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Acid mine drainage, rock drainage, and acid sulfate soils : causes, assessment, prediction, prevention, and remediation / / edited by James A. Jacobs, Jay H. Lehr, Stephen M. Testa ; Pamela S. Blicker [and eighteen others], contributors
| Acid mine drainage, rock drainage, and acid sulfate soils : causes, assessment, prediction, prevention, and remediation / / edited by James A. Jacobs, Jay H. Lehr, Stephen M. Testa ; Pamela S. Blicker [and eighteen others], contributors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (502 p.) |
| Disciplina | 622/.49 |
| Soggetto topico | Acid mine drainage |
| ISBN |
1-5231-0984-X
1-118-74924-3 1-118-74919-7 1-118-74912-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Acid Mine Drainage, Rock Drainage, and Acid Sulfate Soils; Contents; Preface; Contributors; PART 1 Causes of Acid Mine Drainage, Rock Drainage, and Sulfate Soils; 1 Acid Drainage and Sulfide Oxidation:Introduction; Introduction; Early Earth Atmosphere; Acid Drainage Deposits; Resources from Acid Drainage; Environmental Challenges; Future Opportunities; References and Suggested Reading; 2 Vitriols in Antiquity; Introduction; Vitriol Terminology; Uses for Vitriol; References and Suggested Reading; 3 Biogeochemistry of Acid Drainage; Acid Drainage Overview; Scale of Acid Drainage
Microbially Generated Acid Mine Drainage Small-Scale Sulfur Reactions; Geochemistry of Acid Drainage; Redox Reactions and Acid Drainage; Valence Electrons of Metals; Measuring Redox Conditions; Geochemical Environment of Acid Mine Drainage; Origin of Pyrite and Sulfur in Rocks and Soils; Coal Depositional Environment; Acid Sulfate Soils; Geochemical Processing and Sulfur in Rocks, Sediments, and Soils; Sulfide Minerals; Sulfur Associated with Metal Ores; Sulfur Associated with Coal; Microbiological Biogeochemistry of Acid Mine Drainage; Genetic Sequences; Microbial Genetic Studies Phylogenetic Overview of Acid Drainage Bacteria Size of Microbes; Groundwater Flow and Microbes; Microbial Growth Conditions; Acidophiles; Review of Microbial Processes; Colonization of Pyrite; Importance of Microbial Participation in Sulfide Oxidation; Biogeochemical Limiting Factors; Microbial Reactions; Acid Drainage Biogeochemistry of Some Specific Minerals; Aluminum Reactions; Manganese and Iron Oxides; Pyrite Oxidation Rates; Microbial Control; Review of Naturally Occurring Acid Drainage; Geochemistry in Perspective; Preventing Aerobic Respiration: AMD Control; Summary References and Suggested Reading 4 Trace Element Geochemistry and Acid Rock Drainage; Introduction; Trace element Geology; Site Studies; Sampling; Analysis; Preparation; Decomposition; Determination; Bulk- and Single-Source Analyses; Data Analysis; Summary; References and Suggested Reading; 5 The Microbiology of Acid Drainage; Role of Microorganisms in the Sulfur Cycle; Natural Oxidation in the Sulfur Cycle; Natural Reduction in the Sulfur Cycle; Other Microorganism Reactions in the Sulfur Cycle; Acknowledgment; References and Suggested Reading 6 Natural Acid Rock Generation, Drainage, and Metal Leaching: Impact on Exploration, Mining, and Reclamation Introduction; Acid Rock Drainage; Gossan Formation; Supergene Mineralization; Acid Rock Generation and Drainage Through Time; Natural Metal Concentrations; Geoenvironmental Models; Conclusions; Acknowledgment; References and Suggested Reading; 7 The Sulfur Cycle: Acid Drainage and Beyond; Some Background And Fundamentals Of Microbial Life; Review of the Chemistry of Acid Mine Drainage; The Origin and Evolution of Life on Earth; Important Background Details; The Origin of Life Conditions on the Early Earth |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139132203321 |
| Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Alternative energy and shale gas encyclopedia / / edited by Jay H. Lehr ; Jack Keeley, senior editor ; Thomas B. Kingery, information technology
| Alternative energy and shale gas encyclopedia / / edited by Jay H. Lehr ; Jack Keeley, senior editor ; Thomas B. Kingery, information technology |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1801 p.) |
| Disciplina | 621.04203 |
| Collana | Wiley Series on Energy |
| Soggetto topico |
Renewable energy sources
Shale gas |
| ISBN |
1-119-06633-6
1-119-06635-2 1-119-06632-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
