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Focuses on critical concerns regarding dietary fat and its relation to obesity. This work offers scientific data on the many aspects of fat consumption including psychological, behavioral, genetic, and physiologic factors that

3D Cadastre in an International Context: Legal, Organizational, and Technological Aspects demonstrates how to record 3D scenarios to improve insight into overlapping constructions. It emphasizes the technical aspects of cadastral registration, focusing

This volume shows groundwater scientists and engineers how to assess and interpret the data gathered during groundwater studies. It explains how to estimate important parameters such as stroativity, transmissivity and leakage coefficient.

While numerous books are available on remediation systems, this is the first work to document and explain in full the design aspects of the subject. Based on sound engineering principles and practical

Phytoremediation is an exciting, new technology that utilizes metal-accumulating plants to rid soil of heavy metal and radionuclides. Hyperaccumulation plants are an appealing and economical alternative to current methods of soil

The collection of 14 contributions explores the toxic levels of metals, radionuclides, other inorganics, pesticides, and other anthropogenic organic compounds detected in the soil environments of Australia, New Zealand, Japan, China, Hong

This standardization handbook has been developed and is being maintained as a joint effort of the Department of Defense and the Federal Aviation Administration. It provides guidelines and material properties for polymer

Chemistry of Peptide Synthesis is a complete overview of how peptides are synthesized and what techniques are likely to generate the most desirable reactions. Incorporating elements from the author's role of Career

The investigation phase is the most important segment of any geotechnical study. Using the correct methods and properly interpreting the results are critical to a successful investigation. Comprising chapters from the second

Metal contamination of groundwater results from many human activities, including agriculture, mining, and the disposal of municipal waste and fly ash. Metals in Groundwater describes the transport of metals to groundwater from

Offering a complete accounting of the insects of North America, this handbook is an up-dated edition of the first handbook ever compiled in the history of American entomology. By using American Insects,