Mission Without a Map

Mission Without a Map
Author: Joe Hunt
Publisher: EVOS Trustee Council
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2010
Genre: Environmental monitoring
ISBN:

Original version released for publication by the Council in 2009; Rev. ed. released June 2010.

The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina

The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina
Author:
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN:

"The objective of this report is to identify and establish a roadmap on how to do that, and lay the groundwork for transforming how this Nation- from every level of government to the private sector to individual citizens and communities - pursues a real and lasting vision of preparedness. To get there will require significant change to the status quo, to include adjustments to policy, structure, and mindset"--P. 2.

Marine Accident Report

Marine Accident Report
Author: United States. National Transportation Safety Board
Publisher:
Total Pages: 278
Release: 1990
Genre: Oil pollution of the sea
ISBN:

This report explains the grounding of the United States oil tanker Exxon Valdez on March 24, 1989. Safety issues discussed include the navigation watch, role of human factors, manning standards, the company's drug/alcohol testing and rehabilitation program, vessel traffic service, and oil spill response. Includes safety recommendations, maps.

Marine Mammals Ashore

Marine Mammals Ashore
Author: Joseph R. Geraci
Publisher: National Aquarium in Baltimore
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2005
Genre: Marine mammals
ISBN: 0977460908

Comprehensive manual for understanding and carrying out marine mammal rescue activities for stranded seals, manatees, dolphins, whales, or sea otters.

Proceedings

Proceedings
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 780
Release: 1991
Genre: Oil pollution of rivers, harbors, etc
ISBN:

CD-ROM copy for 2001 contains also abstracts since 1969, full text proceedings for 1995-2001, and technical papers for 1995-1999.

Crude Existence

Crude Existence
Author: Kristin Reed
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2009-11-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0520258223

After decades of civil war and instability, the African country of Angola is experiencing a spectacular economic boom thanks to its most valuable natural resource: oil. Focusing on the everyday realities of people living in the extraction zones, Reed explores the exclusion, degradation, and violence that are the fruits of petrocapitalism in Angola.

The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Author: Peter Benoit
Publisher: Scholastic
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Alaska, 1989
ISBN: 9780531206294

Describes the 1989 oil spill caused by damage to the Exxon Valdez ship off the coast of Alaska, detailing the events leading up to the spill, how it affected the wildlife and environment of Alaska, and the spill's longterm effect.

Night Noise Guidelines for Europe

Night Noise Guidelines for Europe
Author: Charlotte Hurtley
Publisher: WHO Regional Office Europe
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2009
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9289041730

The WHO Regional Office for Europe set up a working group of experts to provide scientific advice to the Member States for the development of future legislation and policy action in the area of assessment and control of night noise exposure. The working group reviewed available scientific evidence on the health effects of night noise, and derived health-based guideline values. In December 2006, the working group and stakeholders from industry, government and nongovernmental organizations reviewed and reached general agreement on the guideline values and key texts for the final document of the "Night noise guidelines for Europe". Considering the scientific evidence on the thresholds of night noise exposure indicated by "Lnight,outside" [L suffix night,outside] as defined in the Environmental Noise Directive (2002/49/EC), an Lnight, outside of 40 dB should be the target of the night noise guideline (NNG) to protect the public, including the most vulnerable groups such as children, the chronically ill and the elderly. "Lnight,outside" value of 55 dB is recommended as an interim target for the countries where the NNG cannot be achieved in the short term for various reasons, and where policy-makers choose to adopt a stepwise approach. These guidelines are applicable to the Member States of the European Region, and may be considered as an extension to, as well as an update of, the previous WHO "Guidelines for community noise" (1999). [Ed.]