265 电子书 Water Science and Technology Board
Committee on the Scientific Bases of Colorado River Basin Water Management & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Colorado River Basin Water Management
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 a …
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Committee on Water System Security Research & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Improving the Nation’s Water Security
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 fede …
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€39.26
Committee on Water Implications of Biofuels Production in the United States & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Water Implications of Biofuels Production in the United States
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 gene …
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€29.52
Committee on the Mississippi River and the Clean Water Act & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Mississippi River Water Quality and the Clean Water Act
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 i …
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€52.54
Committee on Sustainable Underground Storage of Recoverable Water & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Prospects for Managed Underground Storage of Recoverable Water
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 …
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€46.92
Committee on Integrated Observations for Hydrologic and Related Sciences & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Integrating Multiscale Observations of U.S. Waters
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 wate …
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€45.45
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Hydrology, Ecology, and Fishes of the Klamath River Basin
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 threaten …
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€54.42
Committee on Advancing Desalination Technology & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Desalination
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 …
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€44.23
Committee on Hydrologic Impacts of Forest Management & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Hydrologic Effects of a Changing Forest Landscape
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 precipi …
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€41.25
Committee on Reducing Stormwater Discharge Contributions to Water Pollution & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Urban Stormwater Management in the United States
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’ …
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€52.75
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Independent Scientific Review of Everglades Restoration Progress: Progress Toward Restoring the Everglades
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 Everg …
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€65.00
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Riparian Zone Functioning and Strategies for Management: Riparian Areas
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 wi …
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€57.71
Committee on Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Scientific Assessment of Alternatives for Reducing Water Management Effects on Threatened and Endangered Fishes in California’s B
California’s Bay-Delta estuary is a biologically diverse estuarine ecosystem that plays a central role in the distribution of California’s water from the state’s wetter northern regions to its southe …
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€28.25
Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: Nutrient Control Actions for Improving Water Quality in the Mississippi River Basin and Northern Gulf of Mexico
A large area of coastal waters in the northern Gulf of Mexico experiences seasonal conditions of low levels of dissolved oxygen, a condition known as hypoxia. Excess discharge of nutrients into the G …
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€21.06
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Mapping Science Committee: Mapping the Zone
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Insurance Rate Maps portray the height and extent to which flooding is expected to occur, and they form the basis for setting flood insurance premiums …
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€31.13
Board on Radioactive Waste Management & Committee on Intrinsic Remediation: Natural Attenuation for Groundwater Remediation
In the past decade, officials responsible for clean-up of contaminated groundwater have increasingly turned to natural attenuation-essentially allowing naturally occurring processes to reduce the tox …
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€61.17
Committee on Risk-Based Analysis for Flood Damage Reduction & National Research Council: Risk Analysis and Uncertainty in Flood Damage Reduction Studies
Reducing flood damage is a complex task that requires multidisciplinary understanding of the earth sciences and civil engineering. In addressing this task the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employs its …
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€51.07
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Mitigating Wetland Losses: Compensating for Wetland Losses Under the Clean Water Act
Recognizing the importance of wetland protection, the Bush administration in 1988 endorsed the goal of "no net loss" of wetlands. Specifically, it directed that filling of wetlands should b …
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€70.38
Committee to Review the Desalination and Water Purification Technology Roadmap & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the Desalination and Water Purification Technology Roadmap
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 w …
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€48.87
Committee on Assessing and Valuing the Services of Aquatic and Related Terrestrial Ecosystems & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Valuing Ecosystem Services
Nutrient recycling, habitat for plants and animals, flood control, and water supply are among the many beneficial services provided by aquatic ecosystems. In making decisions about human activities, …
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€56.50
Committee on Source Removal of Contaminants in the Subsurface & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Contaminants in the Subsurface
At hundreds of thousands of commercial, industrial, and military sites across the country, subsurface materials including groundwater are contaminated with chemical waste. The last decade has seen gr …
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€77.01
Committee on Public Water Supply Distribution Systems: Assessing and Reducing Risks & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Drinking Water Distribution Systems
Protecting and maintaining water distributions systems is crucial to ensuring high quality drinking water. Distribution systemsconsisting of pipes, pumps, valves, storage tanks, reservoirs, meters, f …
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€95.33
Committee on Sustainable Underground Storage of Recoverable Water & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Prospects for Managed Underground Storage of Recoverable Water
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 …
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€69.90
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Hydrology, Ecology, and Fishes of the Klamath River Basin
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 threaten …
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€70.60
Committee on Hydrologic Impacts of Forest Management & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Hydrologic Effects of a Changing Forest Landscape
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 precipi …
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€57.78
Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment & Committee on New Orleans Regional Hurricane Protection Projects: New Orleans Hurricane Protection System
Hurricane Katrina, which struck New Orleans and surrounding areas in August 2005, ranks as one of the nation’s most devastating natural disasters. Shortly after the storm, the U.S. Army Corps of Engi …
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€20.93
Committee on Water Resources Activities at the U.S. Geological Survey & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Toward a Sustainable and Secure Water Future
Water is our most fundamental natural resource, a resource that is limited. Challenges to our nation’s water resources continue to grow, driven by population growth, ecological needs, climate change, …
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€32.10
Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment & Committee on New Orleans Regional Hurricane Protection Projects: New Orleans Hurricane Protection System
Hurricane Katrina, which struck New Orleans and surrounding areas in August 2005, ranks as one of the nation’s most devastating natural disasters. Shortly after the storm, the U.S. Army Corps of Engi …
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€30.84
Committee on the Review of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration (LACPR) Program & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Final Report from the NRC Committee on the Review of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration (LACPR) Program
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration (LACPR) draft final technical report in March, 2009. In response to federal legislation, the Corps had to an …
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€21.24
Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: Nutrient Control Actions for Improving Water Quality in the Mississippi River Basin and Northern Gulf of Mexico
A large area of coastal waters in the northern Gulf of Mexico experiences seasonal conditions of low levels of dissolved oxygen, a condition known as hypoxia. Excess discharge of nutrients into the G …
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€30.87
Committee to Review the St. Johns River Water Supply Impact Study & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the St. Johns River Water Supply Impact Study
The St. Johns River is the longest river in Florida, containing extensive freshwater wetlands, numerous large lakes, a wide estuarine channel, and a correspondingly diverse array of native flora and …
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€21.19
Committee on Water Resources Activities at the U.S. Geological Survey & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Toward a Sustainable and Secure Water Future
Water is our most fundamental natural resource, a resource that is limited. Challenges to our nation’s water resources continue to grow, driven by population growth, ecological needs, climate change, …
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€45.97
Committee to Review the St. Johns River Water Supply Impact Study & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the St. Johns River Water Supply Impact Study
The St. Johns River is the longest river in Florida, containing extensive freshwater wetlands, numerous large lakes, a wide estuarine channel, and a correspondingly diverse array of native flora and …
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€30.59
Committee on the Review of Water and Environmental Research Systems (WATERS) Network & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the WATERS Network Science Plan
One of the most critical issues facing the United States today is the proper management of our water resources. Water availability and quality are changing due to increasing population, urbanization, …
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€21.14
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Committee on Earth Resources: Management and Effects of Coalbed Methane Produced Water in the Western United States
In some coalbeds, naturally occurring water pressure holds methanethe main component of natural gasfixed to coal surfaces and within the coal. In a coalbed methane (CBM) well, pumping water from the …
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€38.11
Committee on the Review of Water and Environmental Research Systems (WATERS) Network & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the WATERS Network Science Plan
One of the most critical issues facing the United States today is the proper management of our water resources. Water availability and quality are changing due to increasing population, urbanization, …
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€30.61
Committee on Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Scientific Assessment of Alternatives for Reducing Water Management Effects on Threatened and Endangered Fishes in California’s B
