1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910971203703321

Autore

Liddick Don

Titolo

The global underworld : transnational crime and the United States / / Donald R. Liddick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2004

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), , 2024

ISBN

9798400657870

9786612408298

9781282408296

1282408291

9780313051982

0313051984

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (170 p.)

Collana

International and comparative criminology

Disciplina

364.1/06/0973

Soggetti

Organized crime

Organized crime - United States

Transnational crime

Transnational crime - United States - Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-154) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview; Chapter 2 Principal Transnational Crime Groups Affecting the United States and Canada; Chapter 3 Smuggling, Transnational Theft, and ""Eco-Crime""; Chapter 4 Money Laundering and Other Financial Crimes; Chapter 5 Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction; Chapter 6 Responding to Transnational Organized Crime; Chapter 7 Summary and Conclusion; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Transnational crime is an increasing national security threat to the United States and to individual citizens around the world. Criminal groups both in the United Staes and abroad operate crime cartels that span national boundaries, but in ways that affect all Americans, and wreak havoc on law enforcement organizations as well as businesses and other entities, such as the stock market. More often than not,



transnational crime takes the form of organized crime, and in its many forms is responsible for over-priced goods, unsafe products, environmental hazards, corruption of public officials, the

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910557404803321

Autore

Bonetta Silvia

Titolo

Legionella Contamination in Water Environment

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (298 p.)

Soggetti

Biology, life sciences

Research & information: general

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Legionella spp. are ubiquitous microorganisms that are widely distributed in aquatic environments. Water systems of large buildings, such as hospitals, hotels, and rental units are often contaminated by legionellae and various parameters such as physical, chemical, and microbial building water system characteristics can influence Legionella occurrence. A range of physical and chemical disinfection methods have been proposed to control Legionella contamination; however, to date, the most effective procedures have not been defined. There is a need to survey legionellae in water systems to prevent legionellosis. Although the assessment of L. pneumophila in water is typically performed by culture isolation on selective media, it has several limits. For this reason, alternative tools for rapid, sensitive, and specific detection of Legionella in water samples have been proposed. In order to increase knowledge on different aspects of Legionella contamination in the water environment, this book gathers research studies related to the occurrence of Legionella in water systems of different environments; the role of different factors that can influence the



Legionella contamination, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of different methodological approaches.