Encyclopedia of Global Resources part 3 pdf
Encyclopedia of Global Resources part 3 pdf
... . . . . 2 83
Department of Agriculture, U.S. . . . . . . . . . 287
Department of Energy, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Department of the Interior, U.S . . . . . . . . 291
Department of Transportation, ... . . 137 4
Alphabetical Table of Elements. . . . . . . . . 137 9
Periodic Table of the Elements . . . . . . . . . 138 1
Major U.S. Mineral Resources, 2006 . . . . . . 138 2
Maj...
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... 132 7
Wetlands, 429, 431 , 798, 806,
1107, 132 7- 133 0;
denitrification, 8 23; peat bogs,
9 13- 916; Ramsar Convention,
798, 996-997
Weyerhäuser, Friedrich, 133 0- 133 1
Whales and whaling, 39 2, 433 ,
133 1- 133 3
Wharton, ... 981, 133 7- 133 8, 134 1
Wilderness Society, 134 1- 134 2
Wildfires, 426-428, 454-456;
grasslands, 536
Wildlife, 134 2- 134 4, 136 2- 136 3;
habitat degradation,...
Encyclopedia of Global Resources part 2 pdf
... . . . 2 83
Department of Agriculture, U.S. . . . . . . . . . 287
Department of Energy, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Department of the Interior, U.S. . . . . . . . . . 291
Department of Transportation, ... ounce
4. 433 fluid drams
16 .38 7 cubic centimeters
Inch, square Area in
2
6.4516 square centimeters
Joule Energy J 6.24145 038 32469 × 10
18
electron volt
Joule per kelvin Heat c...
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... effect.
The recovery of bitumen itself requires the consump
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tion of tremendous amounts of resources, mostly in
the form of natural gas and water.
78 • Athabasca oil sands Global Resources
Impact ... The proven feasibility of oil
sands production led the U.S. Department of Energy
to tabulate 32 trillion liters of oil reserves in the basin,
second only to the reserves of...
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... per
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cent of vertebrate species are threatened. Only about
one-third of mammals, birds, and fish are listed on
92 • Austria Global Resources
Global Resources Austria • 91
Austria: Resources at ... biodiversity. Less that1 percent ofAus-
Global Resources Austria • 93
Forest workers load timber onto a railroad car in this 1910 photograph. Timber is one of Austria’s primary...
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... species and diseases. One
of the most notable invaders is the gypsy moth, which
consumes a variety of tree species. Other invaders of
Global Resources Biological invasions • 1 13
The tunicate is an ... usually soft. Hard biopyriboles are usually
found as separate minerals within igneous and meta-
morphic rocks. Soft biopyriboles are usually found as
flakes of mica within rocks or...
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... the iodine is believed to have en
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192 • Chile Global Resources
Global Resources Chile • 1 93
Chile: Resources at a Glance
Official name: Republic of Chile
Government: Republic
Capital city: Santiago
Area: ... cherries.
Other Resources
Chile accounts for a wide range of other industrial
minerals. It accounts for approximately 7 percent of
the global supply of gold, 6 p...
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... net lossof streamflow because of evaporation,
loss of water to seepage, the inundation of areas up-
stream from the dam, destruction of aquatic habitat,
and the prevention of migration of fish ... meters).
Sizing of Dams
The useful or service storage volume of dams is deter
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mined by an analysis of streamflows occurring at the
proposed dam site and of the expected average...
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... the Department of Energy created an of
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fice of Environmental Restoration and Waste Man
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agement.
Global Resources Department of Energy, U.S. • 289
in favor of wind energy. The first offshore ... living standards, the USDA
Global Resources Department of Agriculture, U.S. • 287
284 • Denmark Global Resources
Denmark: Resources at a Glance
Official name: Kingdom of...
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... Republic
Liberia
Rwanda
Zimbabwe
Chad
Mozambique
Madagascar
Togo
Tanzania
Tajikistan
Djibouti
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
North Korea
Yemen
Gambia
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World’s Hungriest Nations, 2004
... 70 percent of global drylands, which are
30 percent of the globe, are already degraded, wi...