Socioeconomic Environmental Studies Series
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Page : 1048 pages
File Size : 29,74 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Energy conservation
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Page : 1048 pages
File Size : 29,74 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Energy conservation
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Subcommittee on Rural Development
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Page : 132 pages
File Size : 19,62 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Radioactive waste disposal
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Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 25,99 MB
Release : 2013-04-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0309264146
The United States is among the wealthiest nations in the world, but it is far from the healthiest. Although life expectancy and survival rates in the United States have improved dramatically over the past century, Americans live shorter lives and experience more injuries and illnesses than people in other high-income countries. The U.S. health disadvantage cannot be attributed solely to the adverse health status of racial or ethnic minorities or poor people: even highly advantaged Americans are in worse health than their counterparts in other, "peer" countries. In light of the new and growing evidence about the U.S. health disadvantage, the National Institutes of Health asked the National Research Council (NRC) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene a panel of experts to study the issue. The Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries examined whether the U.S. health disadvantage exists across the life span, considered potential explanations, and assessed the larger implications of the findings. U.S. Health in International Perspective presents detailed evidence on the issue, explores the possible explanations for the shorter and less healthy lives of Americans than those of people in comparable countries, and recommends actions by both government and nongovernment agencies and organizations to address the U.S. health disadvantage.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 26,7 MB
Release : 2000-10-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 030906371X
Incineration has been used widely for waste disposal, including household, hazardous, and medical wasteâ€"but there is increasing public concern over the benefits of combusting the waste versus the health risk from pollutants emitted during combustion. Waste Incineration and Public Health informs the emerging debate with the most up-to-date information available on incineration, pollution, and human healthâ€"along with expert conclusions and recommendations for further research and improvement of such areas as risk communication. The committee provides details on: Processes involved in incineration and how contaminants are released. Environmental dynamics of contaminants and routes of human exposure. Tools and approaches for assessing possible human health effects. Scientific concerns pertinent to future regulatory actions. The book also examines some of the social, psychological, and economic factors that affect the communities where incineration takes place and addresses the problem of uncertainty and variation in predicting the health effects of incineration processes.
Author : Murphy/Williams Urban Planning and Housing Consultants
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Page : 98 pages
File Size : 33,18 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Synthetic fuels
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Page : 1072 pages
File Size : 39,40 MB
Release : 2007
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Author : Maurice L. Warner
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Page : 244 pages
File Size : 27,51 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Environmental impact statements
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Author : U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Office of Standards Development
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Page : 1100 pages
File Size : 13,44 MB
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Category : Nuclear energy
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Contents: 1. Power reactors.--2. Research and test reactors.--3. Fuels and materials facilities.--4. Environmental and siting.--5. Materials and plant protection.--6. Products.--7. Transportation.--8. Occupational health.--9. Antitrust reviews.--10. General.
Author : United States. Department of Energy. Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management
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Page : 376 pages
File Size : 16,48 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Radioactive waste disposal
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Page : 556 pages
File Size : 21,17 MB
Release : 1974
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