Proceedings Of The 36th Annual Aquatic Toxicity Workshop September 27 To 30 2009 La Malbaie Quebec
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Fire Following Earthquake
Author | : Charles Scawthorn |
Publisher | : ASCE Publications |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 2005-01-01 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9780784475515 |
Prepared by the Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering of ASCE. This TCLEE Monograph covers the entire range of fire following earthquake (FFE) issues, from historical fires to 20th-century fires in Kobe, San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, and Northridge. FFE has the potential of causing catastrophic losses in the United States, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, and other seismically active countries with wood houses. This comprehensive book on FFE and urban conflagrations provides state-of-the-practice insight on unique issues, such as large diameter flex hose applications by fire and water departments. Topics include: History of past fires; Computer modeling of fire spread in the post-earthquake urban environment; Concurrent damage and fire impacts for water, power gas, communication and transportation systems; Examples of reliable water systems built or designed in San Francisco, Vancouver, Berkeley, and Kyoto; Use of large diameter (5 in.) and ultralarge diameter (12 in.) flex hose for fire fighting and water restoration; and Cost-effectiveness of various FFE mitigation strategies, with a detailed benefit-cost model. Water utility engineers, fire fighting professionals, and emergency response planners will benefit from reading this book.
New Types of Persistent Halogenated Compounds
Author | : Jaakko Paasivirta |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2008-01-26 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 3540489150 |
Environmental Chemistry is a relatively young science. Interest in this subject, however, is growing very rapidly and, although no agreement has been reached as yet about the exact content and limits of this interdisciplinary discipline, there appears to be increasing interest in seeing environmental topics which are based on chemistry embodied in this subject. One of the first objectives of Environ mental Chemistry must be the study of the environment and of natural chemical processes which occur in the environment. A major purpose of this series on Environmental Chemistry, therefore, is to present a reasonably uniform view of various aspects of the chemistry of the environment and chemical reactions occurring in the environment. The industrial activities of man have given a new dimension to Environ mental Chemistry. We have now synthesized and described over five million chemical compounds and chemical industry produces about hundred and fifty million tons of synthetic chemicals annually. We ship billions of tons of oil per year and through mining operations and other geophysical modifications, large quantities of inorganic and organic materials are released from their natural deposits. Cities and metropolitan areas of up to 15 million inhabitants produce large quantities of waste in relatively small and confined areas. Much of the chemical products and waste products of modern society are released into the environment either during production, storage, transport, use or ultimate disposal. These released materials participate in natural cycles and reactions and frequently lead to interference and disturbance of natural systems.
Contaminated Sediments
Author | : Mark Dyer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 411 |
Release | : 2010-01-01 |
Genre | : Contaminated sediments |
ISBN | : 9780803175044 |
"Twenty-three peer-reviewed papers provide the latest global information on environmentally sound solutions to the sustainable management and remediation of contaminated sediments. Papers address: Coverage of contaminated sediments by structural features or fixing agents ; Neutralization by dredging, treating, and re-deposition of the sediments in place ; Dredging by off-site encapsulation ; Encapsulation of the sediments along the shore by dredging, accumulating, and covering. It also includes several interesting case studies for important projects being conducted in Ireland, Scotland, Malaysia, Turkey, Japan, Canada, and the USA."--Publisher's website.