2.2 NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODELS2.3 PERSISTENCE MODELS; 2.4 CHOOSING FORECAST PARAMETERS; 2.5 STATISTICAL AND NEURAL NETWORK METHODS; 2.6 ADAPTIVE NEURO-FUZZY INFERENCE SYSTEMS; 2.7 CASE STUDY; REFERENCES; 3 MAXIMIZING THE LOADING IN WIND TURBINE PLANTS: (A) THE BETZ LIMIT, (B) DUCTING THE TURBINE; 3.1 THE WIND TURBINE EFFICIENCY; 3.2 THE BETZ LIMIT; 3.3 THE DUCTED WIND TURBINE; REFERENCES; 4 MODELING WIND TURBINE WAKES FOR WIND FARMS; 4.1 INTRODUCTION; 4.2 EMPIRICAL METHODS TO ESTIMATE WAKE RECOVERY; 4.3 COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; 4.4 ROTOR MODELING TECHNIQUES
7.6 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT7.7 CONCLUSIONS; 7.8 MARINE ENERGY2; NOTE; REFERENCES; 8 IMPACTS OF WIND FARMS ON WEATHER AND CLIMATE AT LOCAL AND GLOBAL SCALES; 8.1 OBSERVED IMPACTS; 8.2 HOW WIND TURBINES INTERACT WITH THE ATMOSPHERE; 8.3 HOW WIND FARMS ARE REPRESENTED IN WEATHER AND CLIMATE MODELS; 8.4 IMPACTS OF WIND FARMS ON LOCAL METEOROLOGY; 8.5 IMPACTS OF WIND FARMS ON REGIONAL AND GLOBAL CLIMATE; 8.6 MINIMIZING IMPACTS; 8.7 CONCLUSIONS AND DISCUSSIONS; REFERENCES; 9 POWER CURVES AND TURBULENT FLOW CHARACTERISTICS OF VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINES; 9.1 RESIDENTIAL AND SMALL BUSINESS WIND POWER 11.1 INTRODUCTION |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910136940303321 |
| Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Environmental instrumentation and analysis handbook [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by] Randy D. Down, Jay H. Lehr
| Environmental instrumentation and analysis handbook [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by] Randy D. Down, Jay H. Lehr |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1080 p.) |
| Disciplina | 628 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
DownRandy D
LehrJay H. <1936-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental monitoring - Instruments
Pollution - Measurement |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-24288-4
9786610242887 0-470-32183-0 0-471-47333-2 0-471-47332-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
ENVIRONMENTAL INSTRUMENTATION AND ANALYSIS HANDBOOK; CONTENTS; Preface; PART I INSTRUMENTATION METHODOLOGIES; 1 Influence of Regulatory Requirements on Instrumentation Design; 2 In Situ Versus Extractive Measurement Techniques; 3 Validation of Continuous Emission Monitor (CEM) System Accuracy and Reliability; 4 Integration of CEM into Distributed Control Systems; 5 Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy; 6 Ultraviolet Analyzers; 7 Total Hydrocarbon Analysis Using Flame Ionization Detector; 8 Gas Chromatography in Environmental Analysis
9 Online Analysis of Environmental Samples by Mass Spectrometry10 Photoionization; 11 Portable Versus Stationary Analytical Instruments; 12 Application of XRF to the Analysis of Environmental Samples; 13 Laboratory Analysis; 14 Solid-Phase Microextraction; 15 Continuous Particulate Monitoring; 16 Gas Survey Instruments; 17 Ion Chromatography for the Analysis of Inorganic Anions in Water; 18 Ultraviolet-Visible Analysis of Water and Wastewater; PART II WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS; 19 Thermal Conductivity Detectors; 20 Opacity Monitors; 21 Temperature Measurement 22 pH Analyzers and Their Application23 Conductivity Analyzers and Their Application; 24 Turbidity Monitoring; 25 Watershed Scale, Water Quality Monitoring-Water Sample Collection; PART III GROUND WATER MONITORING; 26 Level Measurements in Groundwater Monitoring Wells; 27 Laboratory Analysis of Wastewater and Groundwater Samples; 28 Techniques for Groundwater Sampling; 29 Soil Permeability and Dispersion Analysis; 30 Passive Sampling; 31 Instrumentation in Groundwater Monitoring; 32 Microbiological Field Sampling and Instrumentation in Assessment of Soil and Groundwater Pollution PART IV WASTEWATER MONITORING33 Use of Instrumentation for pH Control; 34 Automatic Wastewater Sampling Systems; 35 Optimum Wastewater Sampling Locations; 36 Wastewater Level Measurement Techniques; PART V AIR MONITORING; 37 Data Acquisition Systems for Ambient Air Monitoring; 38 Air Pollution Control Systems; 39 Measurement of Ambient Air Quality; PART VI FLOW MONITORING; 40 Air Flow Measurement; 41 Gas Flow Measurement; 42 Non-Open-Channel Flow Measurement; 43 Open-Channel Wastewater Flow Measurement Techniques; 44 Compliance Flow Monitoring in Large Stacks and Ducts; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910143580503321 |
| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Environmental instrumentation and analysis handbook [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by] Randy D. Down, Jay H. Lehr
| Environmental instrumentation and analysis handbook [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by] Randy D. Down, Jay H. Lehr |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1080 p.) |
| Disciplina | 628 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
DownRandy D
LehrJay H. <1936-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental monitoring - Instruments
Pollution - Measurement |
| ISBN |
1-280-24288-4
9786610242887 0-470-32183-0 0-471-47333-2 0-471-47332-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
ENVIRONMENTAL INSTRUMENTATION AND ANALYSIS HANDBOOK; CONTENTS; Preface; PART I INSTRUMENTATION METHODOLOGIES; 1 Influence of Regulatory Requirements on Instrumentation Design; 2 In Situ Versus Extractive Measurement Techniques; 3 Validation of Continuous Emission Monitor (CEM) System Accuracy and Reliability; 4 Integration of CEM into Distributed Control Systems; 5 Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy; 6 Ultraviolet Analyzers; 7 Total Hydrocarbon Analysis Using Flame Ionization Detector; 8 Gas Chromatography in Environmental Analysis
9 Online Analysis of Environmental Samples by Mass Spectrometry10 Photoionization; 11 Portable Versus Stationary Analytical Instruments; 12 Application of XRF to the Analysis of Environmental Samples; 13 Laboratory Analysis; 14 Solid-Phase Microextraction; 15 Continuous Particulate Monitoring; 16 Gas Survey Instruments; 17 Ion Chromatography for the Analysis of Inorganic Anions in Water; 18 Ultraviolet-Visible Analysis of Water and Wastewater; PART II WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS; 19 Thermal Conductivity Detectors; 20 Opacity Monitors; 21 Temperature Measurement 22 pH Analyzers and Their Application23 Conductivity Analyzers and Their Application; 24 Turbidity Monitoring; 25 Watershed Scale, Water Quality Monitoring-Water Sample Collection; PART III GROUND WATER MONITORING; 26 Level Measurements in Groundwater Monitoring Wells; 27 Laboratory Analysis of Wastewater and Groundwater Samples; 28 Techniques for Groundwater Sampling; 29 Soil Permeability and Dispersion Analysis; 30 Passive Sampling; 31 Instrumentation in Groundwater Monitoring; 32 Microbiological Field Sampling and Instrumentation in Assessment of Soil and Groundwater Pollution PART IV WASTEWATER MONITORING33 Use of Instrumentation for pH Control; 34 Automatic Wastewater Sampling Systems; 35 Optimum Wastewater Sampling Locations; 36 Wastewater Level Measurement Techniques; PART V AIR MONITORING; 37 Data Acquisition Systems for Ambient Air Monitoring; 38 Air Pollution Control Systems; 39 Measurement of Ambient Air Quality; PART VI FLOW MONITORING; 40 Air Flow Measurement; 41 Gas Flow Measurement; 42 Non-Open-Channel Flow Measurement; 43 Open-Channel Wastewater Flow Measurement Techniques; 44 Compliance Flow Monitoring in Large Stacks and Ducts; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910677547003321 |
| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2005 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Environmental instrumentation and analysis handbook / / [edited by] Randy D. Down, Jay H. Lehr
| Environmental instrumentation and analysis handbook / / [edited by] Randy D. Down, Jay H. Lehr |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1080 p.) |
| Disciplina | 628 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
DownRandy D
LehrJay H. <1936-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental monitoring - Instruments
Pollution - Measurement |
| ISBN |
1-280-24288-4
9786610242887 0-470-32183-0 0-471-47333-2 0-471-47332-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
ENVIRONMENTAL INSTRUMENTATION AND ANALYSIS HANDBOOK; CONTENTS; Preface; PART I INSTRUMENTATION METHODOLOGIES; 1 Influence of Regulatory Requirements on Instrumentation Design; 2 In Situ Versus Extractive Measurement Techniques; 3 Validation of Continuous Emission Monitor (CEM) System Accuracy and Reliability; 4 Integration of CEM into Distributed Control Systems; 5 Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy; 6 Ultraviolet Analyzers; 7 Total Hydrocarbon Analysis Using Flame Ionization Detector; 8 Gas Chromatography in Environmental Analysis
