Future

      In anticipation of future environmental science and engineering challenges and technologic advances, EPA asked the National Research Council (NRC) to assess the overall capabilities of the agency to develop, obtain…

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      Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals – Russian Version

      Commission on Life Sciences,Institute for Laboratory Animal Research,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Suitable for researchers, animal care technicians, facilities managers, administrators at research institutions, policymakers involved in research issues, and animal welfare advocates, this book provides a framework for the judgments required…

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      Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals – Chinese Version

      Commission on Life Sciences,Institute for Laboratory Animal Research,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Suitable for researchers, animal care technicians, facilities managers, administrators at research institutions, policymakers involved in research issues, and animal welfare advocates, this book provides a framework for the judgments required…

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      Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals – Korean Edition

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Institute for Laboratory Animal Research,Commission on Life Sciences,National Academy of Sciences

      Suitable for researchers, animal care technicians, facilities managers, administrators at research institutions, policymakers involved in research issues, and animal welfare advocates, this book provides a framework for the judgments required…

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      Bioinformatics: Converting Data to Knowledge: Workshop Summary

      Board on Biology,National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Joan Esnayra

      The goal of this workshop was to bring together bioinformatics stake holders from government, academe, and industry for a day of presentations and dialogue. Fifteen experts identified and discussed some…

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      Environmental Data Management at NOAA: Archiving, Stewardship, and Access

      Committee on Archiving and Accessing,National Research Council

      The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) collects, manages, and disseminates a wide range of climate, weather, ecosystem and other environmental data that are used by scientists, engineers, resource managers…

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      Exploration of the Seas: Voyage into the Unknown

      Committee on Exploration of the Seas,National Research Council

      Assesses the feasibility of implementing a major, coordinated, international program of ocean exploration and discovery. This book surveys national and international ocean programs and strategies for cooperation between governments, institutions…

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      Setting Priorities for Drinking Water Contaminants

      Committee on Drinking Water Contaminants,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Recommends a different process for the US Environmental Protection Agency to use in deciding which potential drinking water contaminants should be regulated in public water supplies to provide the greatest…

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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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      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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      Science, Medicine, and Animals

      National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Explains the role that animals play in biomedical research and the ways in which scientists, governments, and citizens have tried to balance the experimental use of animals with a concern…

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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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      The Astrophysical Context of Life

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board

      The Space Studies Board requested the Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life, to examine ways to augment and integrate astronomy and astrophysics into the Astrobiology program. This report…

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      Science at Sea: Meeting Future Oceanographic Goals with a Robust Academic Research Fleet

      Committee on Evolution of the National Oceanographic Research Fleet,National Research Council

      The U.S. academic research fleet is an essential national resource, and it is likely that scientific demands on the fleet will increase. Oceanographers are embracing a host of remote technologies…

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      Living on an Active Earth: Perspectives on Earthquake Science

      Committee on the Science of Earthquakes,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      This text describes the growth and origins of earthquake science, and identifies research and data collection efforts that will strengthen the scientific and social contributions of this new discipline.

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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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      Sharing Publication-Related Data and Materials: Responsibilities of Authorship in the Life Sciences

      Committee on Responsibilities of Authorship in the Biological Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,National Research Council

      Biologists communicate to the research community and document their scientific accomplishments by publishing in scholarly journals. This report explores the responsibilities of authors to share data, software, and materials related…

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      Computer Assisted Modeling: Contributions of Computational Approaches to Elucidating Macromolecular Structure and Function

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on Computer-Assisted Modeling,National Academy of Sciences

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      Hydrologic Science Priorities for the U.S. Global Change Research Program: An Initial Assessment

      Committee on Hydrologic Science,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      The availability of fresh water is potentially one of the most pervasive crises of the coming century. Water-related decisions will determine the future of major ecosystems, the health of regional…

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      Iodotrifluoromethane: Toxicity Review

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Committee on Toxicology,Subcommittee on Iodotrifluoromethane

      The US military considers using a compound called iodotrifluoromethane (CF3I) for fire suppression to replace previously-used compounds that are phased out because they deplete the ozone layer. This report reviews…

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      Challenges and Opportunities for Education About Dual Use Issues in the Life Sciences

      Committee on Education on Dual Use Issues in the Life Sciences,National Research Council

      In cooperation with IAP: The Global Network of Science Academies, International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, International Union of Microbiological Societies, Polish Academy of Sciences.

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      Natural Climate Variability on Decade-to-Century Time Scales

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

      Reflects the state of scientific knowledge about natural climate variability on decade-to-century time scales. This volume covers a range of subjects, including the characteristics of the atmosphere and ocean environments…

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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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      Nutrition Issues in Developing Countries for the 1980s and 1990s: Proceedings of a Symposium

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Food and Nutrition Board,National Academy of Sciences

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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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      Ecological Impacts of Climate Change

      Commitee on Ecological Impacts of Climate Change,National Research Council

      The world’s climate is changing, and it will continue to change throughout the 21st century and beyond. Rising temperatures, new precipitation patterns, and other changes are already affecting many aspects…

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      GOALS (Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System) for Predicting Seasonal-to-Interannual Climate: A Program of Observation, Modeling and Analysis

      Climate Research Committee,National Research Council

      Lays out a science plan for a major, international, 15-year research program. There have been significant progress in studies of short-term climate variations, in particular for the region of the…

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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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      Global Air Quality: An Imperative for Long-Term Observational Strategies

      Board on Atmospheric Sciences & Climate,Committee on Atmospheric Chemistry,National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies

      The National Research Council’s Committee on Atmospheric Chemistry (NRC/CAC) was established to serve as a focal point for NRC activities on issues related to atmospheric chemical change and its impacts…

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