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      Water Implications of Biofuels Production in the United States

      Committee on Water Implications of Biofuels Production in the United States,National Research Council

      National interests in greater energy independence, concurrent with favorable market forces, have driven increased production of corn-based ethanol in the United States and research into the next generation of biofuels…

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      Thinking Strategically: The Appropriate Use of Metrics for the Climate Change Science Program

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Climate Research Committee,Committee on Metrics for Global Change Research

      Metrics - a system of measurement that includes the item being measured, the unit of measurement, and the value of the unit - offers a tool for measuring climate research…

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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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      Air Quality Management in the United States

      Committee on Air Quality Management in the United States,National Research Council

      In this report, the committee examines the current state of air quality management (AQM) and ways to meet the needs of the nation in the future. They describe air pollution…

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      Oil in the Sea: Inputs, Fates and Effects

      Committee on Oil in the Sea: Inputs, Fates, and Effects,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Since the early 1970s, experts have recognized that petroleum pollutants were being discharged in marine waters worldwide, from oil spills, vessel operations, and land-based sources. Public attention has forced improvements…

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      Missouri River Planning: Recognizing and Incorporating Sediment Management

      Committee on Missouri River Recovery and Associated Sediment Management Issues,National Research Council

      Historically, the flow of sediment in the Missouri River has been as important as the flow of water for a variety of river functions. The sediment has helped form a…

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      Achievements of the National Plant Genome Initiative and New Horizons in Plant Biology

      Committee on the National Plant Genome Initiative: Achievements and Future Directions,National Research Council

      The National Plant Genome Initiative (NPGI) is an enterprise that funds and coordinates plant genome research. This book from the National Research Council concludes that such programs should continue so…

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      Contaminants in the Subsurface: Source Zone Assessment and Remediation

      Committee on Source Removal of Contaminants in the Subsurface,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Reviews the technologies available for source remediation and their ability to reach goals, from meeting regulatory standards for groundwater to reducing costs. This report proposes elements of a protocol for…

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      Considerations for Ensuring Safety and Efficacy of Vaccines and Therapeutic Proteins Manufactured by Using Platform Approaches: Summary of a Workshop

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      A major goal of the US Department of Defense (DOD) Transformational Medical Technologies Initiative (TMTI) is to develop countermeasures that will protect military personnel against bioweapons, including specific infectious-disease agents…

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      Review of the Army’s Technical Guides on Assessing and Managing Chemical Hazards to Deployed Personnel

      Subcommittee on the Toxicological Risks to Deployed Military Personnel,Committee on Toxicology,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      Evaluates the scientific validity and conformance with risk-assessment practices of three technical guides. This work finds that for assessing mission risk, a set of exposure guidelines is needed that predict…

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      Building Ocean Science Partnerships: The United States and Mexico Working Together

      AMC-NRC Joint Working Group on Ocean Sciences,Academia Mexicana de Ciencias,Ocean Studies Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Describes potential ocean science projects for cooperative research between scientists from the United States and Mexico, focused on the Pacific Coast of California and Baja California, the Gulf of California…

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      Transforming Agricultural Education for a Changing World

      Committee on a Leadership Summit to Effect Change in Teaching and Learning,National Research Council

      During the next ten years, colleges of agriculture will be challenged to transform their role in higher education and their relationship to the evolving global food and agricultural enterprise. If…

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      Mississippi River Water Quality and Interstate Collaboration: Summary of a Workshop

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee on Mississippi River Water Quality Science and Interstate Collaboration

      Summary of a Workshop on Mississippi River Water Quality Science and Interstate Collaboration summarizes presentations and discussions of Mississippi River and basin water quality management, monitoring, and evaluation programs that…

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      Review of the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan: Report 1

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee to Review the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan

      The Edwards Aquifer in south-central Texas is the primary source of water for one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, San Antonio, and it also supplies irrigation…

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      Emerging Workforce Trends in the U.S. Energy and Mining Industries: A Call to Action

      National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Higher Education and Workforce,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources

      Energy and mineral resources are essential for the nation’s fundamental functions, its economy, and security. Nonfuel minerals are essential for the existence and operations of products that are used by…

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      Preliminary Principles and Guidelines for Archiving Environmental and Geospatial Data at NOAA: Interim Report

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Committee on Archiving and Accessing Environmental and Geospatial Data at NOAA

