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Disposition of High-Level Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel
Focused attention by world leaders is needed to address the substantial challenges posed by disposal of spent nuclear fuel from reactors and high-level radioactive waste from …
Potential Consequences of Public Release of Food Safety and Inspection Service Establishment-Specific Data
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is the regulatory agency in the US Department of Agriculture that is responsible for ensuring that meat, poultry, and processed egg …
Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter
In 1997, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established regulatory standardsto address health risks posed by inhaling tiny particles from smoke, vehicleexhaust, and …
Atmospheric Effects of Stratospheric Aircraft Project
Scientists and policy-makers alike are concerned that operation of a fleet of high-speed civil transport (HSCT) aircraft could significantly affect the global atmosphere. HSCT …
Wolves, Bears, and Their Prey in Alaska
This book assesses Alaskan wolf and bear management programs from scientific and economic perspectives. Relevant factors that should be taken into account when evaluating the …
Alluvial Fan Flooding
Alluvial fans are gently sloping, fan-shaped landforms common at the base of mountain ranges in arid and semiarid regions such as the American West. Floods on alluvial fans, …
Review of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Restructured Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway Feasibility Study
For the past few years, the Corps has been working on what is known as the Restructured Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway Feasibility Study, the heart of which is a …
Strengthening High School Chemistry Education Through Teacher Outreach Programs
A strong chemical workforce in the United States will be essential to the ability to address many issues of societal concern in the future, including demand for renewable energy, …
Atmospheric Effects of Aviation
Aviation is an integral part of the global transportation network, and the number of flights worldwide is expected to grow rapidly in the coming decades. Yet, the effects that …
Terrorism and the Chemical Infrastructure
The chemical sector is a key part of the national economy and has been designated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as one of 17 sectors comprising the nation's Critical …
Trust and Confidence at the Interfaces of the Life Sciences and Society
Does the public trust science? Scientists? Scientific organizations? What roles do trust and the lack of trust play in public debates about how science can be used to address such …
GIS for Housing and Urban Development
The report describes potential applications of geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial analysis by HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research for understanding …