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      Ocean Noise and Marine Mammals

      Committee on Potential Impacts of Ambient Noise in the Ocean on Marine Mammals,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Reviews sources of noise in the ocean environment, what is known of the responses of marine mammals to acoustic disturbance, and what models exist for describing ocean noise and marine…

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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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      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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      Marine Biotechnology in the Twenty-First Century: Problems, Promise and Products

      Committee on Marine Biotechnology: Biomedical Applications of Marine Natural Products,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Two workshops, held in October 1999 and November 2001 at the National Academies, were successful in highlighting various developments and opportunities in environmental and biomedical applications of marine biotechnology. This…

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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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      Opportunities in Biology

      Committee on Research Opportunities in Biology,Board on Biology,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      Reports on the state of the new biology, taking a look at the disciplines of biology. This volume examines the advances made in medicine, agriculture, and other fields. It serves…

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      Evaluating Human Genetic Diversity

      Committee on Human Genome Diversity,National Research Council

      Assesses the scientific value and merit of research on human genetic differences - including a collection of DNA samples that represents the whole of human genetic diversity - and the…

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      Professional Societies and Ecologically Based Pest Management: Proceedings of a Workshop

      Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The National Research Council’s (NRC) Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources invited professional societies associated with agriculture and ecology to participate in a two-day workshop to explore leadership and a…

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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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      Toxicity of Military Smokes and Obscurants

      On Toxicology Committee

      A variety of smokes and obscurants have been developed and used to screen armed forces from view, signal friendly forces, and mark positions. Smokes are produced by burning or vaporizing…

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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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      Fire and Smoke: Understanding the Hazards

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

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      Understanding Interventions That Encourage Minorities to Pursue Research Careers: Summary of a Workshop

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      Minority groups are severely underrepresented in the scientific workforce. To encourage minorities to pursue careers in research, a variety of intervention programs have been created at the pre-college, college, and…

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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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      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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      Indicators for Waterborne Pathogens

      Committee on Indicators for Waterborne Pathogens,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      This study examines indicators and technologies for assessing contamination of U.S. recreational waters and sources for drinking water. The report presents a phased, three-level monitoring framework for selecting indicators and…

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      Critical Needs for Research in Veterinary Science

      Committee on the National Needs for Research in Veterinary Science,National Research Council

      Identifies questions and issues that veterinary research can help to address, and discusses the scientific expertise and infrastructure needed to meet the most critical research needs. This report finds that…

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      Review of EPA Homeland Security Efforts: Safe Buildings Program Research Implementation Plan

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology,Committee on Safe Buildings Program

      The report examines the Environmental Protection Agency’s three-year plan for a comprehensive response to a chemical or biological attack on a civilian or public sector facility. The report states that…

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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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      Solar Influences on Global Change

      Board on Global Change,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The proper specification of natural global changes is a prerequisite for detecting anthropogenic impacts. This book addresses monitoring and understanding of solar influences on the climate system and the ozone…

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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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      Critical Aspects of EPA’s IRIS Assessment of Inorganic Arsenic: Interim Report

      Committee on Inorganic Arsenic,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program develops toxicologic assessments of environmental contaminants. This title evaluates critical scientific issues in assessing cancer and noncancer effects…

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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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      The New Science of Metagenomics: Revealing the Secrets of Our Microbial Planet

      Committee on Metagenomics: Challenges and Functional Applications,National Research Council

      Although we can’t usually see them, microbes are essential for every part of human life – indeed all life on Earth. The emerging field of metagenomics offers a new way…

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      Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta

      Committee on Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta,Water Science and Technology Board,Ocean Studies Board,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      Extensively modified over the last century and a half, California’s San Francisco Bay Delta Estuary remains biologically diverse and functions as a central element in California’s water supply system. Uncertainties…

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      Groundwater Fluxes Across Interfaces

      Committee on Hydrologic Science,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Estimates of groundwater recharge and discharge rates are needed for purposes like evaluating landslide risks, managing groundwater resources. This work focuses on scientific challenges in: the spatial and temporal variability…

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      The Limits of Organic Life in Planetary Systems

      Committee on the Limits of Organic Life in Planetary Systems,Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life,National Research Council

      The search for life in the solar system and beyond has been governed by a model based on what we know about life on Earth (terran life). This book explores…

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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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      Exploring Horizons for Domestic Animal Genomics: Workshop Summary

      Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Kim Waddell,Robert Pool, Ph.D.,National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies

      Recognizing the important contributions that genomic analysis can make to agriculture, production and companion animal science, evolutionary biology, and human health with respect to the creation of models for genetic…

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      Weather Radar Technology Beyond Nexrad

      Committee on Weather Radar Technology Beyond NEXRAD, National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Atmospheric Sciences & Climate

      Weather radar is a vital instrument for observing the atmosphere to help provide weather forecasts and issue weather warnings to the public. The current Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) system…

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      Neon: Addressing the Nation’s Environmental Challenges

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Committee on the National Ecological Observatory Network,National Academy of Sciences

      Endorses the National Science Foundation’s concept of the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) for providing a nationwide network of facilities and infrastructure for ecological and environmental research that is impossible…

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      Research to Protect, Restore and Manage the Environment

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

      Assesses the strengths and weaknesses of environmental research programs, describes the desirable characteristics of an effective program, and recommends cultural and organizational changes to improve the performance of environmental research.

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      Exploring Organic Environments in the Solar System

      Task Group on Organic Environments in the Solar System,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Presents a discussion of the chemistry of carbon; an analysis of the formation, modification, and preservation of organic compounds in the solar system; and an assessment of research opportunities and…

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      Sustaining Our Water Resources

      Water Science and Technology Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Contains essays that cover issues in the water resources field, including intergenerational fairness and water resources, the relationship between policy and science for American rivers, changing perceptions in the hydrologic…

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      Emerging Animal Diseases: Global Markets, Global Safety: Workshop Summary

      Recent outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Europe and Japan set off alarm bells in the United States and other nations, prompting a flurry of…

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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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      The Oil Spill Recovery Institute: Past, Present, and Future Directions

      Committee to Review the Oil Spill Recovery Institute's Research Program,Polar Research Board,Ocean Studies Board,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      As a result of the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Prince William Sound, Congress passed the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90), and within that legislation, the Oil…

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      Soil Conservation: Assessing the National Resources Inventory

      Committee on Conservation Needs and Opportunities,Board on Agriculture,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Gives an analysis of an important national data base, the National Resources Inventory. This work cites potential uses of the NRI in controlling soil erosion; determining land use; deciding conservation…

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      Drinking Water and Health,: Volume 1

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Safe Drinking Water Committee,Commission on Life Sciences

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      Landscapes on the Edge: New Horizons for Research on Earth’s Surface

      Committee on Challenges and Opportunities in Earth Surface Processes,National Research Council

      During geologic spans of time, Earth’s shifting tectonic plates, atmosphere, freezing water, thawing ice, flowing rivers, and evolving life have shaped Earth’s surface features. The resulting hills, mountains, valleys, and…

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      Scientific and Medical Aspects of Human Reproductive Cloning

      National Research Council,Board on Life Sciences

      Human reproductive cloning is an assisted reproductive technology that would be carried out with the goal of creating a newborn genetically identical to another human being. This work considers the…

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      New Research Opportunities in the Earth Sciences

      Committee on New Research Opportunities in the Earth Sciences at the National Science Foundation,National Research Council

      Identifies new and emerging research opportunities in the earth sciences over the next decade, including surface and deep earth processes and interdisciplinary research with fields such as ocean and atmospheric…

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      Analysis of Global Change Assessments: Lessons Learned

      Committee on Analysis of Global Change Assessments,National Research Council

      In this context, assessments are the vehicles by which the scientific community translates its technical findings into a form that policy makers can understand and make use of. This study…

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      Licensing Geographic Data and Services

      Committee on Licensing Geographic Data and Services,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Geographic data are used in all sectors of society to support a huge range of applications ranging from emergency response to land-use planning to location-based services. In the past, government…

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      Challenges and Opportunities in the Hydrologic Sciences

      Committee on Challenges and Opportunities in the Hydrologic Sciences,National Research Council

      New research opportunities to advance hydrologic sciences promise a better understanding of the role of water in the Earth system that could help improve human welfare and the health of…

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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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      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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      Hydrologic Effects of a Changing Forest Landscape

      Committee on Hydrologic Impacts of Forest Management,National Research Council

      Of all the outputs of forests, water may be the most important. Streamflow from forests provides two-thirds of the nation’s clean water supply. This book identifies actions that scientists, forest…

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