9 Online Analysis of Environmental Samples by Mass Spectrometry10 Photoionization; 11 Portable Versus Stationary Analytical Instruments; 12 Application of XRF to the Analysis of Environmental Samples; 13 Laboratory Analysis; 14 Solid-Phase Microextraction; 15 Continuous Particulate Monitoring; 16 Gas Survey Instruments; 17 Ion Chromatography for the Analysis of Inorganic Anions in Water; 18 Ultraviolet-Visible Analysis of Water and Wastewater; PART II WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS; 19 Thermal Conductivity Detectors; 20 Opacity Monitors; 21 Temperature Measurement 22 pH Analyzers and Their Application23 Conductivity Analyzers and Their Application; 24 Turbidity Monitoring; 25 Watershed Scale, Water Quality Monitoring-Water Sample Collection; PART III GROUND WATER MONITORING; 26 Level Measurements in Groundwater Monitoring Wells; 27 Laboratory Analysis of Wastewater and Groundwater Samples; 28 Techniques for Groundwater Sampling; 29 Soil Permeability and Dispersion Analysis; 30 Passive Sampling; 31 Instrumentation in Groundwater Monitoring; 32 Microbiological Field Sampling and Instrumentation in Assessment of Soil and Groundwater Pollution PART IV WASTEWATER MONITORING33 Use of Instrumentation for pH Control; 34 Automatic Wastewater Sampling Systems; 35 Optimum Wastewater Sampling Locations; 36 Wastewater Level Measurement Techniques; PART V AIR MONITORING; 37 Data Acquisition Systems for Ambient Air Monitoring; 38 Air Pollution Control Systems; 39 Measurement of Ambient Air Quality; PART VI FLOW MONITORING; 40 Air Flow Measurement; 41 Gas Flow Measurement; 42 Non-Open-Channel Flow Measurement; 43 Open-Channel Wastewater Flow Measurement Techniques; 44 Compliance Flow Monitoring in Large Stacks and Ducts; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910877182403321 |
| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The fluoride wars [[electronic resource] ] : how a modest public health measure became America's longest-running political melodrama / / R. Allan Freeze., Jay. H. Lehr
| The fluoride wars [[electronic resource] ] : how a modest public health measure became America's longest-running political melodrama / / R. Allan Freeze., Jay. H. Lehr |
| Autore | Freeze R. Allan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : J. Wiley & Sons, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (395 p.) |
| Disciplina |
362.19/76010973
614.5996 616.98 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LehrJay H. <1936-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Water - Fluoridation - United States - History
Pressure groups - United States - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-13744-1
9786612137440 0-470-46371-6 0-470-46367-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
THE FLUORIDE WARS; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; 1 A STORY OF OUR TIMES; Grand Rapids, Michigan, Four O'Clock Eastern Wartime; The Longest-Running Circus in Town; Pro or Con?; References; 2 A CLASH OF ABSOLUTES; Dueling Websites; Quack, Quack; The 100,000 Cash Offer; As One Voice; Who Drinks Fluoridated Water and Who Doesn't; Fear and Loathing; Fluoridation Facts, Dr. Y, and the Lifesaver's Guide; What We Have Here Is a Failure to Communicate; References; 3 A TALE OF TWO CITIES; Spokane, Washington; Cumberland, Maryland; Fluoridation, 2000; The Push for Statewide Mandates
On the Phone and in the BoothThe Early Studies: Social Dynamics and Pop Psychology; The Later Studies: Just Plain Politics; Spokane and Cumberland: Reprise; References; 4 TWO WOMEN; Darlene Sherrell: The Canary in the Mine; Jackie Speier and the Legacy of Jonestown; The California Mandate; San Diego, Escondido, and the Golden Fleece; References; 5 THE ROAD TO FLUORIDATION; Beautiful Women and Black Teeth; Frederick McKay and the Mystery of the Colorado Stain; H. Trendley Dean and the Towns without Toothaches; Lathered Up to Go; Little Girls in Gingham Dresses; Fluoride on Trial Blind Examiners and Confounding FactorsThe Mavericks Emerge; References; 6 FLUOROPHOBIA; Satan's Metal; ALCOAnoia; Toxic Coup?; The Donora Death Fog; Project F; The Far Side; Let There Be Light: An Assessment of Anti-fluoridation Conspiracy Claims; The Perils of Obsession; References; 