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Forestry Research: A Mandate for Change

Committee on Forestry Research,National Research Council

Provides a research agenda that yields the information we need to develop responsible policies for forest use and management. This volume is useful for federal and state policymakers involved in…

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Advice on the Department of Energy’s Cleanup Technology Roadmap

Committee on Development and Implementation of a Cleanup Technology Roadmap,National Research Council

Beginning with the Manhattan Project and continuing through the Cold War, the United States government constructed and operated a massive industrial complex to produce and test nuclear weapons and related…

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Drawing Louisiana’s New Map: Addressing Land Loss in Coastal Louisiana

Committee on the Restoration and Protection of Coastal Louisiana,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

During the past 50 years, coastal Louisiana has suffered catastrophic land loss due to both natural and human causes. This loss has increased storm vulnerability and amplified risks to lives…

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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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Climate Intervention: Reflecting Sunlight to Cool Earth

National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Committee on Geoengineering Climate: Technical Evaluation and Discussion of Impacts

The growing problem of changing environmental conditions caused by climate destabilization is well recognized as one of the defining issues of our time. The root problem is greenhouse gas emissions…

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Shaping the Future: Biology and Human Values

Steve Olson,Board on Biology,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

Drawing on research in a number of fields, this volume talks about the breakthroughs and social questions emerging from biology in contemporary times. It also highlights the research being done…

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Offshore Well Completion and Stimulation: Using Hydraulic Fracturing and Other Technologies: Proceedings of a Workshop

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources,Roundtable on Unconventional Hydrocarbon Development

While the public is generally aware of the use of hydraulic fracturing for unconventional resource development onshore, it is less familiar with the well completion and stimulation technologies used in…

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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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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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Risk and Decisions About Disposition of Transuranic and High-Level Radioactive Waste

National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

The US Department of Energy (DOE) manages sites across the nation that focus on research, design, and production of nuclear weapons and nuclear reactors for defense applications. This report addresses…

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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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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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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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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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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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Marine Mammal Populations and Ocean Noise: Determining When Noise Causes Biologically Significant Effects

Committee on Characterizing Biologically Significant Marine Mammal Behavior,National Research Council

A way to assess the impact of ocean noise on marine animals, is to consider whether it causes behavioural changes that affect an animal’s ability to grow, survive, and reproduce…

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Effectiveness and Impacts of Dust Control Measures for Owens Lake

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology

During the 20th century, the city of Los Angeles diverted surface water flowing into Owens Lake for water supply, transforming the large, closed-basin, saline lake into a small brine pool…

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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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Flowback and Produced Waters: Opportunities and Challenges for Innovation: Proceedings of a Workshop

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources,Roundtable on Unconventional Hydrocarbon Development

Produced water?water from underground formations that is brought to the surface during oil and gas production?is the greatest volume byproduct associated with oil and gas production. It is managed by…

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State of the Art and Practice in the Assessment of Earthquake-Induced Soil Liquefaction and Its Consequences

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources,Committee on State of the Art and Practice in Earthquake Induced Soil Liquefaction Assessment

Earthquake-induced soil liquefaction (liquefaction) is a leading cause of earthquake damage worldwide. Liquefaction is often described in the literature as the phenomena of seismic generation of excess porewater pressures and…

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Medical Isotope Production without Highly Enriched Uranium

Committee on Medical Isotope Production without Highly Enriched Uranium,National Research Council

This book is the product of a congressionally mandated study to examine the feasibility of eliminating the use of highly enriched uranium (HEU2) in reactor fuel, reactor targets, and medical…

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A Review of the Ocean Research Priorities Plan and Implementation Strategy

Committee to Review the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology's Research Priorities Plan,National Research Council

The National Research Council convened a committee to review the draft and final versions of the Ocean Research Priorities Plan and Implementation Strategy. This title contains the committee’s review of…

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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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Recruiting Fishery Scientists: Workshop on Stock Assessment and Social Science Careers

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

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) employs many fishery scientists with diverse skills. The agency finds that the supply of fishery biologists is adequate to meet most of its demand…

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Evaluation of the Sea Grant Program Review Process

National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on the Evaluation of the Sea Grant Program Review Process,National Academy of Sciences

The National Sea Grant College Program, created in 1966, has grown into a nationwide network of 30 individual Sea Grant programs located at some of the nation’s top universities. Administered…

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Evolving the Geodetic Infrastructure to Meet New Scientific Needs

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources,Committee on Seismology and Geodynamics,Committee on Evolving the Geodetic Infrastructure to Meet New Scientific Needs

Satellite remote sensing is the primary tool for measuring global changes in the land, ocean, biosphere, and atmosphere. Over the past three decades, active remote sensing technologies have enabled increasingly…

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Onshore Unconventional Hydrocarbon Development: Legacy Issues and Innovations in Managing Risk?Day 1: Proceedings of a Workshop

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources,Roundtable on Unconventional Hydrocarbon Development

Oil and gas well completion and stimulation technologies to develop unconventional hydrocarbon resources in the United States have evolved over the past several decades, particularly in relation to the development…

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Strategies to Protect the Health of Deployed U.S. Forces

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

Risk management is especially important for military forces deployed in hostile and/or chemically contaminated environments, and on-line or rapid turn-around capabilities for assessing exposures can create viable options for preventing…

