Advances in Environmental Research. Volume 69 opens with an overview of recent studies regarding toxic effects of chlorpyrifos and the methods of its removal, focusing mainly on the generation of its oxo-analogue, chlorpyrifos-oxon, as a result...Lasīt vairāk
John Hanning Speke writes about the history of his first two explorations in Africa that led to the discovery of the source of the Nile. The manner in which he traced the Nile down from the Victoria Nyanza, which is the great source or reservo...Lasīt vairāk
This book is a comprehensive compilation of all reports, testimony, correspondence and other publications issued by the Congressional Research Service during the month of May, grouped according to topics. This book is focused on the following t...Lasīt vairāk
In 2017, four sequential disasters -- hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, and the California wildfires -- created an unprecedented demand for federal disaster response and recovery resources. Chapter 1 provides observations on federal and state pre...Lasīt vairāk
In presenting this volume, the author is aware that there are several excellent books, dealing with one phase or another of tree life. It is believed, however, that there is still need for an all-round book, adapted to the beginner, which gives...Lasīt vairāk
Federal assistance to public transportation is provided primarily through the public transportation program administered by the Department of Transportations Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The federal public transportation program was a...Lasīt vairāk
Chapter 1 provides a short overview of issues Congress may consider in its oversight of the Federal Emergency Management Agencys (FEMAs) federal assistance during the 2017 hurricane season (e.g., Harvey, Irma, and Maria) and other disasters (...Lasīt vairāk
In both 2016 and 2017, 15 separate U.S. disasters resulted in losses exceeding 1 billion each. FEMA provides PA grants to state and local governments to help communities recover from such disasters. If applicants disagree with FEMAs decision...Lasīt vairāk
This book is a comprehensive compilation of all reports, testimony, correspondence and other publications issued by the Congressional Research Service on Energy and Environment during the month of March....Lasīt vairāk
In the opening chapter of this compilation, the authors process and geologically interpretate the marine geological mapping of a detailed grid of very high resolution seismic profiles recorded in the Campania continental shelf between the Solof...Lasīt vairāk
Climate change is one of the major challenges society is facing currently. Major spheres of human activity such as health, environment, agriculture, economy, transportation and education were adversely affected because of climate change. Enviro...Lasīt vairāk
This book presents the main conclusions reached by the academic project Geopolitics of Gas and the Future of the Euro-Russian Relations (Geo4GER). This project is being developed at IPRI -- Portuguese Institute of International Relations, NOV...Lasīt vairāk
The rapid pace of industrialization and its resulting by-products have affected the environment by producing hazardous wastes, which have been released into the environment. Environmental pollution is a global menace, the magnitude of which is...Lasīt vairāk
Chile is located in the Southern Cone of South America; it has a high diversity of landscapes, which have been considered by naturalists and scientists as an irreplaceable patrimony of nature. This country has more than 4,000 kilometers of lati...Lasīt vairāk
The Encyclopedia of Geology organises researchers from around the world in geology and related disciplines and maintains an up-to-date reference work for readers worldwide....Lasīt vairāk
This compilation opens with an exploration of the vadose, or unsaturated zone, which is of utmost importance as the nexus between surface water and groundwater. It is the link between what happens on the surface and what happens below, inside t...Lasīt vairāk
Chapter one contains a rudimentary inferential analysis concerning conditions in the US such as the variation of the atmospheric content of carbon dioxide over two hundred and seventy two years up to 2016, and the contribution of major environm...Lasīt vairāk
Indoor air quality and human health are of continuously growing importance. Indoor air quality may be affected by many factors excluding, but not limited to, more loosely sealed buildings, the use of air purifiers and other pollutant sources (f...Lasīt vairāk
The concept of a circular economy in the construction sector captures global material flow through product design, inverse logistics, innovation and collaborations. The circulation of the economy takes into consideration global population influ...Lasīt vairāk
In the opening chapter Volume 19 uses obtained kinetic data to estimate the growth rate of the basic copper carbonates with the participation of complexing agents, thus demonstrating that natural organic complexing agents can play an important...Lasīt vairāk