7 LOOK, MA. NO CAVITIES: FLUORIDE AND TEETH; Teeth; The People's Disease; Reversal of Misfortune; The Fluoride Cycle: From Apatite to Apatite; How Fluoride Works; More Studies and Diminishing Returns; The Halo Effect; Flossers and Cheeseheads; The Back of the Coin: The Increase in Dental Fluorosis The Bottom Line on Fluoride and TeethReferences; 8 FLUORIDE AND HEALTH; Exposure, Intake, and Dose; The Roots of Contention; Acute Fluoride Poisoning; Kaj Roholm's Legacy; The Tragedy of Crippling Skeletal Fluorosis; Fluoride as Medicine: The Osteoporosis Experiments; Bone Health and Hip Fractures: Legitimate Questions and Equivocal Answers; The Special Case of Kidney Dialysis; Allergic Reactions and Psychological Distress; Affairs of the Heart; Fluoride and Genetics; Fluoride, Cancer, and Credibility; The Osteosarcoma Controversy; Alzheimer's, Intelligence, Crime, and Addiction; References 9 EPA AND THE MCLsFluoride as Jekyl and Hyde; Brinksmanship; Amicus Curiae; The Marcus Affair; A Question of Allegiance; A Question of Motive; References; 10 RIDING THE TIGER: THE DOSAGE ISSUE; The Concept of a Maximum Acceptable Daily Dose; Fluoride Intake in Our Diet; Do Not Swallow; Contesting Conventional Wisdom; Too Much of a Good Thing?; References; 11 SCIENCE AND NOT SCIENCE; Junk Science: Values and Bias in Scientific Research; Single-Minded Science: The ISFR and the Journal Fluoride; The Shunning of Phyllis Mullneix; John Colquhoun Falls Off the Wagon Science, Funding, and Self-Interest |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910146414403321 |
Freeze R. Allan
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| Hoboken, N.J., : J. Wiley & Sons, 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The fluoride wars [[electronic resource] ] : how a modest public health measure became America's longest-running political melodrama / / R. Allan Freeze., Jay. H. Lehr
| The fluoride wars [[electronic resource] ] : how a modest public health measure became America's longest-running political melodrama / / R. Allan Freeze., Jay. H. Lehr |
| Autore | Freeze R. Allan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : J. Wiley & Sons, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (395 p.) |
| Disciplina |
362.19/76010973
614.5996 616.98 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LehrJay H. <1936-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Water - Fluoridation - United States - History
Pressure groups - United States - History |
| ISBN |
1-282-13744-1
9786612137440 0-470-46371-6 0-470-46367-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
THE FLUORIDE WARS; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; 1 A STORY OF OUR TIMES; Grand Rapids, Michigan, Four O'Clock Eastern Wartime; The Longest-Running Circus in Town; Pro or Con?; References; 2 A CLASH OF ABSOLUTES; Dueling Websites; Quack, Quack; The 100,000 Cash Offer; As One Voice; Who Drinks Fluoridated Water and Who Doesn't; Fear and Loathing; Fluoridation Facts, Dr. Y, and the Lifesaver's Guide; What We Have Here Is a Failure to Communicate; References; 3 A TALE OF TWO CITIES; Spokane, Washington; Cumberland, Maryland; Fluoridation, 2000; The Push for Statewide Mandates
On the Phone and in the BoothThe Early Studies: Social Dynamics and Pop Psychology; The Later Studies: Just Plain Politics; Spokane and Cumberland: Reprise; References; 4 TWO WOMEN; Darlene Sherrell: The Canary in the Mine; Jackie Speier and the Legacy of Jonestown; The California Mandate; San Diego, Escondido, and the Golden Fleece; References; 5 THE ROAD TO FLUORIDATION; Beautiful Women and Black Teeth; Frederick McKay and the Mystery of the Colorado Stain; H. Trendley Dean and the Towns without Toothaches; Lathered Up to Go; Little Girls in Gingham Dresses; Fluoride on Trial Blind Examiners and Confounding FactorsThe Mavericks Emerge; References; 6 FLUOROPHOBIA; Satan's Metal; ALCOAnoia; Toxic Coup?; The Donora Death Fog; Project F; The Far Side; Let There Be Light: An Assessment of Anti-fluoridation Conspiracy Claims; The Perils of Obsession; References; 7 LOOK, MA. NO CAVITIES: FLUORIDE AND TEETH; Teeth; The People's Disease; Reversal of Misfortune; The Fluoride Cycle: From Apatite to Apatite; How Fluoride Works; More Studies and Diminishing Returns; The Halo Effect; Flossers and Cheeseheads; The Back of the Coin: The Increase in Dental Fluorosis The Bottom Line on