Computers and Games for Mental Health and Well-Being
Author | : Yasser Khazaal |
Publisher | : Frontiers Media SA |
Total Pages | : 311 |
Release | : 2018-07-12 |
Genre | : Video games in education |
ISBN | : 2889454967 |
Recent years have seen important developments in the computer and game industry, including the emergence of the concept of serious games. It is hypothesized that tools such as games, virtual reality, or applications for smartphones may foster learning, enhance motivation, promote behavioral change, support psychotherapy, favor empowerment, and improve some cognitive functions. Computers and games may create supports for training or help people with cognitive, emotional, or behavioral change. Games take various formats, from board games to informatics to games with interactive rules of play. Similarly, computer tools may vary widely in format, from self-help or assisted computerized training to virtual reality or applications for smartphones. Some tools that may be helpful for mental health were specifically designed for that goal, whereas others were not. Gamification of computer-related products and games with a numeric format tend to reduce the gap between games and computers tools and increase the conceptual synergy in such fields. Games and computer design share an opportunity for creativity and innovation to help create, specifically design, and assess preventive or therapeutic tools. Computers and games share a design conception that allows innovative approaches to overcome barriers of the real world by creating their own rules. Yet, despite the potential interest in such tools to improve treatment of mental disorders and to help prevent them, the field remains understudied and information is under-disseminated in clinical practice. Some studies have shown, however, that there is potential interest and acceptability of tools that support various vehicles, rationales, objectives, and formats. These tools include traditional games (e.g., chess games), popular electronic games, board games, computer-based interventions specifically designed for psychotherapy or cognitive training, virtual reality, apps for smartphones, and so forth. Computers and games may offer a true opportunity to develop, assess, and disseminate new prevention and treatment tools for mental health and well-being. Currently, there is a strong need for state-of-the-art information to answer questions such as the following: Why develop such tools for mental health and well-being? What are the potential additions to traditional treatments? What are the best strategies or formats to improve the possible impact of these tools? Are such tools useful as a first treatment step? What is the potential of a hybrid model of care that combines traditional approaches with games and/or computers as tools? What games and applications have already been designed and studied? What is the evidence from previous studies? How can such tools be successfully designed for mental health and well-being? What is rewarding or attractive for patients in using such treatments? What are the worldwide developments in the field? Are some protocols under development? What are the barriers and challenges related to such developments? How can these tools be assessed, and how can the way that they work, and for whom, be measured? Are the potential benefits of such products specific, or can these additions be attributed to nonspecific factors? What are the users’ views on such tools? What are the possible links between such tools and social networks? Is there a gap between evidence-based results and market development? Are there any quality challenges? What future developments and studies are needed in the field?
Salt Management Guide
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Roads |
ISBN | : 9781551875033 |
"With over one million kilometres of road, Canada's extensive network provides a safe, efficient and affordable means of surface transportation and supports a wealth of economic and social activities. many individuals rely on the Canadian road network for transport to the workplace and a wide array of economic uses, for recreation and leisure activities, and for emergency and security services. The de-icer of choice continues to be salt. Since TAC's Salt Management Guide was published in 1999, advancements have been made in the field of salt management. In order to keep the Guide current, an update of the documents was deemed necessary to incorporate the research and lessons learned in the past ten years. This Guide and the Syntheses of Best Practices continue to identify and described [sic] ways of handling and using salt to maintain its usefulness within winter maintenance while reducing its adverse effects to the environment."--Abstract.
Wolf Creek Research Basin, Yukon
Author | : Canada. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 16 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Ecosystem management |
ISBN | : |
The Wolf Creek Research Basin project was initiated in 1992 to provide a dedicated site to carry out applied research in the Yukon sub-Arctic. The project used an ecosystem approach through contaminants, waste, water, and environment/economy integration. This report describes the Wolf Creek area, the project's objectives, the background to the project's establishment, and research activities in 1992/93, 1993/94, and 1994/95. Research projects included watershed characterization, water quality monitoring, snow and vegetation survey, streamflow monitoring, snowpack monitoring, wind redistribution of snow, snow accumulation and depletion, snowmelt, evapotranspiration, and runoff modelling.
The Monterey Formation
Author | : Caroline M. Isaacs |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 592 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780231105859 |
Provides an extraordinary case study of a classic marine petroleum system in the prolific oil basins of California. Based on results from the Cooperative Monterey Organic Chemistry Study, the volume examines paleoenvironmental conditions, organic-matter deposition, source-rock characteristics, thermal maturation, and oil generation in the Monterey Formation.
Offshore Waste Treatment Guidelines
Author | : Canada. National Energy Board |
Publisher | : [St. John's, N.L.] : National Energy Board |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Offshore oil industry |
ISBN | : 9780921569404 |
The Canadian Hydrographic Service
Author | : Canadian Hydrographic Service |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 42 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |