Cooking And Salad Oils Could Lubricate Cars, Boats, Machines
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...E, toluene is not carcinogenic, but drinking water standards specify a limit of one part per million. But at a fraction of that level -- about 25 parts per billion -- it gives water an unpleasant taste and smell. "Using toluene is a little like adding chlorine to drinking water to kill bacteria. Chlorine is po...Ozone 'Chat Room' Provides Real-Time Air-Quality Research
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...s thefirst international text to apply the ethical standards of human rights topotential interventions in the human genome. It expresses the desire of theinternational community to shoulder its responsibility with respect to one ofthe major challenges facing humanity at the close of the century. The ban onhuma...Good Ergonomics Is Good Economics
...e major reasons that both establishing educational standards for professional education in human factors/ergonomics and professional certification have become top priority issues for the International Ergonomics Association and, indeed, for many national human factors/ergonomics societies and governmental grou...Low Cholesterol? Reduced Sodium? What Do These Terms Really Mean?
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...society of each person in terms of impact onliving standards and the environment. Costs are substantial, ranging from morethan $100,000 per person in high-income countries to about $2,500 per person inthe lowest-income countries. "There is a deep dispute about the impact of population growth on future...$2 Million Dollar Grant Funds Salton Sea Web Site
...theuniversity's liberal arts mission and the EPA's standards of research andreporting. The Salton Sea program will be operated through the university's Center forEnvironmental Management, a GIS-based resource management and planning program. Krantz is interim director of the center. The Salton Sea Database Pro...EPA Should Redirect Some Research on Toxic Airborne Particles
...the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tightens standards forairborne particulates, it should redirect some ...iene andPublic Health, Baltimore. "But as the new standards begin to take effect,further research must be done to determine precisely which particles pose thegr...Water Quality In Indiana's White River Basin Affected By Urban And Agricultural Activities
...hlor, or cyanazine exceeded Federal drinking-water standards or advisories; however, annual average concentrations of each of these compounds in the White River were below their respective standard or guideline," said USGS hydrologist Charles G. Crawford, project leader of the White River Basin study. Fourteen...Learning About Evolution Critical For Understanding Science
...aught, and how students are assessed. The science standards stress the importance of evolution because understanding the theory is essential to mastering basic biology and learning how science works. Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science also provides criteria for evaluating school science p...Scientists Seek Early Warning Of Drinking Water Threats
...n. Harrington emphasized that U.S. water-treatment standards are very good, andthat drinking water is generally quite safe. Water utilities are required tohave a multi-barrier approach to water treatment, where more than one technologyis used to remove microorganisms. "We could look at thousands of water sampl...Reduced Nutrients Still Cause Problems In The Neuse And Tar-Pamlico Rivers
... drinking-water standards, although drinking-water standards have not been established for all compounds. Of the 47 pesticides tested in ground-water samples from 49 monitoring wells, 14 compounds were detected, usually at concentrations less than 0.1 ppm. Although no pesticides were found at concentrations...From The Home Front To The River Front, USGS Updates Water-Quality Information
... pesticides that were found, human-health criteria standards have not yet been set. The information derived from the USGS studies on the occurrence of individual pesticides and the occurrence of mixtures of pesticides and their breakdown products are important to managing pesticide use and understanding how t...