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UNINA9911104737003321 |
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Autore |
Little Keith W |
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Titolo |
Environmental fate and transport analysis with compartment modeling / / Keith W. Little |
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Boca Raton, FL, : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, 2012 |
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1-04-016316-5 |
0-429-11201-7 |
1-138-07413-6 |
1-4398-8797-7 |
9780429112010 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (239 p.) |
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SCI013000SCI026000TEC010000 |
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Pollution - Mathematical models |
Transport theory - Mathematical models |
Diffusion - Mathematical models |
Cross-media pollution |
Compartmental analysis (Biology) |
Pollutants |
Differential equations |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Author; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 3 - Compartment Approach, Transport Mechanisms, and Boundary Conditions; Chapter 4 - Source and Sink Terms; Chapter 5 - Solution Techniques for Steady-State Problems; Chapter 6 - Solution Techniques for Dynamic Problems; Appendix: Introduction to Matrices and Matrix Operations; Back Cover |
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This book examines mathematical modeling and computer simulations that estimate the distribution of chemical contaminants in environmental media in time and space. Discussing various modeling issues in a single volume, this text provides an introduction to a specific numerical modeling technique called the compartment approach and offers a practical user's guide to the GEM. It includes the |
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Generic Environmental Model (GEM) software package, which implements the techniques described. The author presents algorithms for solving linear and nonlinear systems of algebraic equations as well as systems of linear and nonlinear partial differential equations-- |
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UNINA9911094714403321 |
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Chemistry in primetime and online : communicating chemistry in informal environments : workshop summary / / Tina Masciangioli, rapporteur ; Chemical Sciences Roundtable, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies |
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Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2011 |
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9786613213402 |
9780309224819 |
0309224810 |
9781283213400 |
1283213400 |
9780309187718 |
0309187710 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (102 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Chemistry - Computer network resources |
Chemistry - Electronic information resources |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Acronyms""; ""1 Overview""; ""2 Introduction to Informal Learning""; ""3 Chemistry in Print""; ""4 Local Outreach Efforts""; ""5 Chemistry in Museums""; ""6 Chemistry in Video, in Movies, and on the Radio""; ""7 Tools and Techniques""; ""8 Workshop Wrap-up Session""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Select References""; ""Appendix B: Workshop Agenda""; ""Appendix C: Biographies""; ""Appendix D: |
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Workshop Attendees""; ""Appendix E: Origin of and Information on the Chemical Sciences Roundtable"" |
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"It is critical that we increase public knowledge and understanding of science and technology issues through formal and informal learning for the United States to maintain its competitive edge in today's global economy. Since most Americans learn about science outside of school, we must take advantage of opportunities to present chemistry content on television, the Internet, in museums, and in other informal educational settings. In May 2010, the National Academies' Chemical Sciences Roundtable held a workshop to examine how the public obtains scientific information informally and to discuss methods that chemists can use to improve and expand efforts to reach a general, nontechnical audience. Workshop participants included chemical practitioners (e.g., graduate students, postdocs, professors, administrators); experts on informal learning; public and private funding organizations; science writers, bloggers, publishers, and university communications officers; and television and Internet content producers. Chemistry in primetime and online is a factual summary of what occurred in that workshop. Chemistry in primetime and online examines science content, especially chemistry, in various informal educational settings. It explores means of measuring recognition and retention of the information presented in various media formats and settings. Although the report does not provide any conclusions or recommendations about needs and future directions, it does discuss the need for chemists to connect more with professional writers, artists, or videographers, who know how to communicate with and interest general audiences. It also emphasizes the importance of formal education in setting the stage for informal interactions with chemistry and chemists."--Publisher's description. |
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UNINA9911144930803321 |
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Autore |
Booker Matthew Morse <1968-> |
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Down by the bay : San Francisco's history between the tides / / Matthew Morse Booker |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (295 p.) |
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Land use - California - San Francisco - History |
Land use - California - San Francisco Bay Area - History |
Nature - Effect of human beings on - California - San Francisco - History |
Nature - Effect of human beings on - California - San Francisco Bay Area - History |
Human ecology - California - San Francisco - History |
Human ecology - California - San Francisco Bay Area - History |
San Francisco (Calif.) History |
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.) History |
San Francisco (Calif.) Environmental conditions |
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.) Environmental conditions |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION. Layers of History -- ONE. Rising Tide -- TWO. Ghost Tidelands -- THREE. Reclaiming the Delta -- FOUR. An Edible Bay -- FIVE. From Real Estate to Refuge -- CONCLUSION. Rising Tides? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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San Francisco Bay is the largest and most productive estuary on the Pacific Coast of North America. It is also home to the oldest and densest urban settlements in the American West. Focusing on human inhabitation of the Bay since Ohlone times, Down by the Bay reveals the ongoing role of nature in shaping that history. From birds to oyster pirates, from gold miners to farmers, from salt ponds to ports, this is the first history of the San Francisco Bay and Delta as both a human |
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and natural landscape. It offers invaluable context for current discussions over the best management and use of the Bay in the face of sea level rise. |
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