http://www.ntis.gov/rss/RSSNTISCategoryList.aspxNational Technical Reports Libraryen(c) 2008, National Technical Information Service. All rights reserved.5http://www.ntis.gov/images/logoRSS.jpghttp://www.ntis.govHeavy trucks are significant contributors to overall traffic noise levels. At highway speeds, the noise level produced by heavy trucks is about 10 dB greater than that of light vehicles. As a result, every heavy truck in the traffic flow contributes ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102343A petroleum-derived hydrocarbon mixture, API No. 83-06, was evaluated for its acute inhalation toxicity. Five young adult rats of each sex were exposed to a target vapor concentration of 5.0 milligrams/liter (mg/L) for 4 hours. Vapors were generated ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0000359HEPA-filtered purge air supplied by an environmental control system (ECS) is used to protect encapsulated spacecraft from particulate contamination. Therefore, it is imperative to acquire representative air samples from the ECS ducts in order to ensu ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506139Gaseous air pollutants, including ozone and sulfur dioxide, are of concern to the National Park Service (NPS). Pollutants like these can affect park unit biological resources as well as the health of park unit residents and visitors. The NPS establis ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102093Gaseous air pollutants, including ozone and sulfur dioxide, are of concern to the National Park Service (NPS). Pollutants like these can affect park unit biological resources as well as the health of park unit residents and visitors. The NPS establis ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102094Gaseous air pollutants, including ozone and sulfur dioxide, are of concern to the National Park Service (NPS). Pollutants like these can affect park unit biological resources as well as the health of park unit residents and visitors. The NPS establis ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102095Gaseous air pollutants, including ozone and sulfur dioxide, are of concern to the National Park Service (NPS). Pollutants like these can affect park unit biological resources as well as the health of park unit residents and visitors. The NPS establis ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102096Gaseous air pollutants, including ozone and sulfur dioxide, are of concern to the National Park Service (NPS). Pollutants like these can affect park unit biological resources as well as the health of park unit residents and visitors. The NPS establis ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102097Gaseous air pollutants, including ozone and sulfur dioxide, are of concern to the National Park Service (NPS). Pollutants like these can affect park unit biological resources as well as the health of park unit residents and visitors. The NPS establis ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102098Gaseous air pollutants, including ozone and sulfur dioxide, are of concern to the National Park Service (NPS). Pollutants like these can affect park unit biological resources as well as the health of park unit residents and visitors. The NPS establis ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102099Gaseous air pollutants, including ozone and sulfur dioxide, are of concern to the National Park Service (NPS). Pollutants like these can affect park unit biological resources as well as the health of park unit residents and visitors. The NPS establis ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102100Gaseous air pollutants, including ozone and sulfur dioxide, are of concern to the National Park Service (NPS). Pollutants like these can affect park unit biological resources as well as the health of park unit residents and visitors. The NPS establis ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102101Gaseous air pollutants, including ozone and sulfur dioxide, are of concern to the National Park Service (NPS). Pollutants like these can affect park unit biological resources as well as the health of park unit residents and visitors. The NPS establis ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102102Gaseous air pollutants, including ozone and sulfur dioxide, are of concern to the National Park Service (NPS). Pollutants like these can affect park unit biological resources as well as the health of park unit residents and visitors. The NPS establis ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102103Gaseous air pollutants, including ozone and sulfur dioxide, are of concern to the National Park Service (NPS). Pollutants like these can affect park unit biological resources as well as the health of park unit residents and visitors. The NPS establis ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102104Gaseous air pollutants, including ozone and sulfur dioxide, are of concern to the National Park Service (NPS). Pollutants like these can affect park unit biological resources as well as the health of park unit residents and visitors. The NPS establis ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102105Gaseous air pollutants, including ozone and sulfur dioxide, are of concern to the National Park Service (NPS). Pollutants like these can affect park unit biological resources as well as the health of park unit residents and visitors. The NPS establis ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102106Gaseous air pollutants, including ozone and sulfur dioxide, are of concern to the National Park Service (NPS). Pollutants like these can affect park unit biological resources as well as the health of park unit residents and visitors. The NPS establis ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102107Gaseous air pollutants, including ozone and sulfur dioxide, are of concern to the National Park Service (NPS). Pollutants like these can affect park unit biological resources as well as the health of park unit residents and visitors. The NPS establis ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102108Gaseous air pollutants, including ozone and sulfur dioxide, are of concern to the National Park Service (NPS). Pollutants like these can affect park unit biological resources as well as the health of park unit residents and visitors. The NPS establis ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102109Gaseous air pollutants, including ozone and sulfur dioxide, are of concern to the National Park Service (NPS). Pollutants like these can affect park unit biological resources as well as the health of park unit residents and visitors. The NPS establis ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102110Gaseous air pollutants, including ozone and sulfur dioxide, are of concern to the National Park Service (NPS). Pollutants like these can affect park unit biological resources as well as the health of park unit residents and visitors. The NPS establis ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102111Gaseous air pollutants, including ozone and sulfur dioxide, are of concern to the National Park Service (NPS). Pollutants like these can affect