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Evaluation of airborne radon in state owned office buildings / by Aldrich, Lester Kyle.; Conners, Daniel Anthony.; North Carolina.Environmental Radiation Surveillance Program.;

Bibliography: leaf 18.

Subjects: Radioactive pollution of the atmosphere.; Radiation;

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Conserving the atmosphere / by Baines, John D.(CARDINAL)774148;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 45-46) and index.An introduction to the problems confronting the Earth's atmosphere, fossil fuels and their effects, the effect of chemicals on the ozone layer, radioactivity, and other forms of pollution and what can be done to stop the destruction of the atmosphere.

Subjects: Air quality management; Air; Atmosphere;

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Doomsday men : the real Dr. Strangelove and the dream of the superweapon / by Smith, Peter D.(Peter Daniel),1965-(CARDINAL)421970;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 500-529) and index.Includes filmography: pages 529-530.This is the untold story of the ultimate weapon of mass destruction. In 1950, Hungarian-born scientist Leo Szilard made a dramatic announcement on American radio: science was on the verge of creating a doomsday bomb, a huge cobalt-clad H-bomb that would pollute the atmosphere with radioactivity and end all life on earth. For the first time in history, mankind had within his grasp a truly godlike power, the ability to destroy life itself. The shockwave from this statement reverberated across the following decade and beyond--for many people there was now little to distinguish real scientists from that "fictional master of megadeath," Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove. Indeed, as science historian Smith shows, the dream of the superweapon to end all war begins in popular culture--iconic films and fictions, from H.G. Wells forward--and the scientists responsible for these terrible weapons grew up in a culture dreaming of superweapons and Wellsian utopias.--From publisher description.

Subjects: Szilard, Leo.; Fermi, Enrico, 1901-1954.; Atomic bomb; Scientists;