      The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) collects and manages a wide range of environmental and geospatial data to fulfill its mission requirements. This book offers preliminary principles and guidelines…

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      Amendments to the National Academies’ Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research

      Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,National Academies

      In 2005, the National Academies released the report Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research . In order to keep the guidelines up to date, the Human Embryonic Stem Cell…

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      Regional Cooperation for Water Quality Improvement in Southwestern Pennsylvania

      Committee on Water Quality Improvement for the Pittsburgh Region,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The city of Pittsburgh and surrounding area of southwestern Pennsylvania face complex water quality problems. This report finds that a watershed-based approach is needed to effectively meet water quality standards…

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      Drinking Water and Health

      Subcommittee on Pharmacokinetics in Risk Assessment,Safe Drinking Water Committee,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,National Research Council

      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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      Dynamic Changes in Marine Ecosystems: Fishing, Food Webs, and Future Options

      Committee on Ecosystem Effects of Fishing: Phase II - Assessments of the Extent of Change and the Implications for Policy,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The National Research Council conducted an independent study to weigh the collective evidence for fishery-induced changes to marine ecosystems and the implications of the findings for US fisheries management. This…

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      The Geological Record of Ecological Dynamics: Understanding the Biotic Effects of Future Environmental Change

      Committee on the Geologic Record of Biosphere Dynamics,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Because of the advances in the scientists’ ability to analyze environmental information from geological data, the National Science Foundation and the US Geological Survey asked a National Research Council committee…

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      Estimating Water Use in the United States: A New Paradigm for the National Water-Use Information Program

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee on USGS Water Resources Research,National Academy of Sciences

      Across the United States, the practices for collecting water use data vary significantly from state to state and vary also from one water use category to another, in response to…

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      Strategic Guidance for the National Science Foundation’s Support of the Atmospheric Sciences

      Committee on Strategic Guidance for NSF's Support of the Atmospheric Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The National Science Foundation’s Division of Atmospheric Sciences (ATM) supports research to develop new understanding of Earth’s atmosphere and how the Sun impacts it. Strategic Guidance for the National Science…

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      Understanding Climate’s Influence on Human Evolution

      Committee on the Earth system Context for Hominin Evolution,National Research Council

      The hominin fossil record documents a history of critical evolutionary events that have ultimately shaped and defined what it means to be human, including the origins of bipedalism; the emergence…

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      Assessing the Relationship Between Propagule Pressure and Invasion Risk in Ballast Water

      Committee on Assessing Numeric Limits for Living Organisms in Ballast Water,National Research Council

      The human-mediated introduction of species to regions of the world they could never reach by natural means has had great impacts on the environment, the economy, and society. In the…

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      Delta Waters: Research to Support Integrated Water and Environmental Management in the Lower Mississippi River

      Committee on Strategic Research for Integrated Water Resources Management,Water Science and Technology Board,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      The Water Institute of the Gulf is a not-for-profit, independent research institute dedicated to advancing the understanding of coastal, deltaic, river and water resource systems, both within the Gulf Coast…

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      Review of NOAA’s National Geophysical Data Center

      Committee to Review NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center,Board on Earth Sciences & Resources,Committee on Geophysical and Environmental Data,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      The report reviews the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) and assesses how well the center is managing its holdings, serving its users, and supporting NOAA’s mission. It concludes that NGDC…

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      Alternatives for Managing the Nation’s Complex Contaminated Groundwater Sites

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee on Future Options for Management in the Nation's Subsurface Remediation Effort

      Across the United States, thousands of hazardous waste sites are contaminated with chemicals that prevent the underlying groundwater from meeting drinking water standards. These include Superfund sites and other facilities…

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      Privatization of Water Services in the United States: An Assessment of Issues and Experience

      Committee on Privatization of Water Services in the United States,National Research Council

      In the quest to reduce costs and improve the efficiency of water and wastewater services, many communities in the United States are exploring the potential advantages of privatization of those…

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      Climate Stabilization Targets: Emissions, Concentrations, and Impacts Over Decades to Millennia

      Committee on Stabilization Targets for Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas Concentrations,National Research Council

      Emissions of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels have ushered in a new epoch where human activities will largely determine the evolution of Earth’s climate. Because carbon dioxide…

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      Enhancing Nasa’s Contributions to Polar Science: A Review of Polar Geophysical Data Sets