Fluoride and TeethReferences; 8 FLUORIDE AND HEALTH; Exposure, Intake, and Dose; The Roots of Contention; Acute Fluoride Poisoning; Kaj Roholm's Legacy; The Tragedy of Crippling Skeletal Fluorosis; Fluoride as Medicine: The Osteoporosis Experiments; Bone Health and Hip Fractures: Legitimate Questions and Equivocal Answers; The Special Case of Kidney Dialysis; Allergic Reactions and Psychological Distress; Affairs of the Heart; Fluoride and Genetics; Fluoride, Cancer, and Credibility; The Osteosarcoma Controversy; Alzheimer's, Intelligence, Crime, and Addiction; References 9 EPA AND THE MCLsFluoride as Jekyl and Hyde; Brinksmanship; Amicus Curiae; The Marcus Affair; A Question of Allegiance; A Question of Motive; References; 10 RIDING THE TIGER: THE DOSAGE ISSUE; The Concept of a Maximum Acceptable Daily Dose; Fluoride Intake in Our Diet; Do Not Swallow; Contesting Conventional Wisdom; Too Much of a Good Thing?; References; 11 SCIENCE AND NOT SCIENCE; Junk Science: Values and Bias in Scientific Research; Single-Minded Science: The ISFR and the Journal Fluoride; The Shunning of Phyllis Mullneix; John Colquhoun Falls Off the Wagon Science, Funding, and Self-Interest |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910831058603321 |
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Freeze R. Allan
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| Hoboken, N.J., : J. Wiley & Sons, 2009 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The fluoride wars : how a modest public health measure became America's longest-running political melodrama / / R. Allan Freeze., Jay. H. Lehr
| The fluoride wars : how a modest public health measure became America's longest-running political melodrama / / R. Allan Freeze., Jay. H. Lehr |
| Autore | Freeze R. Allan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : J. Wiley & Sons, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (395 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.19/76010973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LehrJay H. <1936-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Water - Fluoridation - United States - History
Pressure groups - United States - History |
| ISBN |
1-282-13744-1
9786612137440 0-470-46371-6 0-470-46367-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
THE FLUORIDE WARS; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; 1 A STORY OF OUR TIMES; Grand Rapids, Michigan, Four O'Clock Eastern Wartime; The Longest-Running Circus in Town; Pro or Con?; References; 2 A CLASH OF ABSOLUTES; Dueling Websites; Quack, Quack; The 100,000 Cash Offer; As One Voice; Who Drinks Fluoridated Water and Who Doesn't; Fear and Loathing; Fluoridation Facts, Dr. Y, and the Lifesaver's Guide; What We Have Here Is a Failure to Communicate; References; 3 A TALE OF TWO CITIES; Spokane, Washington; Cumberland, Maryland; Fluoridation, 2000; The Push for Statewide Mandates
On the Phone and in the BoothThe Early Studies: Social Dynamics and Pop Psychology; The Later Studies: Just Plain Politics; Spokane and Cumberland: Reprise; References; 4 TWO WOMEN; Darlene Sherrell: The Canary in the Mine; Jackie Speier and the Legacy of Jonestown; The California Mandate; San Diego, Escondido, and the Golden Fleece; References; 5 THE ROAD TO FLUORIDATION; Beautiful Women and Black Teeth; Frederick McKay and the Mystery of the Colorado Stain; H. Trendley Dean and the Towns without Toothaches; Lathered Up to Go; Little Girls in Gingham Dresses; Fluoride on Trial Blind Examiners and Confounding FactorsThe Mavericks Emerge; References; 6 FLUOROPHOBIA; Satan's Metal; ALCOAnoia; Toxic Coup?; The Donora Death Fog; Project F; The Far Side; Let There Be Light: An Assessment of Anti-fluoridation Conspiracy Claims; The Perils of Obsession; References; 7 LOOK, MA. NO CAVITIES: FLUORIDE AND TEETH; Teeth; The People's Disease; Reversal of Misfortune; The Fluoride Cycle: From Apatite to Apatite; How Fluoride Works; More Studies and Diminishing Returns; The Halo Effect; Flossers and Cheeseheads; The Back of the Coin: The Increase in Dental Fluorosis The Bottom Line on Fluoride and TeethReferences; 8 FLUORIDE AND HEALTH; Exposure, Intake, and Dose; The Roots of Contention; Acute Fluoride Poisoning; Kaj Roholm's Legacy; The Tragedy of Crippling Skeletal Fluorosis; Fluoride as Medicine: The Osteoporosis Experiments; Bone Health and Hip Fractures: Legitimate Questions