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313 produkter
Seeing into the Earth
Noninvasive Characterization of the Shallow Subsurface for Environmental and Engineering Applications
Av National Research Council, and Resources Commission on Geosciences, Environment m. fl.
Häftad, 2000
1376 kr
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Just below our feet is an environment that supports our infrastructure, yields water, provides for agriculture, and receives our waste. Our capacity to describe, or characterize, this environment is crucial to the solution of many resource, environmental, and engineering problems. And just as …
Research Needs in Subsurface Science
Av National Research Council, Water Science and Technology Board m. fl.
Häftad, 2000
1633 kr
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Research Needs in Subsurface Science provides an overview of the subsurface contamination problems across the DOE complex and shows by examples from the six largest DOE sites (Hanford Site, Idaho Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Nevada Test Site, Oak Ridge Reservation, Rocky Flats …
Clean Coastal Waters
Understanding and Reducing the Effects of Nutrient Pollution
Av National Research Council, and Resources Commission on Geosciences, Environment m. fl.
Inbunden, 2000
1571 kr
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Environmental problems in coastal ecosystems can sometimes be attributed to excess nutrients flowing from upstream watersheds into estuarine settings. This nutrient over-enrichment can result in toxic algal blooms, shellfish poisoning, coral reef destruction, and other harmful outcomes. All U.S. …
Compensating for Wetland Losses Under the Clean Water Act
Av National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies m. fl.
Inbunden, 2001
875 kr
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Recognizing the importance of wetland protection, the Bush administration in 1988 endorsed the goal of a /no net lossa of wetlands. Specifically, it directed that filling of wetlands should be avoided, and minimized when it cannot be avoided. When filling is permitted, compensatory mitigation must …
Envisioning the Agenda for Water Resources Research in the Twenty-First Century
Av National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
729 kr
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In this century, the United States will be challenged to provide sufficient quantities of high-quality water to its growing population. Water is a limiting resource for human well-being and social development, and projections of population growth as well as changing social values suggest that …
Drought Management and Its Impact on Public Water Systems
Report on a Colloquium Sponsored by the Water Science and Technology Board
Av National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences m. fl.
Häftad, 1986
1816 kr
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Based on a colloquium sponsored by the Water Science and Technology Board, this book addresses the need for research toward the problems of water management during drought episodes. It covers such topics as the causes and occurrence of drought, drought management options, acceptable risks for …
Riparian Areas
Functions and Strategies for Management
Av National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies m. fl.
Inbunden, 2002
856 kr
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The Clean Water Act (CWA) requires that wetlands be protected from degradation because of their important ecological functions including maintenance of high water quality and provision of fish and wildlife habitat. However, this protection generally does not encompass riparian areasa "the lands …
Missouri River Ecosystem
Exploring the Prospects for Recovery
Av National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies m. fl.
Häftad, 2002
875 kr
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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 Corps of Engineers. The nationa (TM)s longest river, the Missouri River and its floodplain ecosystem experienced …
Review of the EPA Water Security Research and Technical Support Action Plan
Parts I and II
Av National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
802 kr
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The report examines a draft plan, prepared by the Environmental Protection Agency, that identifies critical security issues for drinking water and wastewater and outlines related research and technical support needs. This report recommends increased attention to interagency coordination and …
Review of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Restructured Upper Mississippi-Illinois River Waterway Feasibility Study
Av National Research Council, Transportation Research Board m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
492 kr
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a long history of managing navigation, floods, and other water-related issues on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. A recent chapter in that history is the problem of waterway congestion at several locks on the lower portion of the Upper Mississippi …
Review of the Desalination and Water Purification Technology Roadmap
Av National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
729 kr
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The Bureau of Reclamation and Sandia National Laboratories jointly developed the Roadmap to serve as a strategic research pathway for desalination and water purification technologies to meet future water needs. The book recommends that the Roadmap include a sharper focus on the research and …
Assessing the National Streamflow Information Program
Av National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
665 kr
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From warning the public of impending floods to settling legal arguments over water rights, the measurement of streamflow (a /streamgaginga ) plays a vital role in our society. Having good information about how much water is moving through our streams helps provide citizens with drinking water …
Re-Engineering Water Storage in the Everglades
Risks and Opportunities
Av National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
729 kr
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The Water Science and Technology Board and the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology have released the seventh and final report of the Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem, which provides consensus advice to the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force on …
Review of the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Studies
Av The Royal Society of Canada, National Research Council m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
713 kr
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Since the 1950s,the International Joint Commission (IJC) of Canada and the United States has issued water regulation and management plans for Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. Changes in recreational, environmental, navigational and other uses of the water system have prompted the IJC to …
Toward a New Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS)
Av National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
557 kr
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The National Weather Service (NWS) is responsible for providing flood forecasts and warnings in the United States. The agency established the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Services (AHPS) program in 1997 to advance technology for hydrologic services, specifically to provide accurate forecasts that …
Drinking Water Distribution Systems
Assessing and Reducing Risks
Av National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies m. fl.
Inbunden, 2006
1107 kr
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Protecting and maintaining water distributions systems is crucial to ensuring high quality drinking water. Distribution systems -- consisting of pipes, pumps, valves, storage tanks, reservoirs, meters, fittings, and other hydraulic appurtenances -- carry drinking water from a centralized treatment …
River Science at the U.S. Geological Survey
Av National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies m. fl.
