Duke Ecologist Says Logging Is Creating 'Mahogany Deserts'
...ok's article also supports the American mahogany's listing under AppendixII of the Convention on Internationa...species is subject to strictregulation..." Such a listing would not restrict trade, but would require that mahoganiesbe monitored and that producing nations d...Good Ergonomics Is Good Economics
...and the addition of a highlighting feature for the listing selected by the directory assistant. Based on extensive before-and-after measurements, results showed a 600-ms reduction in average call operating time after introduction of the ergonomically redesigned CRT display. Although seemingly small, this red......bcommittee's re-review of dioxin need notdelay its listing in the ninth Report on Carcinogens, which is plann...g recent changes inthe criteria and procedures for listing agents in the Report. A press release on the advisory council's review of these substances may ...Fatal Frog Fungus Found In The United States
... back well and has been proposed as acandidate for listing as an endangered species. What role the fungus might haveplayed in these die-offs is far from clear, Rosen says, but "we're taking itvery seriously." The chytrid fungus first made headlines two weeks ago when an international teamof scientists fing......albacteria, researchers have their hands full just listing the number of bacterialspecies. In the meantime, consider this problem: Because the number of bacteriais so large, events that would occur once in 10 billion years in the laboratorywould occur every second in nature....Hurricane Georges Puts On A Light Show
...Mission satellite as it flew overhead. A complete listing of CAMEX-3 and TEFLUN-B missions is given below. CAMEX-3 - the third Convection and Moisture Experiment - is an interagency project to measure hurricane dynamics at high altitude, a method never employed before over Atlantic storms. From this, sci...Suppression Of Natural Fires Harms Squirrels
... The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing S. b.brunneus as "threatened," deserving of protection through the EndangeredSpecies Act. The Northern Idaho ground squirrel depends on the fat-rich seeds ofnative bunch grass to sustain it through seven or eight months of hibernation. Bef...Endangered Species' Recovery Plans Face Comprehensive Scientific Review
...ected recovery plans, along with endangeredspecies listing documents and Fish and Wildlife Service reports to Congress.Answers to thousands of items on the questionnaire are being entered into adatabase on the Internet so scientists and students at all the participatinginstitutions have access to all the dat...UV Rays, Fire And Flame Retardants To Be Reviewed For Possible Listing As Carcinogens, NTP Announces
...nlamps and sun beds, will be reviewed for possible listing in the federalgovernment's Tenth Annual Report on ...ding to "known human carcinogens" from the current listing as "reasonablyanticipated to be human carcinogens." In an announcement in the Federal Regis......he evidence does not seem to meet the standard for listing as a known oreven "anticipated" human carcinogen in the National Toxicology Program's Reporton Carcinogens....National Toxicology Program (NTP) public meeting on the report on carcinogens
... reviewprocess and/or evaluation criteria used for listing substances, agents orexposure circumstances as "known" or "reasonably anticipated to be" humancarcinogens in the DHHS RoC and to provide a forum for discussion of the viewsexpressed. Who: A panel to include NTP staff, representatives of the N......ly anticipated to be humancarcinogens." Before a listing is published, new research as well as data fromolder published studies are compiled, and three scientific panels review thedata and make recommendations. Then, the director of the National Institute ofEnvironmental Health Sciences and the National T...On the floor of the sea: watch while biologists search for rare white abalone
...il and the first marine invertebrate requested for listing asendangered. If their forays are successful in finding any of these vanishingcreatures, the scientists will attempt to develop a captive breeding programsimilar to what has been used to replenish imperiled terrestrial species. Atpresent, only one w...Suggested changes in federal report on carcinogens to be aired Oct. 21 and 22 at public meeting
...ly anticipated to be humancarcinogens." Before a listing is published, new research as well as data fromolder published studies are compiled, and three scientific panels review thedata and make recommendations. Then, the director of the National Institute ofEnvironmental Health Sciences and the National T...On the floor of the sea: USGS biologists search for rare, white abalone
...S) made the abalone a candidate speciesfor federal listing under the Endangered Species Act. Based on informationindicating major declines in the abundance of white abalone, NMFS contractedwith Scripps Institution of Oceanography in August 1998 to review the status ofwhite abalone. NMFS will use the results ...Science in the news: public choices, science & salmon
...bia River estuary and a look at how the recent ESA listing and science impacts decision-making process. Chris Mobley, West Coast Salmon Coordinator, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Protected Resources, Endangered Species Division. LIMITED SEATING -- RSVP BY MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14,...2000 Spring Meeting: Sessions and abstracts online
...ipate sending an advisory containing a preliminary listing of press conferences on or about May 1. This will be followed around May 15 with an update, which will include the exact time for each press conference and the names and affiliations of participants. Press Registration Advance press registration ...Fact sheet: the Report on Carcinogens - 9th edition
...the Report identifies potential cancer hazards. A listing in the Report does not by itself establish that a ... to be a human carcinogen" category. The proposed listing is currently in litigation. Depending on the outcome of the litigation, an addendum may be publishe......nually or biannually complete a health survey form listing events that might have affected their menstrual cycles such as pregnancies, births, miscarriages, surgeries, or birth control. Since 1990, they also have recorded how much menstrual bleeding occurs on a cycle day, using a scale developed by Kernoff...