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      What is America Eating?: Proceedings of a Symposium

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

      Explaining dietary habits, this volume examines the impact of fast-food proliferation and the changing role of women as it affects dietary behavior, and analyzes the nutritional consequences of national dietary…

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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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      Oceanography in 2025: Proceedings of a Workshop

      Deborah Glickson,Committee on Oceanography in 2025: A Workshop,National Research Council

      On January 8 and 9, 2009, the Ocean Studies Board of the National Research Council, in response to a request from the Office of Naval Research, hosted the Oceanography in…

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      Opportunities for Environmental Applications of Marine Biotechnology: Proceedings of the October 5-6, 1999, Workshop

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

      A study of the status and future of marine biotechnology. It addresses the question of where the federal government should invest its limited funds and what future initiatives should be…

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      Privacy Issues in Biomedical and Clinical Research

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

      After discussions with the National Cancer Institute and the Department of Energy the Board on Biology of the National Research Council agreed to run a workshop under the auspices of…

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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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      National Spatial Data Infrastructure Partnership Programs: Rethinking the Focus

      Board on Earth Sciences & Resources,Commission on Life Sciences,Mapping Science Committee,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      The National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) was envisioned as a way of enhancing the accessibility, communication, and use of geospatial data to support a wide variety of decisions at all…

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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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      Carbon Utilization Infrastructure, Markets, and Research and Development

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Committee on Carbon Utilization Infrastructure, Markets, Research and Development

      National and international plans for halting and reversing climate change focus on reducing and eventually ending the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions: carbon dioxide (CO2) released by fossil fuel…

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      Chemical Terrorism

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Committee on Assessing and Improving Strategies for Preventing, Countering, and Responding to Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism: Chemical Threats

      Domestic and foreign violent extremist organizations, or terrorist groups, have caused a greater amount of harm with chemical agents than with biological or radiological weapons. The United States capacity and…

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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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      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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      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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      Nuclear Terrorism

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, Committee on Assessing and Improving Strategies for Preventing, Countering, and Responding to Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism: Nuclear Threats

      For nearly eight decades, the world has been navigating the dangers of the nuclear age. Despite Cold War tensions and the rise of global terrorism, nuclear weapons have not been…

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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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      Sea Change: 2015-2025 Decadal Survey of Ocean Sciences

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on Guidance for NSF on National Ocean Science Research Priorities: Decadal Survey of Ocean Sciences

      Ocean science connects a global community of scientists in many disciplines - physics, chemistry, biology, geology and geophysics. New observational and computational technologies are transforming the ability of scientists to…

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      A Review of the Radiological Assessments Corporation’s Fernald Dose Reconstruction Report

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Radiation Effects Research,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on an Assessment of CDC Radiation Studies

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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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      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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      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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      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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      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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      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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      Possible Long-Term Health Effects of Short-Term Exposure To Chemical Agents, Volume 3: Final Report: Current Health Status of Test Subjects

      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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      The Ocean’s Role in Global Change: Progress of Major Research Programs

      Ocean Studies Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Provides summaries on the progress of the major oceanographic research programs. This book looks at programs that study processes that occur over periods ranging from days to hundreds of years…

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      Oceanography in the Next Decade: Building New Partnerships

      Ocean Studies Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Outlines pressing marine research problems and offers recommendations for how they may be solved, with detailed discussions of how oceanographic research is conducted. This comprehensive book is suitable for researchers…

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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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      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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      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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      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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      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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      Animals as Sentinels of Environmental Health Hazards

      Committee on Animals as Monitors of Environmental Hazards,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Presents an overview of animal-monitoring programs, including case studies of how animal health problems have led researchers to the sources of human health hazards. This book examines the components and…

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      Re-evaluation of Drinking-Water Guidelines for Diisopropyl Methylphosphonate

      Subcommittee on the Toxicity of Diisopropyl Methylphosphonate,Committee on Toxicology,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies

      Diisopropyl Methylphosphonate (DIMP) is a groundwater contaminant at the US Army’s Rocky Mountain Arsenal in Colorado. DIMP is a by-product created from the manufacture and detoxification of the nerve agent…

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      Toxicological Risks of Selected Flame-Retardant Chemicals

      Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Committee on Toxicology, Subcommittee on Flame-Retardant Chemicals, National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Commission on Life Sciences

      Ignition of upholstered furniture by small open flames from matches, cigarette lighters, and candles is one of the leading causes of residential-fire deaths in the United States. These fires accounted…

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      Review of the U.S. Navy’s Exposure Standard for Manufactured Vitreous Fibers

      Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on Toxicology,Subcommittee on Manufactured Vitreous Fibers,National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies

      In 1997, the National Research Council (NRC) was asked to conduct an independent review of the Navy’s toxicological assessment of Manufactured vitreous fibers (MVF) and to evaluate the scientific validity…

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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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      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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      Quantitative Relationship Between Mutagenic and Carcinogenic Potencies: A Feasibility Study

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards,Committee on Chemical Environmental Mutagens

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      National Survey Data on Food Consumption: Uses and Recommendations

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Food and Nutrition Board,Coordinating Committee on Evaluation of Food Consumption Surveys

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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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      Drinking Water and Health,: Volume 3

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards,Safe Drinking Water Committee

      The most recent volume in the Drinking Water and Health series contains the results of a two-part study on the toxicity of drinking water contaminants. The first part examines current…

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      Drinking Water and Health,: Volume 4

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards,Safe Drinking Water Committee

      The most recent volume in the Drinking Water and Health series contains the results of a two-part study on the toxicity of drinking water contaminants. The first part examines current…

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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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      Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals

      Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Committee on Toxicology,Subcommittee on Acute Exposure Guideline Levels,National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies

      The Bhopal Disaster of 1984 resulted in the death of around 2,000 residents living near chemical plants and irreversible injuries to more than 20,000 other residents. This title outlines acute…

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      Drinking Water and Health

      Safe Drinking Water Committee,Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      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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      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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      Stem Cells and the Future of Regenerative Medicine

      Committee on the Biological and Biomedical Applications of Stem Cell Research,Commission on Life Sciences,National Research Council,Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health,Institute of Medicine

      Provides an exploration of the biological, ethical, and funding questions prompted by the therapeutic potential of undifferentiated human cells. This book also presents an overview of the moral and ethical…

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