Committee to Assess the Scientific Basis of the Total Maximum Daily Load Approach to Water Pollution Reduction, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources, Division on Earth and Lif
(Izdošanas datums: 24-Jul-2001, Paperback, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309090056)
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Over the last 30 years, water quality management in the United States has been driven by the control of point sources of pollution and the use of effluent-based water quality standards. Under this paradigm, the quality of the nations lakes, ri...Lasīt vairāk
Committee on Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Stu
Results from a study conducted by the National Research Council on the health risks posed by inhaling tiny particles from smoke, vehicle exhaust, and other sources. This third volume points out that the program is appropriately addressing many of th...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, U.S. National Committee for Rock Mechanics, Panel on Conceptual Models of Flow and Transport in the Fract
This study reviews processes for developing and evaluating conceptual models of fluid flow and solute transport in the unsaturated zone between the land surface and the water table. The panel report provides guidance to regulatory agencies for site...Lasīt vairāk
Committee on Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Stu
(Izdošanas datums: 13-Jun-2001, Hardback, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309382809)
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Regulatory standards are already on the books at the the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address health risks posed by inhaling tiny particles from smoke, vehicle exhaust, and other sources. At the same time, Congress and EPA have...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, Ocean Studies Board, Committee on the Evaluation, Design, and Monitoring of Marine Reserves and Protected Areas in the United States
Although the ocean-and the resources within-seem limitless, there is clear evidence that human impacts such as overfishing, habitat destruction, and pollution disrupt marine ecosystems and threaten the long-term productivity of the seas. Declining y...Lasīt vairāk
Committee on the Evaluation, Design, and Monitoring of Marine Reserves and Protected Areas in the United States, Ocean Studies Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, N
(Izdošanas datums: 01-Jun-2001, Hardback, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309072861)
The Ocean Studies Board presents the results of a two-year study that investigated the potential use of marine reserves (MPAs) with respect to design, implementation criteria, and probable efficacy in relation to meeting biodiversity, conservation,...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Panel on Improving the Effectiveness of U.S. Climate Modeling
This study addresses challenges posed in the Climate Research Committees 1998 report, Capacity of US Climate Modeling to Support Climate Change Assessment Activities . It examines major types of climate modeling, describes the computational and hum...Lasīt vairāk
Committee on Future Roles, Challenges, and Opportunities for the U.S. Geological Survey, National Research Council, Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources
Offering advice for policy makers, managers, and scientists, this report introduces the US Geological Survey (USGS) and discusses its history and its mission and vision statements. It identifies forces that influence the USGS, considers how the USGS...Lasīt vairāk
Committee on Future Roles, Challenges, and Opportunities for the U.S. Geological Survey, Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources, National Research Council
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Feb-2001, Paperback, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309083645)
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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has adapted to the changing political, economic, and technical state of the nation and the world since it was established in the late nineteenth century. Over a period of more than 120 years, the USGS has evolv...Lasīt vairāk
Board on Earth Sciences & Resources, Committee on Geophysical and Environmental Data, National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources
Reliable collections of science-based environmental information are vital for many groups of users and for a number of purposes. For example, electric utility companies predict demand during heat waves, structural engineers design buildings to withs...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Committee on Basic Research Opportunities in the Earth Sciences
The Committee concludes that the National Science Foundation, through its Earth Science Division is the only federal agency that maintains significant funding for basic research in all the core disciplines of Earth science, and is therefore central t...Lasīt vairāk
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) employs many fishery scientists with diverse skills. The agency finds that the supply of fishery biologists is adequate to meet most of its demand. However, increasing demands on the agency to understand...Lasīt vairāk
Committee on USGS Water Resources Research, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council, National Academy of Scienc
Groundwater is a basic resource for humans and natural ecosystems and is one of the nations most important natural resources. Groundwater is pumped from wells to supply drinking water to about 130 million U.S. residents and is used in all 50 states...Lasīt vairāk
Climate Research Committee, Board on Atmospheric Sciences & Climate, Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences
(Izdošanas datums: 01-Jan-2001, Paperback, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309074049)
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The purpose of this letter report is to state the findings and recommendations of the Climate Research Committees (CRC) brief review of the U.S. contributions to the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP). The primary objectives of the review...Lasīt vairāk
Committee on Geophysical and Environmental Data, Board on Earth Sciences & Resources, Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council
(Izdošanas datums: 01-Jan-2001, Paperback, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309086646)
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Environmental information systems gather information, transform it into information products, and distribute the products to users. The need to keep costs down provides a strong motivation for creating multipurpose information systems that satisfy sc...Lasīt vairāk
Committee on USGS Water Resources Research, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council
(Izdošanas datums: 19-Dec-2000, Hardback, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309381710)
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Groundwater is a basic resource for humans and natural ecosystems and is one of the nations most important natural resources. Groundwater is pumped from wells to supply drinking water to about 130 million U.S. residents and is used in all 50 s...Lasīt vairāk
Congress has promoted fisheries science for over a century and its involvement in fisheries management took a great leap forward with passage of the Fisheries Conservation and Management Act of 1976. In the past decade, Congress has requested advice...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, Water Science and Technology Board, Committee on Risk-Based Analysis for Flood Damage Reduction
Reviews the Corps of Engineers risk-based techniques in its flood damage reduction studies and makes recommendations for improving them. This work notes the areas in which the Corps has made good progress, and identifies steps that improve the Corp...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Committee on the Remediation of Buried and Tank Wastes
Examines the capabilities and limitations of the scientific, technical, and human and institutional systems that compose the measures that DOE expects to put into place at potentially hazardous, residually contaminated sites....Lasīt vairāk
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Committee on Research and Peer Review in EPA, Commission on Life Sciences, Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources, National Research Council
In the three decades since the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was created, the agencys scientific and technical practices and credibility have been independently assessed many times in reports from the National Research Council (NRC), E...Lasīt vairāk
