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Scientific Criteria to Ensure Safe Food
Food safety regulators face a daunting task: crafting food safety performance standards and systems that continue in the tradition of using the best available science to protect …
Downstream
The Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center began long-term planning at its inception and, in May 1997, produced a Long-Term Monitoring and Research Strategic Plan that was …
Class Approach to Hazard Assessment of Organohalogen Flame Retardants
In the 1970s, flame retardants began to be added to synthetic materials to meet strict flammability standards. Over the years, diverse flame retardants have been manufactured and …
Review Procedures for Water Resources Project Planning
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, through its civil works program, can take pride in its contributions throughout our nation's history to the development of waterways …
Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter
In 1997, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established regulatory standards to address health risks posed by inhaling tiny particles from smoke, vehicle exhaust, and …
Missouri River Ecosystem
The Missouri River Ecosystem: Exploring the Prospects for Recovery resulted from a study conducted at the request of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army …
Thinking Strategically
The Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) and its predecessor U.S. Global Change Research Program have sponsored climate research and observations for nearly 15 years, yet the …
Priorities for Coastal Ecosystem Science
This book describes critical environmental issues that face coastal ocean and Great Lakes areas, including eutrophication, habitat modification, hydrologic and hydrodynamic …
Setting Priorities for Land Conservation
This book responds to a congressional request to evaluated criteria by which land is acquired under the Land and Water Conservation Fund.The committee reviews criteria and …
Urban Stormwater Management in the United States
The rapid conversion of land to urban and suburban areas has profoundly altered how water flows during and following storm events, putting higher volumes of water and more …
Valuing Ecosystem Services
Nutrient recycling, habitat for plants and animals, flood control, and water supply are among the many beneficial services provided by aquatic ecosystems. In making decisions about …
Assessment of Commercial Space Platforms for Earth Science Instruments
Space-based Earth observations enable global observations of the land surface, biosphere, solid Earth, atmosphere, cryosphere, and oceans. Earth observations from space, combined …