and Equivocal Answers; The Special Case of Kidney Dialysis; Allergic Reactions and Psychological Distress; Affairs of the Heart; Fluoride and Genetics; Fluoride, Cancer, and Credibility; The Osteosarcoma Controversy; Alzheimer's, Intelligence, Crime, and Addiction; References 9 EPA AND THE MCLsFluoride as Jekyl and Hyde; Brinksmanship; Amicus Curiae; The Marcus Affair; A Question of Allegiance; A Question of Motive; References; 10 RIDING THE TIGER: THE DOSAGE ISSUE; The Concept of a Maximum Acceptable Daily Dose; Fluoride Intake in Our Diet; Do Not Swallow; Contesting Conventional Wisdom; Too Much of a Good Thing?; References; 11 SCIENCE AND NOT SCIENCE; Junk Science: Values and Bias in Scientific Research; Single-Minded Science: The ISFR and the Journal Fluoride; The Shunning of Phyllis Mullneix; John Colquhoun Falls Off the Wagon Science, Funding, and Self-Interest |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910877808903321 |
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Freeze R. Allan
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| Hoboken, N.J., : J. Wiley & Sons, c2009 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Groundwater age [[electronic resource] /] / Gholam A. Kazemi, Jay H. Lehr, Pierre Perrochet
| Groundwater age [[electronic resource] /] / Gholam A. Kazemi, Jay H. Lehr, Pierre Perrochet |
| Autore | Kazemi Gholam A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (347 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.49 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
LehrJay H. <1936->
PerrochetPierre |
| Soggetto topico |
Groundwater - Analysis
Radioactive tracers in hydrogeology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-51755-7
9786610517558 0-470-23913-1 0-471-92951-4 0-471-92948-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
GROUNDWATER AGE; CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Age and Lifetime; 1.2 Age Determination in Geology (Geochronology) and in Other Disciplines; 1.2.1 Absolute Age and Relative Age; 1.2.2 Determination of Absolute Age of Rocks; 1.2.3 Geological Time Table; 1.3 Groundwater Age and Groundwater Residence Time; 1.3.1 Young, Old, and Very Old Groundwaters; 1.3.2 Dead Water and Active Water; 1.3.3 Age Gradient; 1.3.4 Age Mass; 1.3.5 Mixing, Dispersion, and Transport of Groundwater Age, Mean Age, and Distribution of Ages
1.3.6 Average Residence Time of Water in Various Compartments of the Hydrologic Cycle1.3.7 Hydrogeochronolgy, Interdisciplinary Groundwater Age Science, and Hydrologic Time Concept; 1.3.8 Event Markers; 1.4 Life Expectancy; 1.5 Isochrone and Life Expectancy Maps; 1.6 Some Groundwater Age-Related Terms; 1.6.1 Isotopic Age, Radiometric Age, and Decay Age; 1.6.2 Hydraulic Age; 1.6.3 Piston-Flow Age, Streamtube Age, and Advective Age; 1.6.4 Model Age and Apparent Age; 1.6.5 Storage Time, Mean Transit Time, Turnover Time, Flushing Time, and Travel Time 1.6.6 Reservoir Theory and Its Relation with Groundwater Residence Time2 History of Groundwater Age-Dating Research; 2.1 Pioneer of Groundwater Age Discipline-Sequence of the Earliest Publications; 2.2 Laboratories Worldwide for Dating Groundwater Samples; 2.3 Major Contributors to Groundwater Age-Dating Discipline; 2.4 Names Familiar in the Groundwater Dating Business; 2.5 Important Publications; 2.5.1 Book Chapters; 2.5.2 Ph.D. and M.Sc. Theses; 2.5.3 Journals; 2.5.4 Reports (mainly by the USGS); 2.6 Aquifers Subjected to Extensive Dating Studies; 3 The Applications of Groundwater Age Data 3.1 Renewability of the Groundwater Reservoirs3.2 An Effective Communication Tool for Scientists and Managers-and Curiosity to Laymen as Well; 3.3 Age Monitoring for the Prevention of Overexploitation and Contamination of Aquifers; 3.4 Estimation of the Recharge Rate; 3.5 Calculation of the Groundwater Flow Velocity; 3.6 Identification of the Groundwater Flow Paths; 3.7 Assessing the Rates of Groundwater and Contaminants Transport Through Aquitards; 3.8 Constraining the Parameters of Groundwater Flow and Transport Models (Estimation of Large-Scale Flow and Transport Properties) 3.9 Identification of the Mixing Between Different End Members3.10 Study of the Pre-Holocene (Late Pleistocene) Climate; 3.11 Evaluation of the Groundwater Pollution; 3.12 Calculation of the Travel Time of the Groundwater Plume to the Points of Interest; 3.13 Mapping Vulnerability of the Shallow Aquifers; 3.14 Performance Assessments for Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities; 3.15 Site-Specific Applications; 3.15.1 Identification of the Seawater-Level Fluctuations; 3.15.2 Calculating the Timescale of Seawater Intrusion; 3.15.3 Disposal of Wastes into the Deep Old Saline Groundwater Systems 3.15.4 Management of the Dryland Salinity in Australia |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910143575103321 |
