ISBN: 0309058937, 9780309058933
Authors: committee On Assessing Crop Yield: Site-specific Farming, Information Systems,, Research Opportunities, National Research Council
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Keywords: technologies, crop, management, information, geospatial, agriculture, century, precision
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Sensors, satellite photography, and multispectral imaging are associated with futuristic space and communications science. Increasingly, however, they are considered part of the future of agriculture. The use of advanced technologies for crop production is known as precision agriculture, and its rapid emergence means the potential for revolutionary change throughout the agricultural sector.Precisi......

ISBN: 0309052882, 9780309052887
Authors: committee To Review Specific Scientific, Technical Safety Issues Related To The Ward Valley, California Low-level Radioactive Waste Site, National Research Council
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Keywords: earth, sciences, ecology, issues, seven, valley, examination, ward
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The book examines specific scientific and technical safety issues related to the proposed low-level radioactive waste site at Ward Valley, California. It includes, among other issues, evaluation of the potential for infiltration by shallow subsurface water, contamination of ground water and the Colorado River, damaging effects on the desert tortoise habitat, and restoration of the native vegetatio......

ISBN: 0309162815, 9780309162814
Authors: Committee On The Evaluation Of A Site-specific Risk Assessment For The Department Of Homeland Security's Planned National Bio-and Agro-defense Facility In Manhattan, Kansas; National Research Council
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Keywords: agro, bio, national, defense, facility, kansas, manhattan, planned, security, specific, site, risk, assessment, homeland, department, evaluation
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Congress requested that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) produce a site-specific biosafety and biosecurity risk assessment (SSRA) of the proposed National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) in Manhattan, Kansas. The laboratory would study dangerous foreign animal diseases -- including the highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), which affects cattle, pigs, deer, and other c......

ISBN: 0309039851, 9780309039857
Authors: committee On The Role Of Alternative Farming Methods In Modern Production Agriculture, National Research Council
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Keywords: agriculture, alternative
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More and more farmers are adopting a diverse range of alternative practices designed to reduce dependence on synthetic chemical pesticides, fertilizers, and antibiotics; cut costs; increase profits; and reduce the adverse environmental consequences of agricultural production.Alternative Agriculture describes the increased use of these new practices and other changes in agriculture since World War ......

ISBN: 0309224659, 9780309224659
Authors: Committee On A Study Of Food Safety, Other Consequences Of Publishing Establishment-specific Data; National Research Council
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Keywords: service, establishment, specific, data, inspection, safety, consequences, public, release, food, potential
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The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is the regulatory agency in the US Department of Agriculture that is responsible for ensuring that meat, poultry, and processed egg products produced domestically or imported into the United States are safe, wholesome, and properly labeled. FSIS collects a voluminous amount of data in support of its regulatory functions, but the two major types of FSIS......

ISBN: 0309097142, 9780309097147
Authors: Committee On Superfund Site Assessment, Remediation In The Coeur D' Alene River Basin, National Research Council
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Keywords: alene, river, basin, coeur, lessons, mining, megasites, superfund
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For more than 100 years, the Coeur dAlene River Basin has been known as "The Silver Valley" for being one of the most productive silver, lead, and zinc mining areas in the United States. Over time, high levels of metals (including lead, arsenic, cadmium, and zinc) were discovered in the local environment and elevated blood lead levels were found in children in communities near the metal-refining a......

Authors: Committee On Cesium Processing Alternatives For High-level Waste At The Savannah River Site, National Research Council
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Keywords: waste, savannah, river, site, level, alternatives, report, committee, cesium, processing, interim
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ISBN: 0309075963, 9780309075961
Authors: Committee On The Review Of The Hanford Site's Environmental Remediation Science, Technology Plan, Board On Radioactive Waste Management, National Research Council
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Keywords: hanford, cleanup, environmental, technology, science
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Author: Committee On Assessing The Impact On Federal Agenc
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Keywords: construction, agency, federal, codes, building
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Publisher: National AcademiesPublished Time: National AcademiesPages: 76......

ISBN: 0309077826, 9780309077828
Authors: Subcommittee On Geotechnical Site Investigations, U.s. National Committee On Tunneling Technology, National Research Council
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Keywords: volume, projects, underground, investigations, site, geotechnical
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Download free ebook: Geotechnical Site Investigations For Underground Projects, Volume 1 And Volume 2......