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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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Enabling Ocean Research in the 21st Century: Implementation of a Network of Ocean Observatories

National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on the Implementation of a Seafloor Observatory Network for Oceanographic Research

Evaluating the scientific and technical readiness to move ahead with the establishment of a research-driven ocean observatory network, this book highlights outstanding issues. These issues include the status of planning…

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Communicating Uncertainties in Weather and Climate Information: A Workshop Summary

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

The report explores how best to communicate weather and climate information by presenting five case studies, selected to illustrate a range of time scales and issues, from the forecasting of…

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Tracking Radiation Exposure from Medical Diagnostic Procedures: Workshop Reports

Committee on Tracking Radiation Doses from Medical Diagnostic Procedures,Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

This report provides a summary of the presentations and discussions that took place during the December 8-9, 2011, workshop titled Tracking Radiation Exposures from Medical Diagnostic Procedures. – p.1

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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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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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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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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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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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Climate Intervention: Carbon Dioxide Removal and Reliable Sequestration

National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Committee on Geoengineering Climate: Technical Evaluation and Discussion of Impacts

The signals are everywhere that our planet is experiencing significant climate change. It is clear that we need to reduce the emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from…

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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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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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Nutrient Requirements of Horses

Committee on Nutrient Requirements of Horses,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Proper formulation of diets for horses depends on adequate knowledge of their nutrient requirements. This book covers information on the composition of feeds, feed additives, and other compounds routinely fed…

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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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Drinking Water and Health

Safe Drinking Water Committee,National Research Council

Part of the Drinking Water and Health series, this seventh volume addresses methods of drinking water disinfection and compares standard chlorination techniques with alternative methods. Various techniques are discussed in…

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Environmental Contamination, Biotechnology, and the Law: The Impact of Emerging Genomic Information: Summary of a Forum

Board on Life Sciences,Robert Pool, Ph.D.,National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies

On August 16, 2000, the Board on Life Sciences held a forum on Environmental Contamination, Biotechnology, and the Law: The Impact of Emerging Genomic Information. The purpose of the forum…

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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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Nutrient Requirements of Swine: Eleventh Revised Edition

National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Committee on Nutrient Requirements of Swine,Division on Earth and Life Studies

Since 1944, the National Research Council has published 10 editions of the Nutrient Requirements of Swine. This reference has guided nutritionists and other professionals in academia and the swine and…

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Drinking Water and Health

Safe Drinking Water Committee,National Research Council

Providing an overview of DNA adducts and their effects on health, this title explores the techniques in use for detecting them and offers an outlook on toxicity testing. It also…

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Forestry Research: A Mandate for Change

Advice on the Department of Energy’s Cleanup Technology Roadmap

Drawing Louisiana’s New Map: Addressing Land Loss in Coastal Louisiana

Sustaining Our Water Resources

Climate Intervention: Reflecting Sunlight to Cool Earth

Shaping the Future: Biology and Human Values

Offshore Well Completion and Stimulation: Using Hydraulic Fracturing and Other Technologies: Proceedings of a Workshop

Critical Needs for Research in Veterinary Science

Global Change and Extreme Hydrology: Testing Conventional Wisdom

America’s Climate Choices

Risk and Decisions About Disposition of Transuranic and High-Level Radioactive Waste

Solar Influences on Global Change

Toward a Coordinated Spatial Data Infrastructure for the Nation

Desalination: A National Perspective

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

Evaluating Human Genetic Diversity

Marine Mammal Populations and Ocean Noise: Determining When Noise Causes Biologically Significant Effects

Effectiveness and Impacts of Dust Control Measures for Owens Lake

Ecological Impacts of Climate Change

Flowback and Produced Waters: Opportunities and Challenges for Innovation: Proceedings of a Workshop

State of the Art and Practice in the Assessment of Earthquake-Induced Soil Liquefaction and Its Consequences

Medical Isotope Production without Highly Enriched Uranium

A Review of the Ocean Research Priorities Plan and Implementation Strategy

Soil Conservation: Assessing the National Resources Inventory

Recruiting Fishery Scientists: Workshop on Stock Assessment and Social Science Careers

Evaluation of the Sea Grant Program Review Process

Evolving the Geodetic Infrastructure to Meet New Scientific Needs

Onshore Unconventional Hydrocarbon Development: Legacy Issues and Innovations in Managing Risk?Day 1: Proceedings of a Workshop

Strategies to Protect the Health of Deployed U.S. Forces

Science for Environmental Protection: The Road Ahead

Enabling Ocean Research in the 21st Century: Implementation of a Network of Ocean Observatories

Communicating Uncertainties in Weather and Climate Information: A Workshop Summary

Tracking Radiation Exposure from Medical Diagnostic Procedures: Workshop Reports

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

Review of Northeast Fishery Stock Assessments

Drinking Water and Health,: Volume 1

Research to Protect, Restore and Manage the Environment

Bridging Boundaries Through Regional Marine Research

Climate Intervention: Carbon Dioxide Removal and Reliable Sequestration

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

Science, Medicine, and Animals

Nutrient Requirements of Horses

Ocean Noise and Marine Mammals

Drinking Water and Health

Environmental Contamination, Biotechnology, and the Law: The Impact of Emerging Genomic Information: Summary of a Forum

The Community Development Quota Program in Alaska

Nutrient Requirements of Swine: Eleventh Revised Edition

Drinking Water and Health

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