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Kazemi Gholam A
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Groundwater age [[electronic resource] /] / Gholam A. Kazemi, Jay H. Lehr, Pierre Perrochet
| Groundwater age [[electronic resource] /] / Gholam A. Kazemi, Jay H. Lehr, Pierre Perrochet |
| Autore | Kazemi Gholam A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (347 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.49 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
LehrJay H. <1936->
PerrochetPierre |
| Soggetto topico |
Groundwater - Analysis
Radioactive tracers in hydrogeology |
| ISBN |
1-280-51755-7
9786610517558 0-470-23913-1 0-471-92951-4 0-471-92948-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
GROUNDWATER AGE; CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Age and Lifetime; 1.2 Age Determination in Geology (Geochronology) and in Other Disciplines; 1.2.1 Absolute Age and Relative Age; 1.2.2 Determination of Absolute Age of Rocks; 1.2.3 Geological Time Table; 1.3 Groundwater Age and Groundwater Residence Time; 1.3.1 Young, Old, and Very Old Groundwaters; 1.3.2 Dead Water and Active Water; 1.3.3 Age Gradient; 1.3.4 Age Mass; 1.3.5 Mixing, Dispersion, and Transport of Groundwater Age, Mean Age, and Distribution of Ages
1.3.6 Average Residence Time of Water in Various Compartments of the Hydrologic Cycle1.3.7 Hydrogeochronolgy, Interdisciplinary Groundwater Age Science, and Hydrologic Time Concept; 1.3.8 Event Markers; 1.4 Life Expectancy; 1.5 Isochrone and Life Expectancy Maps; 1.6 Some Groundwater Age-Related Terms; 1.6.1 Isotopic Age, Radiometric Age, and Decay Age; 1.6.2 Hydraulic Age; 1.6.3 Piston-Flow Age, Streamtube Age, and Advective Age; 1.6.4 Model Age and Apparent Age; 1.6.5 Storage Time, Mean Transit Time, Turnover Time, Flushing Time, and Travel Time 1.6.6 Reservoir Theory and Its Relation with Groundwater Residence Time2 History of Groundwater Age-Dating Research; 2.1 Pioneer of Groundwater Age Discipline-Sequence of the Earliest Publications; 2.2 Laboratories Worldwide for Dating Groundwater Samples; 2.3 Major Contributors to Groundwater Age-Dating Discipline; 2.4 Names Familiar in the Groundwater Dating Business; 2.5 Important Publications; 2.5.1 Book Chapters; 2.5.2 Ph.D. and M.Sc. Theses; 2.5.3 Journals; 2.5.4 Reports (mainly by the USGS); 2.6 Aquifers Subjected to Extensive Dating Studies; 3 The Applications of Groundwater Age Data 3.1 Renewability of the Groundwater Reservoirs3.2 An Effective Communication Tool for Scientists and Managers-and Curiosity to Laymen as Well; 3.3 Age Monitoring for the Prevention of Overexploitation and Contamination of Aquifers; 3.4 Estimation of the Recharge Rate; 3.5 Calculation of the Groundwater Flow Velocity; 3.6 Identification of the Groundwater Flow Paths; 3.7 Assessing the Rates of Groundwater and Contaminants Transport Through Aquitards; 3.8 Constraining the Parameters of Groundwater Flow and Transport Models (Estimation of Large-Scale Flow and Transport Properties) 3.9 Identification of the Mixing Between Different End Members3.10 Study of the Pre-Holocene (Late Pleistocene) Climate; 3.11 Evaluation of the Groundwater Pollution; 3.12 Calculation of the Travel Time of the Groundwater Plume to the Points of Interest; 3.13 Mapping Vulnerability of the Shallow Aquifers; 3.14 Performance Assessments for Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities; 3.15 Site-Specific Applications; 3.15.1 Identification of the Seawater-Level Fluctuations; 3.15.2 Calculating the Timescale of Seawater Intrusion; 3.15.3 Disposal of Wastes into the Deep Old Saline Groundwater Systems 3.15.4 Management of the Dryland Salinity in Australia |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830838503321 |
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Kazemi Gholam A
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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