park unit biological resources as well as the health of park unit residents and visitors. The NPS establis ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102112This report presents the data collected for groundwater detection monitoring at the Idaho Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) Disposal Facility (ICDF) during calendar year 2008. The detection-monitoring progr ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE2009963733This report provides the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the public with information on the level of radioactive and non-radioactive pollutants (if any) that are added to the environment as a result of Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory's (PPPL) ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE2009951313Title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act), as amended, provides moneys to States and Indian tribes from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund (the Fund) and the general Treasury of the United States. The Offi ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102080Title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act), as amended, provides moneys to States and Indian tribes from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund (the Fund) and the general Treasury of the United States. The Offi ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102082Title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act), as amended, provides moneys to States and Indian tribes from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund (the Fund) and the general Treasury of the United States. The Offi ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102081This report discusses the status and the accomplishments of the environmental protection program at Argonne National Laboratory for calendar year 2008. The status of Argonne environmental protection activities with respect to compliance with the vari ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE2009963864The Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) used a simple water quality index (WQI) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (USEPAs) Rapid Bioassessment Protocol III (RBP III) to assess the chemical water quality, biological conditions, and ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101982The Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) used a water quality index (WQI) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys (USEPAs) Rapid Bioassessment Protocol III (RBP III) to assess the chemical water quality, biological conditions, and physical ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101983The Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) used a water quality index (WQI) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys (USEPAs) Rapid Bioassessment Protocol III (RBP III) to assess the chemical water quality, biological conditions, and physical ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101984The Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) used a water quality index (WQI) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys (USEPAs) Rapid Bioassessment Protocol III (RBP III) to assess the chemical water quality, biological conditions, and physical ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101985Section 316 of the Coastal Zone Management Act, as amended, requires that the Secretary of Commerce prepare and submit to the President for transmittal to the Congress, a report summarizing the administration of the Act for each biennial period. The ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102068The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is required to submit a report to Congress not later than April 1 on the administration of the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) during the preceding two fiscal years. Pursuant to Section 31 ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102069The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is required to submit a report to Congress not later than April 1 on the administration of the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) during the preceding two fiscal years. Pursuant to Section 31 ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102072The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is required to submit a report to Congress not later than April 1 on the administration of the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) during the preceding two fiscal years. Pursuant to Section 31 ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102073The Biennial Report to Congress is a status report on implementation of the national Coastal Zone Management Program (CZM) and National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA). Covered in the rep ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102070The Biennial Report to Congress is a status report on implementation of the national Coastal Zone Management Program (CZM) and National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA). Covered in the rep ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102071The goal of this report is to identify key areas for research and development (R&D) that could lead to an understanding of the potential for future use of carbon sequestration as a major tool for managing carbon emissions. Under the leadership of DOE ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101981A compilation of groundwater-quality data collected as part of two U.S. Geological Survey studies provides a basis for understanding the ambient geochemistry related to geologic setting in the Piedmont and Blue Ridge Physiographic Provinces (hereafte ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102204This document summarizes some of the achievements to date resulting from one of the most successful government/industry partnerships ever implementedthe Clean Coal Technology Demonstration Program (CCT Program). Presented here is solid evidence that ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101839The Collaborative Systemwide Monitoring and Evaluation Project (CSMEP) is a coordinated effort to improve the quality, consistency, and focus of fish population and habitat data to answer key monitoring and evaluation questions relevant to major deci ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE2009961807The Commonwealth of Virginia has submitted its Coastal Resources Management Program to the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management for approval. Approval would allow program administrative grants to be awarded to the Commonwealth and would re ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102085The anthrax attacks of September 18, 2001 refocused attention on methods of asymmetric warfare including introduction of contaminants into water distribution systems. To predict the outcome of such an event, previous chemical models of transport in w ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505836Aquifer-system deformation associated with ground-water-level changes is being investigated