California’s Bay-Delta estuary is a biologically diverse estuarine ecosystem that plays a central role in the distribution of California’s water from the state’s wetter northern regions to its southe …
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€40.79
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Independent Scientific Review of Everglades Restoration Progress: Progress Toward Restoring the Everglades
Although the progress of environmental restoration projects in the Florida Everglades remains slow overall, there have been improvements in the pace of restoration and in the relationship between the …
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€65.37
Committee on Missouri River Recovery and Associated Sediment Management Issues & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Missouri River Planning
Historically, the flow of sediment in the Missouri River has been as important as the flow of water for a variety of river functions. The sediment has helped form a dynamic network of islands, sandba …
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€37.64
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Committee on Earth Resources: Management and Effects of Coalbed Methane Produced Water in the Western United States
In some coalbeds, naturally occurring water pressure holds methanethe main component of natural gasfixed to coal surfaces and within the coal. In a coalbed methane (CBM) well, pumping water from the …
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€53.38
Committee on Assessment of Water Resources Research & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Confronting the Nation’s Water Problems
In order to confront the increasingly severe water problems faced by all parts of the country, the United States needs to make a new commitment to research on water resources. A new mechanism is need …
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€70.89
Board on Life Sciences & Committee on Indicators for Waterborne Pathogens: Indicators for Waterborne Pathogens
Recent and forecasted advances in microbiology, molecular biology, and analytical chemistry have made it timely to reassess the current paradigm of relying predominantly or exclusively on traditional …
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€77.13
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Endangered and Threatened Species in the Platte River Basin: Endangered and Threatened Species of the Platte River
The tension between wildlife protection under the Endangered Species Act andwater management in the Platte River Basin has existed for more than 25 years. The Platte River provides important habitat …
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€64.06
Committee to Assess the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Methods of Analysis and Peer Review for Water Resources Project Planning & Coordinating Committee: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Water Resources Planning
From the Executive Summary:There are some concerns that the current Corps planning and construction budget has not kept pace with expanding national water management needs for flood hazard management …
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€44.48
Committee to Assess the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Methods of Analysis and Peer Review for Water Resources Project Planning & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Analytical Methods and Approaches for Water Resources Project Planning
Analytical Methods and Approaches for Water Resources Project Planningis part of a larger study that was conducted in response to a request from the U.S. Congress in the Water Resources Development A …
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€55.04
Committee to Assess the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Methods of Analysis and Peer Review for Water Resources Project Planning & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Adaptive Management for Water Resources Project Planning
This book reviews the Corps of Engineers’ experiences to date with the concept of "adaptive management" and provides advice on additional and more effective implementation of this planning …
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€47.36
Committee to Assess the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Methods of Analysis and Peer Review for Water Resources Project Planning & Division on Earth and Life Studies: River Basins and Coastal Systems Planning Within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) has played a large and important role in shaping water resources systems in the United States since Congress first tasked it in 1824 to improve navigation …
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€59.19
Committee on Review of the USGS National Streamflow Information Program & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Assessing the National Streamflow Information Program
From warning the public of impending floods to settling legal arguments over water rights, the measurement of streamflow ("streamgaging") plays a vital role in our society. Having good info …
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€50.26
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Managing the Columbia River
Flows of the Columbia River, although modified substantially during the twentieth century, still vary considerably between seasons and between years. Lowest flows tend to occur during summer months w …
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€49.97
Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: Review of the EPA Water Security Research and Technical Support Action Plan
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 technic …
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€61.76
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem: Does Water Flow Influence Everglades Landscape Patterns?
The report evaluates a White Paper written by restoration planners in South Florida on the role of water flow in restoration plans. The report concludes that there is strong evidence that the velocit …
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€48.79
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem: Adaptive Monitoring and Assessment for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
The report evaluates the plan to monitor and assess the condition of Florida’s Everglades as restoration efforts proceed. The report finds that the plan is well grounded in scientific theory and prin …
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€44.46
Committee on Environmental Remediation at Naval Facilities & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Environmental Cleanup at Navy Facilities
The number of hazardous waste sites across the United States has grown to approximately 217, 000, with billions of cubic yards of soil, sediment, and groundwater plumes requiring remediation. Sites c …
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€63.03
Committee on Bioavailability of Contaminants in Soils and Sediments & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Bioavailability of Contaminants in Soils and Sediments
Bioavailability refers to the extent to which humans and ecological receptors are exposed to contaminants in soil or sediment. The concept of bioavailability has recently piqued the interest of the h …
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€77.33
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem: Regional Issues in Aquifer Storage and Recovery for Everglades Restoration
The report reviews a comprehensive research plan on Everglades restoration drafted by federal and Florida officials that assesses a central feature of the restoration: a proposal to drill more than 3 …
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€30.75
Committee on USGS Water Resources Research & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Estimating Water Use in the United States
Across the United States, the practices for collecting water use data vary significantly from state to state and vary also from one water use category to another, in response to the laws regulating w …
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€61.01
Committee to Assess the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Methods of Analysis and Peer Review for Water Resources Project Planning & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review Procedures for Water Resources Project Planning
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, through its civil works program, can take pride in its contributions throughout our nation’s history to the development of waterways infrastructure, navigation, floo …
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€40.99
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Committee on a Review of A Plan for a New Science Initiative on the Global Water Cycle: Review of USGCRP Plan for a New Science Initiative on the Global Water Cycle
In 2001, the U.S. Global Change Research Program produced the report A Plan for a New Science Initiative on the Global Water Cycle. This report was designed to represent a research strategy and scien …
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€21.68
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Committee on Hydrologic Science: Report of a Workshop on Predictability and Limits-To-Prediction in Hydrologic Systems
The Committee on Hydrologic Science (COHS) of the National Research Council (NRC) is engaged in studying the priorities and future strategies for hydrologic science. In order to involve a broad commu …
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€47.37
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Riparian Zone Functioning and Strategies for Management: Riparian Areas
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 wi …
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€69.87
Committee to Review the Florida Keys Carrying Capacity Study & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the Florida Keys Carrying Capacity Study
Nearly thirty years ago the Florida Keys were designated as an Area of Critical State Concern. The state recognized that Monroe County contained many valuable natural, environmental, historical, and …
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€57.35
Committee on Missouri River Ecosystem Science & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Missouri River Ecosystem
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 …
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€70.47
Committee to Improve the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Assessment Program & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Opportunities to Improve the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Assessment Program
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) established the National Water Quality Assesment (NAWQA) program in 1985 to assess water quality conditions and trends in representative river basins and aquifers ac …
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€51.45
Committee to Assess the Scientific Basis of the Total Maximum Daily Load Approach to Water Pollution Reduction & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Assessing the TMDL Approach to Water Quality Management
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 pa …
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€59.06
Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: Envisioning the Agenda for Water Resources Research in the Twenty-First Century
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 de …
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€48.79
Committee on Privatization of Water Services in the United States & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Privatization of Water Services in the United States
In the quest to reduce costs and improve the efficiency of water and wastewater services, many communities in the United States are exploring the potential advantages of privatization of those servic …
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€46.14
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Drinking Water Contaminants: Classifying Drinking Water Contaminants for Regulatory Consideration
Americans drink many gallons of tap water every day, but many of them question the safety of tap water every day as well. In fact, devices have been created to filter tap water directly before reachi …
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€51.67
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem: Aquifer Storage and Recovery in the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
Aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) is a process by which water is recharged through wells to an aquifer and extracted for beneficial use at some later time from the same wells. ASR is proposed as a m …
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€48.78
Committee on USGS Water Resources Research & National Research Council: Investigating Groundwater Systems on Regional and National Scales
Groundwater is a basic resource for humans and natural ecosystems and is one of the nation’s most important natural resources. Groundwater is pumped from wells to supply drinking water to about 130 m …
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€41.08
Committee on the Causes and Management of Coastal Eutrophication & National Research Council: Clean Coastal Waters
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 toxi …
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€70.93
Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: Hydrologic Sciences
Hydrologic science, an important, interdisciplinary science dealing with the occurrence, distribution, and properties of water on Earth, is key to understanding and resolving many contemporary, large …
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€49.89
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & National Research Council: Seeing into the Earth
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 …
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€49.99
Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: Mexico City’s Water Supply
This book addresses the technical, health, regulatory, and social aspects of ground water withdrawals, water use, and water quality in the metropolitan area of Mexico City, and makes recommendations …
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€47.17
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Independent Scientific Review of Everglades Restoration Progress: Progress Toward Restoring the Everglades
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 Everg …
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€70.47
Committee on the Mississippi River and the Clean Water Act & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Mississippi River Water Quality and the Clean Water Act
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 i …
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€57.17
Committee on Integrated Observations for Hydrologic and Related Sciences & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Integrating Multiscale Observations of U.S. Waters
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 wate …
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€63.40
Committee on the Scientific Bases of Colorado River Basin Water Management & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Colorado River Basin Water Management
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 a …
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€70.89
Committee on River Science at the U.S. Geological Survey & Division on Earth and Life Studies: River Science at the U.S. Geological Survey
Rivers provide about 60 percent of the nation’s drinking water and irrigation water and 10 percent of the nation’s electric power needs. The multiple and sometimes incompatible services demanded of r …
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€63.74
Committee on Water System Security Research & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Improving the Nation’s Water Security
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 fede …
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€56.55
Committee to Review the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Studies & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Studies
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 recr …
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€53.63
Committee to Assess the National Weather Service Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service Initiative & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Toward a New Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS)
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 …
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€36.03
Committee on the Collaborative Large-scale Engineering Analysis Network for Environmental Research (CLEANER) & Division on Earth and Life Studies: CLEANER and NSF’s Environmental Observatories
Degradation of the nation’s water resources threatens the health of humans and the functioning of natural ecosystems. To help better understand the causes of these adverse impacts and how they might …
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€30.81
Committee on Water Quality Improvement for the Pittsburgh Region & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Regional Cooperation for Water Quality Improvement in Southwestern Pennsylvania
The city of Pittsburgh and surrounding area of southwestern Pennsylvania face complex water quality problems, due in large part to aging wastewater infrastructures that cannot handle sewer overflows …
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€64.00
Committee on Review of Methods for Establishing Instream Flows for Texas Rivers & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Science of Instream Flows
Across the United States, municipalities, counties, and states grapple with issues of ensuring adequate amounts of water in times of high demand and low supply. Instream flow programs aim to balance …
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€53.81
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem: Re-Engineering Water Storage in the Everglades
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 Ecosy …
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€48.62
Committee to Review the Corps of Engineers Restructured Upper Mississsippi River-Illinois Waterway Draft Feasibility Study & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Water Resources Planning for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently completed its feasibility study for the Upper Mississippi River-Ilinois Waterway, which was one of the agency’s longest and most complicated studies in its h …
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€30.50
Committee on Public Water Supply Distribution Systems: Assessing and Reducing Risks & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Public Water Supply Distribution Systems
The Water Science and Technology Board has released the first report of the Committee on Public Water Supply Distribution Systems: Assessing and Reducing Risks, which is studying water quality issues …
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€30.87
Committee to Review the Corps of Engineers Restructured Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway Feasibility Study & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Restructured Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway Fea
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 multibillion-dollar propos …
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€30.87
Committee to Review the Corps of Engineers Restructured Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway Draft Feasibility Study & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Restructured Upper Mississippi-Illinois River Waterw
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 th …
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€31.00
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Science and the Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration
The report reviews a U.S. Department of the Interior research program, finding that it provides key information to support the restoration of the Florida Everglades and to better assess the impact of …
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€55.19
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem: Florida Bay Research Programs and Their Relation to the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
This report is a product of the Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem (CROGEE), which provides consensus advice to the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force. The Task …
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€48.89
Committee to Review the Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway Navigation System Feasibility Study & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Inland Navigation System Planning
In 1988, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began an investigation of the benefits and costs of extending several locks on the lower portion of the Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway (UMR-IWW) i …
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€47.51
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Mapping Science Committee: Mapping the Zone
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Insurance Rate Maps portray the height and extent to which flooding is expected to occur, and they form the basis for setting flood insurance premiums …
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€45.75
Committee on Water Implications of Biofuels Production in the United States & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Water Implications of Biofuels Production in the United States
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 gene …
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€42.22
Committee on Missouri River Recovery and Associated Sediment Management Issues & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Missouri River Planning
Historically, the flow of sediment in the Missouri River has been as important as the flow of water for a variety of river functions. The sediment has helped form a dynamic network of islands, sandba …
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€53.76
Committee on the Evaluation of Chesapeake Bay Program Implementation for Nutrient Reduction to Improve Water Quality & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Achieving Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Goals in the Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay is North America’s largest and most biologically diverse estuary, as well as an important commercial and recreational resource. However, excessive amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus, …
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€53.75
Committee on the Evaluation of Chesapeake Bay Program Implementation for Nutrient Reduction to Improve Water Quality & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Achieving Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Goals in the Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay is North America’s largest and most biologically diverse estuary, as well as an important commercial and recreational resource. However, excessive amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus, …
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€57.90
Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: National Water Resources Challenges Facing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is responsible for construction, operations, and maintenance of much of the nation’s water resources infrastructure. This infrastructure includes flood contro …
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€3.84
Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: National Water Resources Challenges Facing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is responsible for construction, operations, and maintenance of much of the nation’s water resources infrastructure. This infrastructure includes flood contro …
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€28.41
Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: Review of the Use of Science and Adaptive Management in California’s Draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan
The San Francisco Bay Delta Estuary is a large, complex estuarine ecosystem in California. It has been substantially altered by dikes, levees, channelization, pumps, human development, introduced spe …
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€25.61
Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: Review of the Use of Science and Adaptive Management in California’s Draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan
The San Francisco Bay Delta Estuary is a large, complex estuarine ecosystem in California. It has been substantially altered by dikes, levees, channelization, pumps, human development, introduced spe …
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€27.07
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Independent Scientific Review of Everglades Restoration Progress: Progress Toward Restoring the Everglades
Although the progress of environmental restoration projects in the Florida Everglades remains slow overall, there have been improvements in the pace of restoration and in the relationship between the …
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€90.08
Committee on Assessing Numeric Limits for Living Organisms in Ballast Water & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Assessing the Relationship Between Propagule Pressure and Invasion Risk in Ballast Water
The human-mediated introduction of species to regions of the world they could never reach by natural means has had great impacts on the environment, the economy, and society. In the ocean, these inva …
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€36.73
Committee on Assessing Numeric Limits for Living Organisms in Ballast Water & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Assessing the Relationship Between Propagule Pressure and Invasion Risk in Ballast Water
The human-mediated introduction of species to regions of the world they could never reach by natural means has had great impacts on the environment, the economy, and society. In the ocean, these inva …
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€39.30
Committee on Hydrologic Science & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Global Change and Extreme Hydrology
Climate theory dictates that core elements of the climate system, including precipitation, evapotranspiration, and reservoirs of atmospheric and soil moisture, should change as the climate warms, bot …
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€26.95
Committee on Hydrologic Science & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Global Change and Extreme Hydrology
Climate theory dictates that core elements of the climate system, including precipitation, evapotranspiration, and reservoirs of atmospheric and soil moisture, should change as the climate warms, bot …
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€28.24
Committee on Challenges and Opportunities in the Hydrologic Sciences & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Challenges and Opportunities in the Hydrologic Sciences
New research opportunities to advance hydrologic sciences promise a better understanding of the role of water in the Earth system that could help improve human welfare and the health of the environme …
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€3.84
Committee on Challenges and Opportunities in the Hydrologic Sciences & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Challenges and Opportunities in the Hydrologic Sciences
New research opportunities to advance hydrologic sciences promise a better understanding of the role of water in the Earth system that could help improve human welfare and the health of the environme …
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€52.76
Committee on the Assessment of Water Reuse as an Approach to Meeting Future Water Supply Needs & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Water Reuse
Expanding water reusethe use of treated wastewater for beneficial purposes including irrigation, industrial uses, and drinking water augmentationcould significantly increase the nation’s total availa …
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€3.84
Committee on the Assessment of Water Reuse as an Approach to Meeting Future Water Supply Needs & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Water Reuse
Expanding water reusethe use of treated wastewater for beneficial purposes including irrigation, industrial uses, and drinking water augmentationcould significantly increase the nation’s total availa …
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€64.15
Committee to Review the St. Johns River Water Supply Impact Study & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the St. Johns River Water Supply Impact Study
The St. Johns River Water Management District is responsible for managing water resources in the St. Johns River basin, which comprises 23 percent of Florida. Approximately 4.73 million people (one-q …
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€3.81
Committee to Review the St. Johns River Water Supply Impact Study & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the St. Johns River Water Supply Impact Study
The St. Johns River Water Management District is responsible for managing water resources in the St. Johns River basin, which comprises 23 percent of Florida. Approximately 4.73 million people (one-q …
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€50.84
Committee to Review EPA’s Economic Analysis of Final Water Quality Standards for Nutrients for Lakes and Flowing Waters in Florida & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the EPA’s Economic Analysis of Final Water Quality Standards for Nutrients f
The Environmental Protection Agency’s estimate of the costs associated with implementing numeric nutrient criteria in Florida’s waterways was significantly lower than many stakeholders expected. This …
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€3.80
Committee to Review EPA’s Economic Analysis of Final Water Quality Standards for Nutrients for Lakes and Flowing Waters in Florida & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the EPA’s Economic Analysis of Final Water Quality Standards for Nutrients f
The Environmental Protection Agency’s estimate of the costs associated with implementing numeric nutrient criteria in Florida’s waterways was significantly lower than many stakeholders expected. This …
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€43.32
Committee on Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta
Extensively modified over the last century and a half, California’s San Francisco Bay Delta Estuary remains biologically diverse and functions as a central element in California’s water supply system …
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€3.84
Committee on Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta
Extensively modified over the last century and a half, California’s San Francisco Bay Delta Estuary remains biologically diverse and functions as a central element in California’s water supply system …
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€55.05
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Independent Scientific Review of Everglades Restoration Progress: Progress Toward Restoring the Everglades
Twelve years into the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Project, little progress has been made in restoring the core of the remaining Everglades ecosystem; instead, most project construction so fa …
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€3.84
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Independent Scientific Review of Everglades Restoration Progress: Progress Toward Restoring the Everglades
Twelve years into the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Project, little progress has been made in restoring the core of the remaining Everglades ecosystem; instead, most project construction so fa …
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€55.79
Board on Atmospheric Studies and Climate & Committee on Population: Himalayan Glaciers
Scientific evidence shows that most glaciers in South Asia’s Hindu Kush Himalayan region are retreating, but the consequences for the region’s water supply are unclear, this report finds. The Hindu K …
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€3.83
Board on Atmospheric Studies and Climate & Committee on Population: Himalayan Glaciers
Scientific evidence shows that most glaciers in South Asia’s Hindu Kush Himalayan region are retreating, but the consequences for the region’s water supply are unclear, this report finds. The Hindu K …
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€51.36
Committee on Preparing for the Third Decade (Cycle 3) of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Preparing for the Third Decade of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program
The first two decades of the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program have provided a successful and useful assessment of U.S. water-quality conditions, how they hav …
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€3.84
Committee on Preparing for the Third Decade (Cycle 3) of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Preparing for the Third Decade of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program
The first two decades of the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program have provided a successful and useful assessment of U.S. water-quality conditions, how they hav …
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€51.36
Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: Corps of Engineers Water Resources Infrastructure
Over the past century, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has built a vast network of water management infrastructure that includes approximately 700 dams, 14, 000 miles of levees, 12, 000 miles of riv …
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€3.80
Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: Corps of Engineers Water Resources Infrastructure
Over the past century, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has built a vast network of water management infrastructure that includes approximately 700 dams, 14, 000 miles of levees, 12, 000 miles of riv …
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€42.46
Committee on Future Options for Management in the Nation’s Subsurface Remediation Effort & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Alternatives for Managing the Nation’s Complex Contaminated Groundwater Sites
Across the United States, thousands of hazardous waste sites are contaminated with chemicals that prevent the underlying groundwater from meeting drinking water standards. These include Superfund sit …
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€3.84
Committee on Future Options for Management in the Nation’s Subsurface Remediation Effort & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Alternatives for Managing the Nation’s Complex Contaminated Groundwater Sites
Across the United States, thousands of hazardous waste sites are contaminated with chemicals that prevent the underlying groundwater from meeting drinking water standards. These include Superfund sit …
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€82.84
Committee on Levees and the National Flood Insurance Program: Improving Policies and Practices & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Levees and the National Flood Insurance Program
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration (FIMA) manages the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which is a cornerstone in the U.S. strateg …
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€3.84
Committee on Levees and the National Flood Insurance Program: Improving Policies and Practices & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Levees and the National Flood Insurance Program
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration (FIMA) manages the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which is a cornerstone in the U.S. strateg …
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€54.52
Committee on Strategic Research for Integrated Water Resources Management & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Delta Waters
The Water Institute of the Gulf is a not-for-profit, independent research institute dedicated to advancing the understanding of coastal, deltaic, river and water resource systems, both within the Gul …
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€3.83
Committee on Strategic Research for Integrated Water Resources Management & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Delta Waters
The Water Institute of the Gulf is a not-for-profit, independent research institute dedicated to advancing the understanding of coastal, deltaic, river and water resource systems, both within the Gul …
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€46.18
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Committee on Earth Resources: Development of Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources in the Appalachian Basin
Development of Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources in the Appalachian Basin is the summary of a workshop convened by the National Research Council to examine the geology and unconventional hydrocarb …
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€3.86
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Committee on Earth Resources: Development of Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources in the Appalachian Basin
Development of Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources in the Appalachian Basin is the summary of a workshop convened by the National Research Council to examine the geology and unconventional hydrocarb …
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€37.23
Committee on Mississippi River Water Quality Science and Interstate Collaboration & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Mississippi River Water Quality and Interstate Collaboration
Summary of a Workshop on Mississippi River Water Quality Science and Interstate Collaboration summarizes presentations and discussions of Mississippi River and basin water quality management, monitor …
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€3.79
Committee on Mississippi River Water Quality Science and Interstate Collaboration & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Mississippi River Water Quality and Interstate Collaboration
Summary of a Workshop on Mississippi River Water Quality Science and Interstate Collaboration summarizes presentations and discussions of Mississippi River and basin water quality management, monitor …
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€37.27
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Independent Scientific Review of Everglades Restoration Progress: Progress Toward Restoring the Everglades
The Everglades ecosystem is vast, stretching more than 200 miles from Orlando to Florida Bay, and Everglades National Park is but a part located at the southern end. During the 19th and 20th centurie …
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€3.84