Häftad, 2007
1281 kr
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Rivers provide about 60 percent of the nationa (TM)s drinking water and irrigation water and 10 percent of the nationa (TM)s electric power needs. The multiple and sometimes incompatible services demanded of rivers often lead to policy and management conflicts that require the integration of …
Colorado River Basin Water Management
Evaluating and Adjusting to Hydroclimatic Variability
Av Committee on the Scientific Bases of Colorado River Basin Water Management, Water Science and Technology Board m. fl.
E-bok, 2007
641 kr
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Recent studies of past climate and streamflow conditions have broadened understanding of long-term water availability in the Colorado River, revealing many periods when streamflow was lower than at any time in the past 100 years of recorded flows. That information, along with two important trends—a …
Improving the Nation's Water Security
Opportunities for Research
Av Committee on Water System Security Research, Water Science and Technology Board m. fl.
E-bok, 2007
529 kr
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Concern over terrorist attacks since 2001 has directed attention to potential vulnerabilities of the nation''s water and wastewater systems. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which leads federal efforts to protect the water sector, initiated a research program in 2002 to address immediate …
Water Implications of Biofuels Production in the United States
Av National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
646 kr
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National interests in greater energy independence, concurrent with favorable market forces, have driven increased production of corn-based ethanol in the United States and research into the next generation of biofuels. The trend is changing the national agricultural landscape and has raised …
Water Implications of Biofuels Production in the United States
Av Committee on Water Implications of Biofuels Production in the United States, Water Science and Technology Board m. fl.
E-bok, 2008
399 kr
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National interests in greater energy independence, concurrent with favorable market forces, have driven increased production of corn-based ethanol in the United States and research into the next generation of biofuels. The trend is changing the national agricultural landscape and has raised …
Mississippi River Water Quality and the Clean Water Act
Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities
Av Committee on the Mississippi River and the Clean Water Act, Water Science and Technology Board m. fl.
E-bok, 2008
710 kr
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The Mississippi River is, in many ways, the nation''s best known and most important river system. Mississippi River water quality is of paramount importance for sustaining the many uses of the river including drinking water, recreational and commercial activities, and support for the river''s …
Prospects for Managed Underground Storage of Recoverable Water
Av Committee on Sustainable Underground Storage of Recoverable Water, Water Science and Technology Board m. fl.
E-bok, 2008
627 kr
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Growing demands for water in many parts of the nation are fueling the search for new approaches to sustainable water management, including how best to store water. Society has historically relied on dams and reservoirs, but problems such as high evaporation rates and a lack of suitable land for dam …
Integrating Multiscale Observations of U.S. Waters
Av National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
826 kr
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Water is essential to life for humans and their food crops, and for ecosystems. Effective water management requires tracking the inflow, outflow, quantity and quality of ground-water and surface water, much like balancing a bank account. Currently, networks of ground-based instruments measure these …
Integrating Multiscale Observations of U.S. Waters
Av Committee on Integrated Observations for Hydrologic and Related Sciences, Water Science and Technology Board m. fl.
E-bok, 2008
615 kr
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Water is essential to life for humans and their food crops, and for ecosystems. Effective water management requires tracking the inflow, outflow, quantity and quality of ground-water and surface water, much like balancing a bank account. Currently, networks of ground-based instruments measure these …
Hydrology, Ecology, and Fishes of the Klamath River Basin
Av and Fishes of the Klamath River Committee on Hydrology, Ecology, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology m. fl.
E-bok, 2008
736 kr
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The Klamath River basin, which spans parts of southern Oregon and northern California, has been the focus of a prominent conflict over competing uses for water. Management actions to protect threatened and endangered fish species in the basin have left less water available for irrigation in dry …
Desalination
A National Perspective
Av Committee on Advancing Desalination Technology, Water Science and Technology Board m. fl.
E-bok, 2008
598 kr
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There has been an exponential increase in desalination capacity both globally and nationally since 1960, fueled in part by growing concern for local water scarcity and made possible to a great extent by a major federal investment for desalination research and development. Traditional sources of …
Hydrologic Effects of a Changing Forest Landscape
Av Committee on Hydrologic Impacts of Forest Management, Water Science and Technology Board m. fl.
E-bok, 2008
555 kr
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Of all the outputs of forests, water may be the most important. Streamflow from forests provides two-thirds of the nation''s clean water supply. Removing forest cover accelerates the rate that precipitation becomes streamflow; therefore, in some areas, cutting trees causes a temporary increase in …
Urban Stormwater Management in the United States
Av Committee on Reducing Stormwater Discharge Contributions to Water Pollution, Water Science and Technology Board m. fl.
E-bok, 2009
690 kr
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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 pollutants into the nation''s rivers, lakes, and estuaries. These changes have degraded water quality and habitat in virtually …
Progress Toward Restoring the Everglades
The Second Biennial Review - 2008
Av Committee on Independent Scientific Review of Everglades Restoration Progress, Water Science and Technology Board m. fl.
E-bok, 2008
875 kr
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This book is the second biennial evaluation of progress being made in the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), a multibillion-dollar effort to restore historical water flows to the Everglades and return the ecosystem closer to its natural state. Launched in 2000 by the U.S. Army Corps …