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Groundwater contamination in the United States / by Pye, Veronica I.(CARDINAL)168815; Patrick, Ruth,1907-2013.(CARDINAL)171834; Quarles, John.(CARDINAL)171658;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-307).ONE: GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES: AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE TECHNICAL REPORT -- The importance of the groundwater resource -- What is groundwater? -- Types of aquifers -- Factors affecting the natural quality of water -- Relationships among groundwater quality and quantity, surface water, and land use -- Sources of groundwater contamination -- The movement of contaminants -- Types of groundwater contamination -- Risks posed by different types of contamination -- Attenuation -- The geographical extent of the problem -- The severity of the problem -- Aquifer rehabilitation -- Measures for protecting groundwater -- Monitoring for groundwater contamination -- Federal regulations applicable to groundwater -- State and local groundwater-quality regulations -- The classification of aquifers -- Groundwater protection strategies that have been proposed -- Conclusions -- TWO: OPTIONS FOR DEALING WITH THE CONTAMINATION OF GROUNDWATER -- The disposal of hazardous wastes -- Septic tanks -- Agricultural practices -- Accidental spills and leaks - The land spreading and spraying of sludges -- Mining -- Highway deicing-salts -- The infiltration of surface water -- Brine disposal associated with the petroleum industry -- The development of groundwater -- Contamination from radioactive sources -- Conclusion -- THREE: THE GROUNDWATER RESOURCE -- What is groundwater? -- The occurrence and natural quality of groundwater -- The use of groundwater -- The profile of an aquifer -- FOUR: GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION -- Sources of contamination -- Changes in the composition of groundwater due to natural processes -- Contamination due to waste-disposal practices [Individual sewage disposal systems -- The land disposal of solid wastes -- The collection, treatment, and disposal of municipal wastewater -- Industrial and other wastewater impoundments -- Land spreading of sludge -- Brine disposal associated with the petroleum industry -- The disposal of mine wastes -- Deep-well disposal of liquid wastes -- The disposal of wastes from animal feedlots -- Groundwater contamination from radioactive sources] -- Other sources of conatmination [Accidental spills and leaks -- Agricultural activities -- Mining -- Highway deicing-salts -- Atmospheric contaminants and acid rain -- The infiltration of surface water -- The development of groundwater -- Improper construction and maintenance of wells] -- FIVE: THE SEVERITY OF GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION -- Estimates of the percentage of groundwater that is contaminated -- The population affected by groundwater contamination -- SIX: THE EFFECTS OF GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION ON PUBLIC HEALTH -- The incidence of disease -- Acute illness due to pathogenic contaminants [Bacteria -- Viruses -- Parasites] -- Acute illness due to the chemical content of water -- Chronic effects of groundwater contamination on public health [Chronic disease due to the mineral content of groundwater -- Chronic disease due to contamination by toxic organic chemicals] -- SEVEN: THE GEOGRAPHICAL EXTENT OF GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION -- Regional assessments of groundwater contamination in the United States conducted by EPA -- State summaries compiled in 1981-82 by the Environmental Assessment Council for this report [Arizona -- California -- Connecticut -- Florida -- Idaho -- Illinois -- Nebraska -- New Jersey -- New Mexico -- South Carolina] -- EIGHT: MONITORING THE QUALITY OF GROUNDWATER -- Methods of well construction -- Types of wells -- Casing materials and sampling procedures -- Data management and information retrieval -- Possibilities for improving monitoring systems -- Research needs -- NINE: REMEDIAL ACTION AND THE REHABILITATION OF AQUIFERS -- In-situ remedial alternatives -- Conventional alternatives of withdrawal, treatment, and final disposal -- Treatment options -- Reverse osmosis (RO) -- Ultrafiltration (UF) -- Ion exchange -- Wet-air oxidation (WAO) -- Combined ozonation/ultraviolet radiation (O3/UV) -- Chemical treatment -- Aerobic biological treatment -- Activated carbon (AC) -- TEN: PROPOSED STRATEGIES FOR THE PROTECTION OF GROUNDWATER -- EPA proposed groundwater protection strategy, 1980 [Strategy background -- The strategy -- Suggested management approach] -- Summary of the chemical manufacturers association's position on EPA's proposed groundwater protectiong strategy [Goal -- Management approach -- Technical approach -- Federal, state, and other roles -- Questions regarding groundwater policy] -- Critique of the CMA position paper -- The Environmental Defense Fund's position on EPA's proposed groundwater protection strategy [Phase I - Federal efforts -- Phase I - State efforts -- Phase II - Federal and state roles] -- Critique of EDF's comments -- EPA groundwater policy since 1980 -- ELEVEN: AQUIFER CLASSIFICATION -- The process of classification [The definition of aquifer boundaries -- Groundwater classification] -- EPA model for aquifer classification -- Critiques of the proposed EPA aquifer-classification system from the Environmental Defense Fund and the American Water Works Association -- State aquifer-classification systems [Connecticut -- North Carolina -- New York -- Wyoming -- New Jersey -- Florida -- Nebraska -- New Mexico -- Maine -- New Hampshire -- Massachusetts] -- Summary of state aquifer-classification systems [Non-degradation policy -- Classification based on numerical standards -- Classification based on land use and numerical standards] -- TWELVE: FEDERAL STATUTES RELEVANT TO THE PROTECTION OF GROUNDWATER -- The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, 42 USC 6901 et seq., Pub. L. No. 94-580 [Solid-waste disposal program -- Hazardous-waste disposal program {Interim-status standards -- Permitting standards -- Imminent-hazard authority}] -- Safe drinking water act of 1974, 42 USC 300f to 300j-9, Pub. L. No. 93-523 -- The Clean Water Act of 1977, 33 USC 1251 et seq., Pub. L. No. 95-217 -- Comprehensive environment response, compensation and liability act of 1980, 26 USC 4611 et seq., Pub. L. No. 96-510 [National contingency plan -- Enforcement and implementation] -- Toxic substances control act, 15 USC 2601 et seq., Pub. L. No. 94-469 -- The surface mining control and reclamation act of 1977, 30 USC 1201 et seq., Pub. L. No. 95-87 -- Federal insecticide, fungicide and rodenticide act, 7 USC 136 et seq., Pub. L. No. 92-516 -- National environmental policy act of 1969, 42 USC 4321 et seq., Pub. L. No. 91-190 -- Conclusion -- THIRTEEN: STATE AND LOCAL MEASURES FOR THE PROTECTION OF GROUNDWATER QUALITY -- Specific source controls [Sources of groundwater contamination related to waste disposal {Waste-management sites -- Well disposal of wastes -- Septic-tank systems -- Land spreading of pollutants -- Animal feedlots} -- Sources of groundwater contamination not related to waste disposal {The construction and operation of wells -- Mine drainage -- Saltwater intrusion -- Spills and leaks -- Highway deicing-salts}] -- Standards and classification systems for groundwater -- Land-use regulations -- Groundwater-allocation law [Common law approaches -- The prior appropriation system] -- Monitoring and enforcement programs -- State groundwater protection programs: summaries for selected states [Arizona -- California -- Connecticut -- Florida -- New Jersey -- New Mexico -- New York -- Virginia] -- FOURTEEN: STATUTORY AND REGULATORY PROVISIONS THAT HAVE BEEN PROPOSED TO ENABLE STATES TO PROTECT AND MANAGE GROUNDWATER RESOURCES -- Statutory provisions -- Regulations designed to prevent groundwater pollution -- Interstate compacts -- Federal-state cooperation on groundwater protection.

Subjects: Groundwater;

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