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Independent Scientific Review of Everglades Restoration Progress: Progress Toward Restoring the Everglades
The Everglades ecosystem is vast, stretching more than 200 miles from Orlando to Florida Bay, and Everglades National Park is but a part located at the southern end. During the 19th and 20th centurie …
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€90.22
Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: Reducing Coastal Risk on the East and Gulf Coasts
Hurricane- and coastal-storm-related losses have increased substantially during the past century, largely due to increases in population and development in the most susceptible coastal areas. Climate …
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€3.84
Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: Reducing Coastal Risk on the East and Gulf Coasts
Hurricane- and coastal-storm-related losses have increased substantially during the past century, largely due to increases in population and development in the most susceptible coastal areas. Climate …
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€57.84
Committee to Review the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan
The Edwards Aquifer in south-central Texas is the primary source of water for one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, San Antonio, and it also supplies irrigation water to thousands o …
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€3.84
Committee to Review the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan
The Edwards Aquifer in south-central Texas is the primary source of water for one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, San Antonio, and it also supplies irrigation water to thousands o …
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€57.57
Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications & Committee on National Statistics: Affordability of National Flood Insurance Program Premiums
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is housed within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and offers insurance policies that are marketed and sold through private insurers, but with …
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€3.85
Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications & Committee on National Statistics: Affordability of National Flood Insurance Program Premiums
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is housed within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and offers insurance policies that are marketed and sold through private insurers, but with …
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€52.84
Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications & Committee on Risk-Based Methods for Insurance Premiums of Negatively Elevated Structures in the National Flood Insurance Program: Tying Flood Insurance to Flood Risk for Low-Lying Structures in the F
Floods take a heavy toll on society, costing lives, damaging buildings and property, disrupting livelihoods, and sometimes necessitating federal disaster relief, which has risen to record levels in r …
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€3.83
Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications & Committee on Risk-Based Methods for Insurance Premiums of Negatively Elevated Structures in the National Flood Insurance Program: Tying Flood Insurance to Flood Risk for Low-Lying Structures in the F
Floods take a heavy toll on society, costing lives, damaging buildings and property, disrupting livelihoods, and sometimes necessitating federal disaster relief, which has risen to record levels in r …
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€44.93
Committee to Review the Florida Aquifer Storage and Recovery Regional Study Technical Data Report & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the Everglades Aquifer Storage and Recovery Regional Study
The Florida Everglades is a large and diverse aquatic ecosystem that has been greatly altered over the past century by an extensive water control infrastructure designed to increase agricultural and …
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€3.84
Committee to Review the Florida Aquifer Storage and Recovery Regional Study Technical Data Report & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the Everglades Aquifer Storage and Recovery Regional Study
The Florida Everglades is a large and diverse aquatic ecosystem that has been greatly altered over the past century by an extensive water control infrastructure designed to increase agricultural and …
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€43.82
Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications & Committee on Community-Based Flood Insurance Options: Community-Based Flood Insurance Option
River and coastal floods are among the nation’s most costly natural disasters. One component in the nation’s approach to managing flood risk is availability of flood insurance policies, which are off …
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€3.83
Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications & Committee on Community-Based Flood Insurance Options: Community-Based Flood Insurance Option
River and coastal floods are among the nation’s most costly natural disasters. One component in the nation’s approach to managing flood risk is availability of flood insurance policies, which are off …
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€56.70
Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications & Committee on Affordability of National Flood Insurance Program Premiums: Affordability of National Flood Insurance Program Premiums
When Congress authorized the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in 1968, it intended for the program to encourage community initiatives in flood risk management, charge insurance premiums consis …
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€3.83
Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications & Committee on Affordability of National Flood Insurance Program Premiums: Affordability of National Flood Insurance Program Premiums
When Congress authorized the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in 1968, it intended for the program to encourage community initiatives in flood risk management, charge insurance premiums consis …
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€51.47
Division on Earth and Life Studies & Water Science and Technology Board: Using Graywater and Stormwater to Enhance Local Water Supplies
Chronic and episodic water shortages are becoming common in many regions of the United States, and population growth in water-scarce regions further compounds the challenges. Increasingly, alternativ …
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€3.85
Division on Earth and Life Studies & Water Science and Technology Board: Using Graywater and Stormwater to Enhance Local Water Supplies
Chronic and episodic water shortages are becoming common in many regions of the United States, and population growth in water-scarce regions further compounds the challenges. Increasingly, alternativ …
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€64.26
Committee on Effective Approaches for Monitoring and Assessing Gulf of Mexico Restoration Activities & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Effective Monitoring to Evaluate Ecological Restoration in the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf Coast communities and natural resources suffered extensive direct and indirect damage as a result of the largest accidental oil spill in US history, referred to as the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oi …
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€3.79
Committee on Effective Approaches for Monitoring and Assessing Gulf of Mexico Restoration Activities & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Effective Monitoring to Evaluate Ecological Restoration in the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf Coast communities and natural resources suffered extensive direct and indirect damage as a result of the largest accidental oil spill in US history, referred to as the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oi …
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€70.69
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Independent Scientific Review of Everglades Restoration Progress: Progress Toward Restoring the Everglades
The Everglades ecosystem is vast, stretching more than 200 miles from Orlando to Florida Bay, and Everglades National Park is but a part located at the southern end. During the 19th and 20th centurie …
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€3.83
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Independent Scientific Review of Everglades Restoration Progress: Progress Toward Restoring the Everglades
The Everglades ecosystem is vast, stretching more than 200 miles from Orlando to Florida Bay, and Everglades National Park is but a part located at the southern end. During the 19th and 20th centurie …
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€89.70
Committee to Review the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan
The Edwards Aquifer in south-central Texas is the primary source of water for one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, San Antonio, and it also supplies irrigation water to thousands o …
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€3.84
Committee to Review the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan
The Edwards Aquifer in south-central Texas is the primary source of water for one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, San Antonio, and it also supplies irrigation water to thousands o …
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€47.68
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Flowback and Produced Waters
Produced waterwater from underground formations that is brought to the surface during oil and gas productionis the greatest volume byproduct associated with oil and gas production. It is managed by s …
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€3.82
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Flowback and Produced Waters
Produced waterwater from underground formations that is brought to the surface during oil and gas productionis the greatest volume byproduct associated with oil and gas production. It is managed by s …
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€70.47
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Decision Framework for Managing the Spirit Lake and Toutle River System at Mount St. Helens
The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in southwest Washington State radically changed the physical and socio-economic landscapes of the region. The eruption destroyed the summit of the volcano, sendi …
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€3.83
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Decision Framework for Managing the Spirit Lake and Toutle River System at Mount St. Helens
The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in southwest Washington State radically changed the physical and socio-economic landscapes of the region. The eruption destroyed the summit of the volcano, sendi …
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€77.02
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate: Science Breakthroughs to Advance Food and Agricultural Research by 2030
For nearly a century, scientific advances have fueled progress in U.S. agriculture to enable American producers to deliver safe and abundant food domestically and provide a trade surplus in bulk and …
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€69.74
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Onshore Unconventional Hydrocarbon Development
Oil and gas well completion and stimulation technologies to develop unconventional hydrocarbon resources in the United States have evolved over the past several decades, particularly in relation to t …
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€3.81
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Onshore Unconventional Hydrocarbon Development
Oil and gas well completion and stimulation technologies to develop unconventional hydrocarbon resources in the United States have evolved over the past several decades, particularly in relation to t …
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€69.74
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate: Environmental Engineering for the 21st Century
Environmental engineers support the well-being of people and the planet in areas where the two intersect. Over the decades the field has improved countless lives through innovative systems for delive …
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€3.85
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate: Environmental Engineering for the 21st Century
Environmental engineers support the well-being of people and the planet in areas where the two intersect. Over the decades the field has improved countless lives through innovative systems for delive …
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€47.35