cooperatively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) at the Bayside Groundwater Project (BGP) near the moder ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101533A pilot treatability study of persulfate was conducted at Operable Unit 20, Naval Air Station North Island between November 2006 and June 2007. The treatment was targeted for removal of chlorinated volative organic compounds (CVOCs) from groundwater ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506130This project was to validate the performance of a dual media filtration system that removes metals, organic compounds, and sediment found in storm water runoff from DoD industrial sites. Full-scale demonstrations were conducted at the Navy Regional R ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505959This collection of reports documents a one year effort to identify sensors, sensor support platforms, sensor deployment strategies, and data recovery methods that could be used for monitoring potential contaminant leakage from dredged material placed ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADM001242The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) establishes continuing environmental responsibilities for agencies of the Federal Government. These Agencies are required to 'improve and coordinate Federal plans, functions, programs and resources' to ful ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102083Our mission--to understand and protect the coastal ecosystem and cultural resources of the Monterey Bay sanctuary--is carried out through resource protection, education and outreach, research and monitoring, and program operations. This document pres ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101966A submarine is an enclosed and isolated environment when submerged. Its crew works, eats, and sleeps in this environment and is exposed to air contaminants 24 h/day, unlike workers in a typical occupational environment, who have a respite from workpl ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102145In 2000, thermoelectric power plants accounted for 39 percent of total U.S. freshwater withdrawals. Traditionally, power plants have withdrawn water from rivers and other water sources to cool the steam used to produce electricity, so that it may be ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010100917Toxic industrial chemicals (TICs) are a potential threat to field drinking water supplies, but capabilities for rapid field testing of water are limited to relatively few chemicals. The Environmental Sentinel Biomonitor (ESB) system will significantl ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505794The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health(NIOSH) is the Public Health Service organization within the CDC that has primary responsibility for conducting epidemiologic and clinical investigations of occupational diseases and injuries. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101025Low-flow frequency statistics were computed at 17 continuous-record streamflow-gaging stations and 8 miscellaneous measurement sites in and near the Nooksack River basin in northwestern Washington and Canada, including the 1, 3, 7, 15, 30, and 60 con ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101889This document evaluates the feasibility of in-situ detection of technetium-99 in Hanford Site vadose zone soils (the soils between the surface and groundwater) using laboratory tests. The detector system performs adequately for high technetium concen ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE2009964001Two types of passive samplers, polar organic chemical integrative samplers (POCIS) and semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs), were deployed at three sites in the McKenzie River basin during SeptemberOctober 2007. The McKenzie River is the source of ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101890The Integrated Status and Effectiveness Monitoring Program has been created as a cost effective means of developing protocols and new technologies, novel indicators, sample designs, analytical, data management and communication tools and skills, and ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE2009961796We investigated the fate of explosives compounds in slurries containing fractured and weathered soil particles. Three soils were crushed with a piston to emulate detonation-induced fracturing. We used X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy a ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505830The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration proposes to designate as a National Marine Sanctuary of the Flower Garden Banks, located at the due south of the Texas-Louisiana border at the edge of the continental shelf. The East Flower Garden B ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101968The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration proposes to designate Cordell Bank on the edge of the Pacific continental shelf, 20 miles west of Point Reyes, California as a National Marine Sanctuary. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101963This Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) systematically evaluates the short and long-term environmental and socioeconomic effects related to the implementation of seagrass restoration and seagrass injury prevention projects in the Flor ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102349This abstract describes the Final Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (FMP/EIS) for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Congress, recognizing the degradation of this unique ecosystem due to direct physical impacts and indirect ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101970This abstract describes the Final Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (FMP/EIS) for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Congress, recognizing the degradation of this unique ecosystem due to direct physical impacts and indirect ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101972This abstract describes the Final Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (FMP/EIS) for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Congress, recognizing the degradation of this unique ecosystem due to direct physical impacts and indirect ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101971We have an established project at LLNL to develop the tools needed to constrain fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions using measurements of thecarbon-14 isotope in atmospheric samples. In Figure 1 we show the fossilfuel plumes from Los Angeles and San ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE2009964117Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary (GRNMS) is managed by the National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), part of the U.S. Department of Commerce. This Final Management Plan (FMP) is designed to replac ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101974This report explores public opinion on a new and promising concept--green transportation taxes and fees. These