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The truth about organic gardening: benefits, drawbacks, and the bottom line / by Gillman, Jeff,1969-(CARDINAL)473084;
Subjects: Organic gardening.; Agricultural pests;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The truth about organic gardening : benefits, drawbacks, and the bottom line / by Gillman, Jeff,1969-(CARDINAL)473084;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-201) and index.Organic basics -- What is organic gardening? -- How organic is organic enough? -- History of organic growing -- Understanding pesticides -- The label -- Pesticide delivery -- Environmental impact quotients (EIQs) and toxicological effects -- Soil enrichment and fertilization -- Choices free of synthetic chemicals -- Choices that include synthetic chemicals -- The best choices for you -- Weed control -- Choices free of synthetic chemicals -- Synthetic herbicides -- The best choices for you -- Insect control -- Organic cultural practices -- Traps and barriers -- Beneficial insects and other organisms -- Organic insecticides -- Synthetic insecticides -- Practices designed to increase pesticide efficacy -- The best choices for you -- Disease control -- Organic cultural practices -- Organic chemicals for disease control -- Synthetic chemicals for disease control -- The best choices for you -- Controlling birds, deer, rodents, and mollusks -- Bird control: the organic choices -- Bird control: the synthetic choices -- Deer control -- Rodent control: the organic choices -- Rodent control: the synthetic choices -- Slug and snail control: the organic choices -- Slug and snail control: the synthetic choices -- The best choices for you -- Organic practices and our ecosystem -- Environmental benefits -- Environmental drawbacks -- What to do? -- The question of organic food -- Pesticide residues -- Nutrition -- Contamination -- Antioxidants -- What to do?Provides an introduction to organic gardening, and rates the safety and effectiveness of over one hundred organic and synthetic gardening products and practices.
Subjects: Organic gardening.; Agricultural pests;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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In the Senate of the United States. February 9, 1860. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Clay made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. 143.) The Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred the petition of Francis Huttmann for remuneration for losses sustained in consequence of the illegal proceedings of the Collector of the Customs at San Francisco, have had the same under careful consideration, and report... [electronic resource]. by United States.Congress.Senate.Committee on Commerce.(CARDINAL)284021; Clay, Clement Claiborne,Jr.,1816-1882.;
Subjects: Legislative materials.; Claims.; Customs administration.; Damages.; Demurrage.; Drawbacks.; Martial law.; Ships papers.; Border patrol agents.;
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Importation of supplies for certain vessels. July 3, 1952. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed. by United States.Congress.House.Committee on Ways and Means.(CARDINAL)138762; Keogh, Eugene James,1907-1989;
Subjects: Legislative materials.; Customs administration.; Drawbacks.; Legislative amendments.; Ships; Ships; Tariff.; Tax exemption.;
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Solutions for adults with Asperger syndrome : maximizing the benefits, minimizing the drawbacks to achieve success / by Lovett, Juanita P.(CARDINAL)691051;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-286).
Subjects: Asperger's syndrome; Asperger's syndrome.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Social media : 12 things you need to know / by Marciniak, Kristin,author.(CARDINAL)606833;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.Discusses the benefits and drawbacks of social media.Reading level: Grades 3-5 ; Interested level: Grades 3-6.800LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Social media; Social media; Social media.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Nuclear power / by Sherman, Josepha.(CARDINAL)757429;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.Chain reaction -- Splitting atoms -- Nuclear history -- Creating electricity -- Benefits and drawbacks -- Is fusion the future?Introduces the history, uses, production, advantages and disadvantages, and future of nuclear energy as a power resource.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Nuclear energy; Nuclear engineering; Nuclear power plants;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Biomass : fueling change / by Walker, Niki,1972-(CARDINAL)638052;
What is energy? -- Energy problems -- Plant power -- Fueling fires -- Biomass gas -- Biofuels -- Bioenergy's history -- Bioenergy today -- The drawbacks -- Making the change -- Timeline of energy.Examines biomass, biogas, biofuels, and the drawbacks to using biomass as a source of energy.NC1090LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biomass energy;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Generative artificial intelligence / by Kulz, George Anthony,author.aut.(CARDINAL)793021;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 24) and index.A new kind of robot -- History of generative AI -- Uses of generative AI -- Drawbacks of generative AI."Explores generative artificial intelligence. This book describes what generative artificial intelligence is and how it is used. The book also discusses the benefits and drawbacks of generative artificial intelligence. Vivid images and a helpful diagram will aid in comprehension. Additional features include a table of contents, sidebars, a phonetic glossary, fast facts, critical-thinking questions, an index, information about the author, and sources for further research"--Provided by the publisher.4.3-6.4-8
Subjects: Artificial intelligence;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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What does space exploration do for us? / by Morris, Neil,1946-author.(CARDINAL)169987;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 46-47) and index.Space achievements -- Understanding the universe -- Benefits -- Spin-off products -- International cooperation -- Cost drawbacks -- Problems and risks.1100LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Astronautics;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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