Committee on Future Water Resource Needs for the Nation: Water Science and Research at the U.S. Geological Survey & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Future Water Priorities for the Nation
Solving problems related to use of water resources will be of paramount importance in coming decades as increasing pressure from growing populations, climate change, extreme weather, and aging water- …
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€3.84
Committee on Future Water Resource Needs for the Nation: Water Science and Research at the U.S. Geological Survey & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Future Water Priorities for the Nation
Solving problems related to use of water resources will be of paramount importance in coming decades as increasing pressure from growing populations, climate change, extreme weather, and aging water- …
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€52.30
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Independent Scientific Review of Everglades Restoration Progress: Progress Toward Restoring the Everglades
During the past century, the Everglades, one of the world’s treasured ecosystems, has been dramatically altered by drainage and water management infrastructure that was intended to improve flood mana …
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€3.84
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Independent Scientific Review of Everglades Restoration Progress: Progress Toward Restoring the Everglades
During the past century, the Everglades, one of the world’s treasured ecosystems, has been dramatically altered by drainage and water management infrastructure that was intended to improve flood mana …
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€89.31
Committee to Review the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan
The Edwards Aquifer in south-central Texas is the primary source of water for one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, San Antonio, and it also supplies irrigation water to thousands o …
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€3.83
Committee to Review the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan
The Edwards Aquifer in south-central Texas is the primary source of water for one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, San Antonio, and it also supplies irrigation water to thousands o …
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€62.45
Committee to Review the New York City Department of Environmental Protection Operations Support Tool for Water Supply & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection Operations Support Tool for Wate
New York City’s water supply system is one of the oldest, largest, and most complex in the nation. It delivers more than 1.1 billion gallons of water each day from three upstate watersheds (Croton, C …
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€3.81
Committee to Review the New York City Department of Environmental Protection Operations Support Tool for Water Supply & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection Operations Support Tool for Wate
New York City’s water supply system is one of the oldest, largest, and most complex in the nation. It delivers more than 1.1 billion gallons of water each day from three upstate watersheds (Croton, C …
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€70.17
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Advancing Sustainability of U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Drylands
The drylands region shared by the United States and Mexico currently faces multiple sustainability challenges at the intersection of the human and natural systems. Warming and drying conditions threa …
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€3.82
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Advancing Sustainability of U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Drylands
The drylands region shared by the United States and Mexico currently faces multiple sustainability challenges at the intersection of the human and natural systems. Warming and drying conditions threa …
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€62.98
Committee on Urban Flooding in the United States & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Framing the Challenge of Urban Flooding in the United States
Flooding is the natural hazard with the greatest economic and social impact in the United States, and these impacts are becoming more severe over time. Catastrophic flooding from recent hurricanes, i …
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€3.83
Committee on Urban Flooding in the United States & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Framing the Challenge of Urban Flooding in the United States
Flooding is the natural hazard with the greatest economic and social impact in the United States, and these impacts are becoming more severe over time. Catastrophic flooding from recent hurricanes, i …
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€60.34
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Offshore Well Completion and Stimulation
While the public is generally aware of the use of hydraulic fracturing for unconventional resource development onshore, it is less familiar with the well completion and stimulation technologies used …
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€3.79
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Offshore Well Completion and Stimulation
While the public is generally aware of the use of hydraulic fracturing for unconventional resource development onshore, it is less familiar with the well completion and stimulation technologies used …
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€62.91
Committee on USGS Water Resources Research & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Estimating Water Use in the United States
Across the United States, the practices for collecting water use data vary significantly from state to state and vary also from one water use category to another, in response to the laws regulating w …
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€42.46
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Committee on a Review of A Plan for a New Science Initiative on the Global Water Cycle: Review of USGCRP Plan for a New Science Initiative on the Global Water Cycle
In 2001, the U.S. Global Change Research Program produced the report A Plan for a New Science Initiative on the Global Water Cycle. This report was designed to represent a research strategy and scien …
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€14.74
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Mitigating Wetland Losses: Compensating for Wetland Losses Under the Clean Water Act
Recognizing the importance of wetland protection, the Bush administration in 1988 endorsed the goal of "no net loss" of wetlands. Specifically, it directed that filling of wetlands should b …
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€49.09
Committee to Assess the Scientific Basis of the Total Maximum Daily Load Approach to Water Pollution Reduction & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Assessing the TMDL Approach to Water Quality Management
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 pa …
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€41.34
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem: Regional Issues in Aquifer Storage and Recovery for Everglades Restoration
The report reviews a comprehensive research plan on Everglades restoration drafted by federal and Florida officials that assesses a central feature of the restoration: a proposal to drill more than 3 …
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€21.14
Committee to Assess the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Methods of Analysis and Peer Review for Water Resources Project Planning & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review Procedures for Water Resources Project Planning
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, through its civil works program, can take pride in its contributions throughout our nation’s history to the development of waterways infrastructure, navigation, floo …
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€28.68
Committee on Bioavailability of Contaminants in Soils and Sediments & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Bioavailability of Contaminants in Soils and Sediments
Bioavailability refers to the extent to which humans and ecological receptors are exposed to contaminants in soil or sediment. The concept of bioavailability has recently piqued the interest of the h …
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€59.03
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Committee on Hydrologic Science: Report of a Workshop on Predictability and Limits-To-Prediction in Hydrologic Systems
The Committee on Hydrologic Science (COHS) of the National Research Council (NRC) is engaged in studying the priorities and future strategies for hydrologic science. In order to involve a broad commu …
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€34.03
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem: Adaptive Monitoring and Assessment for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
The report evaluates the plan to monitor and assess the condition of Florida’s Everglades as restoration efforts proceed. The report finds that the plan is well grounded in scientific theory and prin …
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€30.50
Committee to Review the Florida Keys Carrying Capacity Study & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the Florida Keys Carrying Capacity Study
Nearly thirty years ago the Florida Keys were designated as an Area of Critical State Concern. The state recognized that Monroe County contained many valuable natural, environmental, historical, and …
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€41.25
Committee on Missouri River Ecosystem Science & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Missouri River Ecosystem
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 …
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€49.29
Committee to Improve the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Assessment Program & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Opportunities to Improve the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Assessment Program
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) established the National Water Quality Assesment (NAWQA) program in 1985 to assess water quality conditions and trends in representative river basins and aquifers ac …
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€36.52
Committee on Privatization of Water Services in the United States & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Privatization of Water Services in the United States
In the quest to reduce costs and improve the efficiency of water and wastewater services, many communities in the United States are exploring the potential advantages of privatization of those servic …
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€39.90
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem: Aquifer Storage and Recovery in the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
Aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) is a process by which water is recharged through wells to an aquifer and extracted for beneficial use at some later time from the same wells. ASR is proposed as a m …
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€34.30
Committee on the Causes and Management of Coastal Eutrophication & National Research Council: Clean Coastal Waters
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 toxi …
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€57.41
Board on Radioactive Waste Management & Committee on Intrinsic Remediation: Natural Attenuation for Groundwater Remediation
In the past decade, officials responsible for clean-up of contaminated groundwater have increasingly turned to natural attenuation-essentially allowing naturally occurring processes to reduce the tox …
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€48.92
Committee on Environmental Remediation at Naval Facilities & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Environmental Cleanup at Navy Facilities
The number of hazardous waste sites across the United States has grown to approximately 217, 000, with billions of cubic yards of soil, sediment, and groundwater plumes requiring remediation. Sites c …
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€44.39
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & National Research Council: Seeing into the Earth
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 …
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€34.75
Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: Hydrologic Sciences
Hydrologic science, an important, interdisciplinary science dealing with the occurrence, distribution, and properties of water on Earth, is key to understanding and resolving many contemporary, large …
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€34.68
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem: Does Water Flow Influence Everglades Landscape Patterns?