are taxes and fees set at variable rates, with higher rates for more polluting vehicles and lower rates for those that pollute less. This a ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101975Groundwater quality in the approximately 1,500 square-mile Mojave (MOJO) study unit was investigated from February to April 2008, as part of the Priority Basin Project of the Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program. The GAMA Prio ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101947An investigation into groundwater/surface-water interactions in four tributary subbasins of the Okanogan River determined that streamflows and shallow groundwater levels beneath the streams varied seasonally and by location. Streamflows measured in J ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102203In homebasing the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet squadrons to the East Coast, the Navy intends to construct an outlying landing field (OLF) at Site C in Washington County, North Carolina, to accommodate field carrier landing practice (FCLP) and to mitigate ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505644The Hellsgate Big Game Winter Range Wildlife Mitigation Project (Hellsgate Project) was proposed by the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (CTCR) as partial mitigation for hydropowers share of the wildlife losses resulting from Chief Jos ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE2009961805This study introduces the novel HAMBgR process (Hybrid Adsorption Membrane Biological Reactor) and presents an application for the efficient removal of perchlorate from contaminated waters. This process combines the economic advantages of a microbiol ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505874The Walker River is the main source of inflow to Walker Lake, a closed-basin lake in west-central Nevada. Between 1882 and 2008, agricultural diversions resulted in a lake-level decline of more than 150 feet and storage loss of 7,400,000 acre-ft. Eva ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102205This report provides the results of two at-sea assessments conducted aboard the same CV/CVN class aircraft carrier. The initial assessment was conducted during a five-day underway period to observe and document topside equipment and processes and to ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADM001306Atmospheric deposition of mercury to remote lakes in mid-continental and eastern North America has increased approximately threefold since the mid-1800s (Swain and others, 1992; Fitzgerald and others, 1998; Engstrom and others, 2007). As a result, co ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102201No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0556015No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0555942No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS0545967The Integrated Status and Effectiveness Monitoring Program (ISEMP BPA project 2003-017-00) has been created as a cost effective means of developing protocols and new technologies, novel indicators, sample designs, analytical, data management and comm ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE2009961800The Integrated Status and Effectiveness Monitoring Program (ISEMP BPA project 2003-017- 00) has been created as a cost effective means of developing protocols and new technologies, novel indicators, sample designs, analytical, data management and com ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE2009961801No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS05588021No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS05589451No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS05589431No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS05589031No abstract available. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=OTS05576801This is a gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) method for the determination of purgeable organic compounds in finished drinking waters. Discontinuous scanning modes such as selected ion monitoring (SIM) and selected ion storage (SIS) are perm ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101384This document is the third printing of the text of the Mississippi Coastal Program, as approved by the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife Conservation. This document is the result of several years of program development. The basic structure of the pr ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102065This document describes a new approach to monitoring for the system of 14 U.S. National Marine Sanctuaries. The primary purpose of System-Wide Monitoring (SWiM) is to ensure the timely flow of data and information to those responsible for managing an ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102354Invasive Species introduced into the United States from around the globe are affecting plant and animal communities on our farms, ranches and coasts; and in our parks, waters, forests, and backyards. As global climate patterns shift, the distribution ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101869This report consists of charts of toxic pollutants with the recommended water quality criteria listed for such things as freshwater, saltwater, human consumption, etc. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101389This issue of the Naval Law Review contains the following articles: 'Moving the Law of Occupation into the Twenty-First Century,' by Major Breven C. Parsons, USMC; 'One Small Step for a Submersible, One Giant Land Grab for Russian-Kind: An Evaluation ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505359The State of New Jersey has submitted its Coastal Management Program to the Office of Coastal Zone Mangement for approval. Approval would permit implementation of the proposed Progam, allow administrative grants to be awarded to the State, and requir ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102086Imagine a future in which power from our most abundant and lowest cost energy resource is pollution-free. Imagine a future in which we no longer have concerns about the effects power and fuels production will have on the global climate of our childre ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010100810The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) created the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) within the Department of the Interior to oversee the regulation of coal exploration, surface coal mining and reclamation ope ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102075Evaluation of the state reclamation program is conducted by the Casper Field Office (CFO) of the Office of Surface Mining (OSM). The 2009 evaluation period started on July 1, 2008 and concluded June 30, 2009. Evaluation methods are based upon OSM Dir ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102076The National Marine Sanctuary Program is making major strides in developing results-oriented resource protection, science, management and educational programs. This brochure highlights the programs key 2006 accomplishments and our progress