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Injury in America
"e;Injury is a public health problem whose toll is unacceptable,"e; claims this book from the Committee on Trauma Research. Although injuries kill more Americans from 1 to …
Century of Wildland Fire Research
Although ecosystems, humans, and fire have coexisted for millennia, changes in geology, ecology, hydrology, and climate as well as sociocultural, regulatory, and economic factors …
Distributed Geolibraries
A distributed geolibrary is a vision for the future. It would permit users to quickly and easily obtain all existing information available about a place that is relevant to a …
End Points for Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste in Russia and the United States
End Points for spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste in Russian and the United States provides an analysis of the management of spent nuclear fuel and high-level …
Climate Change and Human Migration
Earth systems science aims to discover and integrate knowledge on the structure, nature, and scales of interactions among natural (e.g., physical, chemical, and biological) and …
Seismological Research Requirements for a Comprehensive Test-Ban Monitoring System
Negotiators from more than 35 countries are attempting to formulate a nuclear test-ban treaty and delineate a system from monitoring compliance. This book covers: (1) the desirable …
Exploring Opportunities in Green Chemistry and Engineering Education
Going green is a hot topic in both chemistry and chemical engineering. Green chemistry is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use and …
Beyond Mapping
Geographic information systems (GIS), the Global Positioning System (GPS), remote sensing, and other information technologies have all changed the nature of work in the mapping …
Opportunities in Biology
Biology has entered an era in which interdisciplinary cooperation is at an all-time high, practical applications follow basic discoveries more quickly than ever before, and new …
Practices and Standards for Plugging Orphaned and Abandoned Hydrocarbon Wells
When oil and gas production began in the 19th century in North America, standards and regulations for the drilling and plugging of wells had not yet been developed. Over time, many …
Risk Analysis Methods for Nuclear War and Nuclear Terrorism
The United States and the world face serious threats to nuclear stability and peace, now and in the coming decades. Within the nuclear arena, U.S. policy makers will need to make …
Ozone-Forming Potential of Reformulated Gasoline
The Committee on Ozone-Forming Potential for Reformulated Gasoline was asked whether the existing body of scientific and technical information is sufficient to permit a robust …