The report evaluates a White Paper written by restoration planners in South Florida on the role of water flow in restoration plans. The report concludes that there is strong evidence that the velocit …
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€34.33
Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: Review of the EPA Water Security Research and Technical Support Action Plan
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 technic …
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€43.10
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Committee on Hydrologic Science: Groundwater Fluxes Across Interfaces
Estimates of groundwater recharge and discharge rates are needed at many differentscales for many different purposes. These include such tasks as evaluating landsliderisks, managing groundwater resou …
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€34.42
Board on Life Sciences & Committee on Indicators for Waterborne Pathogens: Indicators for Waterborne Pathogens
Recent and forecasted advances in microbiology, molecular biology, and analytical chemistry have made it timely to reassess the current paradigm of relying predominantly or exclusively on traditional …
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€54.69
Committee to Review the Corps of Engineers Restructured Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway Draft Feasibility Study & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Restructured Upper Mississippi-Illinois River Waterw
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 th …
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€21.23
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Managing the Columbia River
Flows of the Columbia River, although modified substantially during the twentieth century, still vary considerably between seasons and between years. Lowest flows tend to occur during summer months w …
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€34.68
Committee to Review the Desalination and Water Purification Technology Roadmap & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the Desalination and Water Purification Technology Roadmap
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 w …
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€34.88
Committee to Assess the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Methods of Analysis and Peer Review for Water Resources Project Planning & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Analytical Methods and Approaches for Water Resources Project Planning
Analytical Methods and Approaches for Water Resources Project Planningis part of a larger study that was conducted in response to a request from the U.S. Congress in the Water Resources Development A …
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€38.52
Committee to Assess the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Methods of Analysis and Peer Review for Water Resources Project Planning & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Adaptive Management for Water Resources Project Planning
This book reviews the Corps of Engineers’ experiences to date with the concept of "adaptive management" and provides advice on additional and more effective implementation of this planning …
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€33.81
Committee on Review of the USGS National Streamflow Information Program & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Assessing the National Streamflow Information Program
From warning the public of impending floods to settling legal arguments over water rights, the measurement of streamflow ("streamgaging") plays a vital role in our society. Having good info …
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€34.45
Committee to Assess the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Methods of Analysis and Peer Review for Water Resources Project Planning & Division on Earth and Life Studies: River Basins and Coastal Systems Planning Within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) has played a large and important role in shaping water resources systems in the United States since Congress first tasked it in 1824 to improve navigation …
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€41.99
Committee to Assess the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Methods of Analysis and Peer Review for Water Resources Project Planning & Coordinating Committee: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Water Resources Planning
From the Executive Summary:There are some concerns that the current Corps planning and construction budget has not kept pace with expanding national water management needs for flood hazard management …
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€30.71
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Endangered and Threatened Species in the Platte River Basin: Endangered and Threatened Species of the Platte River
The tension between wildlife protection under the Endangered Species Act andwater management in the Platte River Basin has existed for more than 25 years. The Platte River provides important habitat …
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€53.29
Committee on Assessment of Water Resources Research & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Confronting the Nation’s Water Problems
In order to confront the increasingly severe water problems faced by all parts of the country, the United States needs to make a new commitment to research on water resources. A new mechanism is need …
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€47.85
National Research Council & Water Science and Technology Board: Hazardous Waste Site Management
Hazardous Waste Site Management addresses current methods used in the regulatory process with respect to water quality cleanup levels. Information and perspectives on the adequacy of these methods ar …
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€27.67
Committee on Opportunities in the Hydrologic Sciences & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Opportunities in the Hydrologic Sciences
Hydrologythe science of wateris central to our understanding of the global environment and its many problems. Opportunities in the Hydrologic Sciences explains how the science of water historically h …
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€29.37
Committee on Assessing and Valuing the Services of Aquatic and Related Terrestrial Ecosystems & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Valuing Ecosystem Services
Nutrient recycling, habitat for plants and animals, flood control, and water supply are among the many beneficial services provided by aquatic ecosystems. In making decisions about human activities, …
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€44.41
Committee to Review the Corps of Engineers Restructured Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway Feasibility Study & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Restructured Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway Fea
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 multibillion-dollar propos …
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€21.21
Committee on Source Removal of Contaminants in the Subsurface & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Contaminants in the Subsurface
At hundreds of thousands of commercial, industrial, and military sites across the country, subsurface materials including groundwater are contaminated with chemical waste. The last decade has seen gr …
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€56.85
Committee on Water Quality Improvement for the Pittsburgh Region & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Regional Cooperation for Water Quality Improvement in Southwestern Pennsylvania
The city of Pittsburgh and surrounding area of southwestern Pennsylvania face complex water quality problems, due in large part to aging wastewater infrastructures that cannot handle sewer overflows …
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€46.08
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem: Re-Engineering Water Storage in the Everglades
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 Ecosy …
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€33.91
Committee on Review of Methods for Establishing Instream Flows for Texas Rivers & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Science of Instream Flows
Across the United States, municipalities, counties, and states grapple with issues of ensuring adequate amounts of water in times of high demand and low supply. Instream flow programs aim to balance …
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€37.88
Committee on Public Water Supply Distribution Systems: Assessing and Reducing Risks & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Public Water Supply Distribution Systems
The Water Science and Technology Board has released the first report of the Committee on Public Water Supply Distribution Systems: Assessing and Reducing Risks, which is studying water quality issues …
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€21.12
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems & Committee on Safety Criteria for Dams: Safety of Dams
From earth tectonics and meteorology to risk, responsibility, and the role of government, this comprehensive and detailed book reviews current practices in designing dams to withstand extreme hydrolo …
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€81.74
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems & Committee on the Safety of Existing Dams: Safety of Existing Dams
Written by civil engineers, dam safety officials, dam owners, geologists, hydraulic engineers, and risk analysts, this handbook is the first cooperative attempt to provide practical solutions to dam …
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€89.58
Committee to Review the Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway Navigation System Feasibility Study & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Inland Navigation System Planning
In 1988, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began an investigation of the benefits and costs of extending several locks on the lower portion of the Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway (UMR-IWW) i …
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€32.68
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Drinking Water Contaminants: Classifying Drinking Water Contaminants for Regulatory Consideration
Americans drink many gallons of tap water every day, but many of them question the safety of tap water every day as well. In fact, devices have been created to filter tap water directly before reachi …
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€41.74
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem: Florida Bay Research Programs and Their Relation to the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
This report is a product of the Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem (CROGEE), which provides consensus advice to the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force. The Task …
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€34.60
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Science and the Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration
The report reviews a U.S. Department of the Interior research program, finding that it provides key information to support the restoration of the Florida Everglades and to better assess the impact of …
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€39.04
Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: Envisioning the Agenda for Water Resources Research in the Twenty-First Century
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 de …
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€34.57
Committee on USGS Water Resources Research & National Research Council: Investigating Groundwater Systems on Regional and National Scales
Groundwater is a basic resource for humans and natural ecosystems and is one of the nation’s most important natural resources. Groundwater is pumped from wells to supply drinking water to about 130 m …
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€29.07
Committee on Risk-Based Analysis for Flood Damage Reduction & National Research Council: Risk Analysis and Uncertainty in Flood Damage Reduction Studies