towards de ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102353The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is presently conducting a review of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM). Sections 108 and 109 of the Clean Air Act (Act) govern the establishment and periodic r ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101397The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is presently conducting a review of the particulate matter (PM) national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). The EPA's overall plan and schedule for this PM NAAQS review were presented in the Integrat ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101391Reducing emissions from diesel engines is one of the most important public health challenges facing the country. Despite EPA's stringent diesel engine and fuel standards taking effect over the next decade, the 20 million engines already in use will c ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101114This project is a research collaboration between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Eastern Geographic Science Center (EGSC), for the purpose of evaluating the utilit ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101534An understanding of the transport of radionuclides in carbonate minerals is necessary to be able to predict the fate of (and potentially remediate) radionuclides in the environment. In some environments, carbonate minerals such as calciate, aragonite ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE2009964090The data used in this report was collected by two separate projects. The Surface Environmental Surveillance Project collected routine samples in 2008 at 41 locations on and around the Hanford Site, and had them analyzed for metals in addition to the ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE2009963204The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is presently conducting a review of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM). Sections 108 and 109 of the Clean Air Act (Act) govern the establishment and periodic r ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101390In this report, we start by examining previous efforts at linking science and DOE EM research with cleanup activities. Many of these efforts were initiated by creating science and technology roadmaps. A recurring feature of successfully implementing ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE2009963597Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes affect communities across the United States every year, causing fatalities, destroying property and crops, and disrupting businesses. Tornadoes are the most destructive products of severe thunderstorms, and second o ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101616The Army Strategy for the Environment applies an ecosystem approach to managing natural resources on Army installations. It incorporates the principles of sustainability across the Army into all functional areas. We conducted investigations to develo ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505751The purpose of this report is to describe specific conductance and dissolved-solids characteristics for two streams in the WLCI study area in Wyoming. Specifically, this report presents characteristics for the Green River near Green River, Wyoming, a ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101888This volume of the New York State Coastal Management Program contains the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program for New York City which is presently undergoing review pursuant to Section 197-a of the City's Charter. This local program was included ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102087Streamflow and water-quality data were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) or the Providence Water Supply Board, Rhode Islands largest drinking-water supplier. 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(T2), a chemical manufacturer in Jacksonville, Florida. It injured 32, including four employees and 28 member ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101603Coal is Americas most abundant fossil fuel. Its combustion creates the steam that produces 65 percent of this countrys electricity. The burning of coal, however, liberates two types of gases that have been linked to the formation of acid rain: nitrog ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101832Nitroaromatic and cyclic nitramine compounds are frequently encountered as energetic residues in live-fire military training ranges. Careful assessment on the redox fate of current and emerging explosives will allow accurate assessment of potential s ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505858A review of transuranic radionuclide contamination in sediments and groundwater at the DOEs Hanford Site was conducted. The review focused primarily on plutonium-239/240 and americium-241; however, other transuranic nuclides were discussed as well, i ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE2009963202The purpose of the EPA Tribal Drinking Water Operator Certification Program is to increase public health protection through certification for personnel operating public drinking water systems in Indian country. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101396The Conestoga River Basin wetland study was designed to evaluate the potential for collecting and treating nitrate-contaminated shallow ground water in agricultural areas underlain by carbonate bedrock. It was performed in cooperation with the Pennsy ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101946The use of explosives at military installations has and does provide environmental concerns through soil and groundwater contamination, even after training or manufacturing activities have ceased. The concentration of munitions constituents in ground ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505748An independent Science Advisory Panel (The Panel) was formed to assist the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation evaluate the effects of wastewater discharges from cruise ships in Alaskan waters. The Panel evaluated the dilution of wastewat ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506114The Walker River is the main source of inflow to Walker Lake, a closed-basin lake in west-central Nevada. The only outflow from Walker Lake is evaporation from the lake surface. Between 1882 and 2008, upstream agricultural diversions resulted in a la ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102206This TOP provides guidance for preparing test plans and conducting test programs to evaluate the effectiveness and suitability for military use of water supply and treatment equipment. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505580The Burmese Python (Python molurus bivittatus) is now well established in southern Florida and spreading northward. The factors likely to limit this spread are unknown, but presumably include climate or are correlated with climate. We compiled monthl ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101924