All Things Harmless, Useful, and Ornamental

All Things Harmless, Useful, and Ornamental
Author: Pete Minard
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2019-04-22
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1469651629

Species acclimatization--the organized introduction of organisms to a new region--is much maligned in the present day. However, colonization depended on moving people, plants, and animals from place to place, and in centuries past, scientists, landowners, and philanthropists formed acclimatization societies to study local species and conditions, form networks of supporters, and exchange supposedly useful local and exotic organisms across the globe. Pete Minard tells the story of this movement, arguing that the colonies, not the imperial centers, led the movement for species acclimatization. Far from attempting to re-create London or Paris, settlers sought to combine plants and animals to correct earlier environmental damage and to populate forests, farms, and streams to make them healthier and more productive. By focusing particularly on the Australian colony of Victoria, Minard reveals a global network of would-be acclimatizers, from Britain and France to Russia and the United States. Although the movement was short-lived, the long reach of nineteenth-century acclimatization societies continues to be felt today, from choked waterways to the uncontrollable expansion of European pests in former colonies.

The Earth Speaks

The Earth Speaks
Author: Steve Van Matre
Publisher:
Total Pages: 216
Release: 1983
Genre: Cosmology
ISBN:

The perfect gift for nature lovers. One of the most popular nature anthologies ever published. "The Earth speaks" is a rich collection of images and impressions that includes many all-time favorite quotes and passages captured by those who have listened to the Earth with their hearts.

Handbook of Water and Wastewater Microbiology

Handbook of Water and Wastewater Microbiology
Author: Duncan Mara
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 828
Release: 2003-08-07
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0080478190

"Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and therefore a basic human right" --Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary General Edited by two world-renowned scientists in the field, The Handbook of Water and Wastewater Microbiology provides a definitive and comprehensive coverage of water and wastewater microbiology. With contributions from experts from around the world, this book gives a global perspective on the important issues faced in the provision of safe drinking water, the problems of dealing with aquatic pollution and the processes involved in wastewater management. Starting with an introductory chapter of basic microbiological principles, The Handbook of Water and Wastewater Microbiology develops these principles further, ensuring that this is the essential text for process engineers with little microbiological experience and specialist microbiologists alike. Comprehensive selection of reviews dealing with drinking water and aquatic pollution Provides an understading of basic microbiology and how it is applied to engineering process solutions Suitable for all levels of knowledge in microbiology -from those with no background to specialists who require the depth of information

Nutritional Needs in Cold and High-Altitude Environments

Nutritional Needs in Cold and High-Altitude Environments
Author: Committee on Military Nutrition Research
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 585
Release: 1996-05-29
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0309556775

This book reviews the research pertaining to nutrient requirements for working in cold or in high-altitude environments and states recommendations regarding the application of this information to military operational rations. It addresses whether, aside from increased energy demands, cold or high-altitude environments elicit an increased demand or requirement for specific nutrients, and whether performance in cold or high-altitude environments can be enhanced by the provision of increased amounts of specific nutrients.

Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety

Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety
Author: International Labour Office
Publisher: International Labour Organization
Total Pages: 896
Release: 1998
Genre: Industrial hygiene
ISBN: 9789221092032

Intended as a resource for those who have responsibilities to safeguard workers' health and safety, especially in developing countries. Covers the fields of toxicology, occupational hygiene, occupational cancer, occupational diseases of agricultural workers, occupational safety, psycho- social problems and institutions and organizations active in the field of occupational health and safety.

Army Physical Readiness Training Manual

Army Physical Readiness Training Manual
Author: Barry Leonard
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 429
Release: 2011-05
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1437941605

Guides leaders through a systematic approach to training, consisting of an ordered, comprehensive assemblage of facts, principles and methods for training soldiers and units. Provides a balanced training program that prepares soldiers for successful task performance and provides linkage to other training. Injury control is woven into the training's fabric by recommended exercise intensity, volume, specificity and recovery within its progressive training schedules. Sample schedules provide the commander a doctrinal template that can be applied to the unit's training needs. Append.: Physical Fitness Test; Climbing Bars; Posture and Body Mechanics; Environ. Considerations; Obstacle Negotiations. Numerous photos. This is a print on demand pub.

Applications of Biotechnology in Forestry and Horticulture

Applications of Biotechnology in Forestry and Horticulture
Author: V. Dhawan
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 373
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 146841321X

Major and exciting changes have taken place recently in various aspects of bio technology and its applications to forestry. Even more exciting is the prospect of major innovations that the entire field of biotechnology holds for plant growth in general. The importance of these developments for the forestry sector is considerable, particu larly since forestry science has not received the kinds of technical and R&D inputs that, say, agriculture has received in the past few decades. Y ct the problems of defor estation as well as stagnation in yields and productivity of existing forests throughout the world are becoming increasingly apparent, with consequences and ecological ef fects that cause growing worldwide concern. Policies for application of existing knowl edge in biotechnology to the field of forestry and priorities for future research and development are, therefore, of considerable value, because it is only through the adop tion of the right priorities and enlightened policies that scientific developments will move along the right direction, leading to improvements in forestry practices through out the world. It was against this backdrop that the Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI) or ganised a major international workshop on the "Applications of Biotechnology in For estry and Horticulture" at New Delhi in January 1988. The present volume covers the proceedings of this international workshop.

Committee on Military Nutrition Research

Committee on Military Nutrition Research
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 303
Release: 1999-08-04
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0309172764

The activities of the Food and Nutrition Board's Committee on Military Nutrition Research (CMNR, the committee) have been supported since 1994 by grant DAMD17-94-J-4046 from the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC). This report fulfills the final reporting requirement of the grant, and presents a summary of activities for the grant period from December 1, 1994 through May 31, 1999. During this grant period, the CMNR has met from three to six times each year in response to issues that are brought to the committee through the Military Nutrition and Biochemistry Division of the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine at Natick, Massachusetts, and the Military Operational Medicine Program of USAMRMC at Fort Detrick, Maryland. The CMNR has submitted five workshop reports (plus two preliminary reports), including one that is a joint project with the Subcommittee on Body Composition, Nutrition, and Health of Military Women; three letter reports, and one brief report, all with recommendations, to the Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, since September 1995 and has a brief report currently in preparation. These reports are summarized in the following activity report with synopses of additional topics for which reports were deferred pending completion of military research in progress. This activity report includes as appendixes the conclusions and recommendations from the nine reports and has been prepared in a fashion to allow rapid access to committee recommendations on the topics covered over the time period.

Environmental Stress

Environmental Stress
Author: Gary W. Evans
Publisher: CUP Archive
Total Pages: 404
Release: 1984-05-25
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780521318594

A systematic 1982 on human reactions to five environmental stress factors.