Fifty More Timely Problems of the Environment
The article includes very brief reports on various environmental topics Some of the topics include: Earthquake-resistant building construction, Noise pollution; Ecological changes caused by the Aswan Dam; Monitoring startup of new mines and shutdown of old furnaces; Arsenic in detergents and in run-...
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1971
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Online Access: | http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0732679 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0732679 |
Summary: | The article includes very brief reports on various environmental topics Some of the topics include: Earthquake-resistant building construction, Noise pollution; Ecological changes caused by the Aswan Dam; Monitoring startup of new mines and shutdown of old furnaces; Arsenic in detergents and in run-off waters; Damaged food value of vegetable crops; Enzymes in detergents; Environmental safety in Houston Ship Channel; Limits of human tolerance for mercury content of foods; Scaled costing of water as incentive for industrial reuse; Thermal pollution of lakes and rivers; Survey of pollution control by industry; Oil discoveries in the Arctic--ownership; New City on Staten Island; Pneumatic collection of trash citywide; Deep well waste disposal for water; STOL Airports for large cities; Sinking land combatted by solid waste disposal; Water pollution by feed lots; Radiation treatment for sewage; Tax incentives for coal burners. See also Rept. no. P-4415 dated Sep 70. |
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