      Committee to Review NASA's Polar Geophysical Data Sets,Polar Research Board,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      The high latitudes of the Arctic and Antarctic, together with some mountainous areas with glaciers and long-lasting snow, are sometimes called the cryosphere-defined as that portion of the planet where…

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      When Weather Matters: Science and Service to Meet Critical Societal Needs

      Committee on Progress and Priorities of U.S. Weather Research and Research-to-Operations Activities,National Research Council

      The past 15 years have seen marked progress in observing, understanding, and predicting weather. At the same time, the United States has failed to match or surpass progress in operational…

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      Endangered and Threatened Species of the Platte River

      Committee on Endangered and Threatened Species in the Platte River Basin,National Research Council

      The Platte River provides important habitat for migratory and breeding birds, including three endangered or threatened species: the whooping crane, the northern Great Plains population of the piping plover, and…

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      Preparing the Next Generation of Earth Scientists: An Examination of Federal Education and Training Programs

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources,Committee on Trends and Opportunities in Federal Earth Science Education and Workforce Development

      Earth science is vital to the wellbeing of the United States and many of its issues. As a result, the US Geological Survey (USGS) Office of Science Quality and Integrity…

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      The National Weather Service Modernization and Associated Restructuring: A Retrospective Assessment

      Committee on the Assessment of the National Weather Service's Modernization Program,National Research Council,National Academies

      The Modernization and Associated Restructuring (MAR) of the National Weather Service (NWS) was a large and complex re-engineering of a federal agency. The process lasted a decade and cost an…

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      State and Federal Standards for Mobile-Source Emissions

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Committee on State Practices in Setting Mobile Source Emissions Standards,National Academy of Sciences

      Emissions from mobile sources contribute significantly to air pollution in the United States. Such sources include cars and light- and heavy-duty trucks; diesel-powered cranes, bulldozers, and tractors; and equipment such…

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      Evaluation of the Multifunction Phased Array Radar Planning Process

      Committee on the Evaluation of the Multifunction Phased Array Radar Planning Process,National Research Council

      The Multifunction Phased Array Radar (MPAR) is one potentially cost-effective solution to meet the surveillance needs and of several agencies using radar networks. This book analyzes what is lacking in…

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      Asbestiform Fibers: Nonoccupational Health Risks

      Committee on Nonoccupational Health Risks of Asbestiform Fibers,Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      More than 30 million tons of asbestos used in the United States since 1900 is present as insulation in offices and schools, as vinyl-asbestos flooring in homes, and in other…

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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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      Levees and the National Flood Insurance Program: Improving Policies and Practices

      Committee on Levees and the National Flood Insurance Program Improving Policies and Practices,Water Science and Technology Board,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      Levees and the National Flood Insurance Program: Improving Policies and Practices

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      Modeling the Health Risks of Climate Change: Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Standing Committee on Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions

      Climate change poses risks to human health and well-being through shifting weather patterns, increases in frequency and intensity of heat waves and other extreme weather events, rising sea levels, ocean…

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      Partnerships for Reducing Landslide Risk: Assessment of the National Landslide Hazards Mitigation Strategy

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources,Committee on the Review of the National Landslide Hazards Mitigation Strategy,National Academy of Sciences

      Landslides in the US result in an estimated average of 25 to 50 deaths annually and cost $1 to 3 billion per year. This report reviews the US Geological Survey’s…

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      Integrity in Scientific Research: Creating an Environment That Promotes Responsible Conduct

      Committee on Assessing Integrity in Research Environments,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      Stresses the role that research institutions play in providing an integrity-rich environment. This book identifies practices that characterize integrity in such areas as peer review and research on human subjects…

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      Integrity in Scientific Research: Creating an Environment That Promotes Responsible Conduct

      Committee on Assessing Integrity in Research Environments,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      Stresses the role that research institutions play in providing an integrity-rich environment. This book identifies practices that characterize integrity in such areas as peer review and research on human subjects…

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      The Airliner Cabin Environment and the Health of Passengers and Crew

      Committee on Air Quality in Passenger Cabins of Commercial Aircraft,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Examines the aircraft environmental control systems, the sources of chemical and biological contaminants in aircraft cabins, and the toxicity and health effects associated with these contaminants. This book provides some…

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      BioWatch PCR Assays: Building Confidence, Ensuring Reliability: Abbreviated Version

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences

      BioWatch is an air monitoring system deployed in jurisdictions around the country with the goal of detecting the presence of certain high risk pathogenic microorganisms. It relies on a network…

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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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      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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