Reducing flood damage is a complex task that requires multidisciplinary understanding of the earth sciences and civil engineering. In addressing this task the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employs its …
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€43.63
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems & Committee on Coastal Erosion Zone Management: Managing Coastal Erosion
More and more of the nation’s vast coastlines are being filled with homes and vacation resorts. The result is an increasing number of structures built on erosion-prone shoreswith many of these struct …
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€55.30
Board on Science and Technology for International Development & Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems: Toward Sustainability
How can high-growth areas such as Africa, Asia, and Latin America sustain agricultural production for current and future generations? Toward Sustainability explores research priorities to support sus …
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€10.25
Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: Sustaining Our Water Resources
This volume, a collection of seven essays by individuals prominent in the water resources field, commemorates the tenth anniversary of the Water Science and Technology Board. The essays cover a varie …
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€25.04
Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: Mexico City’s Water Supply
This book addresses the technical, health, regulatory, and social aspects of ground water withdrawals, water use, and water quality in the metropolitan area of Mexico City, and makes recommendations …
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€34.15
Committee to Review the Glen Canyon Environmental Studies & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Colorado River Ecology and Dam Management
This book contains 11 papers that review the extant information about the Colorado River from an ecosystem perspective and serve as the basis for discussion of the use of ecosystem/earth science info …
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€28.80
Committee to Review the Corps of Engineers Restructured Upper Mississsippi River-Illinois Waterway Draft Feasibility Study & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Water Resources Planning for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently completed its feasibility study for the Upper Mississippi River-Ilinois Waterway, which was one of the agency’s longest and most complicated studies in its h …
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€21.31
Committee to Review the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Studies & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Studies
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 recr …
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€37.80
Committee to Assess the National Weather Service Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service Initiative & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Toward a New Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS)
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 …
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€24.86
Committee on the Collaborative Large-scale Engineering Analysis Network for Environmental Research (CLEANER) & Division on Earth and Life Studies: CLEANER and NSF’s Environmental Observatories
Degradation of the nation’s water resources threatens the health of humans and the functioning of natural ecosystems. To help better understand the causes of these adverse impacts and how they might …
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€21.23
Committee on Public Water Supply Distribution Systems: Assessing and Reducing Risks & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Drinking Water Distribution Systems
Protecting and maintaining water distributions systems is crucial to ensuring high quality drinking water. Distribution systemsconsisting of pipes, pumps, valves, storage tanks, reservoirs, meters, f …
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€67.63
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Independent Scientific Review of Everglades Restoration Progress (CISRERP): Progress Toward Restoring the Everglades
This report is the first in a congressionally mandated series of biennial evaluations of the progress being made by the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), a multibillion-dollar effort …
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€52.85
Committee on River Science at the U.S. Geological Survey & Division on Earth and Life Studies: River Science at the U.S. Geological Survey
Rivers provide about 60 percent of the nation’s drinking water and irrigation water and 10 percent of the nation’s electric power needs. The multiple and sometimes incompatible services demanded of r …
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€44.66
Committee on Improving the Next-Generation EPA Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharges & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Improving the EPA Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharges
Industrial stormwater is derived from precipitation and/or runoff that comes in contact with industrial manufacturing, processing, storage, or material overburden and then runs offsite and enters dra …
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€83.28
Division on Earth and Life Studies & Water Science and Technology Board: Groundwater Recharge and Flow
Water of appropriate quantity and quality is essential for drinking, sanitation, and food, energy, and industrial production for any society and is derived for most needs from surface- or groundwater …
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€52.26
Board on Life Sciences & Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice: Management of Legionella in Water Systems
Legionnaires’ disease, a pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacterium, is the leading cause of reported waterborne disease outbreaks in the United States. Legionella occur naturally in water from man …
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€76.88
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology: Effectiveness and Impacts of Dust Control Measures for Owens Lake
During the 20th century, the city of Los Angeles diverted surface water flowing into Owens Lake for water supply, transforming the large, closed-basin, saline lake into a small brine pool surrounded …
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€83.28
Committee to Review the New York City Watershed Protection Program & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the New York City Watershed Protection Program
New York City’s municipal water supply system provides about 1 billion gallons of drinking water a day to over 8.5 million people in New York City and about 1 million people living in nearby Westches …
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€96.89
Committee on Independent Scientific Review of Everglades Restoration Progress & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Progress Toward Restoring the Everglades
During the past century, the Everglades, one of the world’s treasured ecosystems, has been dramatically altered by drainage and water management infrastructure to improve flood management, urban wate …
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€89.24
Committee on the Future of Water Quality in Coeur d’Alene Lake & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Future of Water Quality in Coeur d’Alene Lake
Coeur d’Alene Lake in northern Idaho is an invaluable natural, recreational, and economic resource for communities in Idaho and eastern Washington. Starting in the late 1880s, mining in the Lake’s wa …
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€52.55
Committee on Independent Scientific Review of Everglades Restoration Progress & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Progress Toward Restoring the Everglades
Over the past century, the Everglades has been dramatically altered by drainage and water management infrastructure intended to improve flood management, urban water supply, and agricultural producti …
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€56.32
Board on Radioactive Waste Management & National Research Council: Research Needs in Subsurface Science
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 Eng …
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€76.99
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee to Evaluate Indicators for Monitoring Aquatic and Terrestrial Environments: Ecological Indicators for the Nation
Environmental indicators, such as global temperatures and pollutant concentrations, attract scientists’ attention and often make the headlines. Equally important to policymaking are indicators of the …
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€56.50
Committee to Review the New York City Watershed Management Strategy & National Research Council: Watershed Management for Potable Water Supply
In 1997, New York City adopted a mammoth watershed agreement to protect its drinking water and avoid filtration of its large upstate surface water supply. Shortly thereafter, the NRC began an analysi …
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€70.38
Committee to Review the New York City Watershed Management Strategy & National Research Council: Watershed Management for Potable Water Supply
In 1997, New York City adopted a mammoth watershed agreement to protect its drinking water and avoid filtration of its large upstate surface water supply. Shortly thereafter, the NRC began an analysi …
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€59.06
Board on Radioactive Waste Management & National Research Council: Research Needs in Subsurface Science
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 Eng …
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€54.48
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee to Evaluate Indicators for Monitoring Aquatic and Terrestrial Environments: Ecological Indicators for the Nation
Environmental indicators, such as global temperatures and pollutant concentrations, attract scientists’ attention and often make the headlines. Equally important to policymaking are indicators of the …
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€44.21
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Anticipatory Research for EPA’s Research and Development Enterprise to Inform Future Environmental Protection: The Road Ahead: Transforming EPA Science to Meet Today’s and Tomorrow’s Challenges
Since its establishment in 1970, the mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and the environment. EPA develops regulations, ensures compliance, and issues policies, …
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€37.02
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice & Committee on Community Wastewater-based Infectious Disease Surveillance: Wastewater-based Disease Surveillance for Public Health Action
The COVID-19 pandemic spurred a rapid expansion of wastewater-based infectious disease surveillance systems to monitor and anticipate disease trends in communities.The Centers for Disease Control and …
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€25.59
Committee on Advancing Desalination Technology & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Desalination
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 …
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€62.47
Committee on Reducing Stormwater Discharge Contributions to Water Pollution & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Urban Stormwater Management in the United States
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’ …
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€77.20
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Committee on Modernizing Probable Maximum Precipitation Estimation: Modernizing Probable Maximum Precipitation Estimation
For more than 75 years, high-hazard structures in the U.S., including dams and nuclear power plants, have been engineered to withstand floods resulting from the most unlikely but possible precipitati …
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€42.46
