Hakutulokset: Kirjoja kirjailijalta Commission on Life Sciences
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Pay Now or Pay Later
Buildings and other public facilities can have very long and productive service lives, providing efficient shelter and serving a wide range of activities. To do so, however, these …
Methods for Developing Spacecraft Water Exposure Guidelines
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) maintains an active interest in the environmental conditions associated with living and working in spacecraft and …
International Network of Global Fiducial Stations
The advent of highly precise space-based geodetic techniques has led to the application of these techniques to the solution of global earth and ocean problems. Now under …
Ensuring Quality Cancer Care
We all want to believe that when people get cancer, they will receive medical care of the highest quality. Even as new scientific breakthroughs are announced, though, many cancer …
Research on Power-Frequency Fields Completed Under the Energy Policy Act of 1992
Since the 1970s, concerns about health hazards associated with electric and magnetic fields from power lines and from workplace, school, and household use of electricity have led …
Asbestiform Fibers
Much of the more than 30 million tons of asbestos used in the United States since 1900 is still present as insulation in offices and schools, as vinyl-asbestos flooring in homes, …
Biobased Industrial Products
Petroleum-based industrial products have gradually replaced products derived from biological materials. However, biologically based products are making a comeback--because of a …
Opportunities for Environmental Applications of Marine Biotechnology
This 2-day workshop is the culmination of a study of the status and future of marine biotechnology. The overall goal of this workshop is to examine what was initially called …
Submarine Exposure Guidance Levels for Selected Hydrofluorocarbons
As part of the effort to phase out the use of stratospheric ozone-depleting substances, such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), the U.S. Navy is considering hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) …
DNA Technology in Forensic Science
Matching DNA samples from crime scenes and suspects is rapidly becoming a key source of evidence for use in our justice system. DNA Technology in Forensic Science offers …
Biologic Markers in Immunotoxicology
Are environmental pollutants threatening the human immune system? Researchers are rapidly approaching definitive answers to this question, with the aid of biologic …
Evaluation of Guidelines for Exposures to Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials
Naturally occurring radionuclides are found throughout the earth's crust, and they form part of the natural background of radiation to which all humans are exposed. Many human …