Encyclopedia of Global Resources part 122 potx
Encyclopedia of Global Resources part 122 potx
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Department of Agriculture, U.S. . . . . . . . . . 287
Department of Energy, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Department of the Interior, U.S . . . . . . . . 291
Department of Transportation, ... . . . . . . . 1223
Three Mile Island nuclear accident . . . . . . 1224
Tidal energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1225
Timber industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Encyclopedia of Global Resources part 10 potx
... metals because of their relatively high value
per unitofweight. In contrast, owingtothe bulk of im
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purities of copper ore, copper is considered an indus
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62 • Argentina Global Resources
A soybean ... soybean farmer in the Pampas region of Argentina inspects his harvest. (Andres Stapff/Reuters/Landov)
Global Resources Argentina • 61
Argentina: Resources at a Glance
Officia...
Encyclopedia of Global Resources part 20 potx
... extraction of natural gas by drilling wells is the
conventional means of retrieval but is expected to de
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162 • Canada Global Resources
Global Resources Canada • 163
Canada: Resources at a Glance
Official ... government and resources
Canada is one of the most important countries in the
world in terms of resources. Ranking third in reserves of
both oil and uranium, Cana...
Encyclopedia of Global Resources part 22 potx
... that included creation
of a Department of Energy, deregulation of domestic
crude oil prices, and promotion of conservation and
alternative energy sources. An advocate of environ
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mentalism, ... most
processing of ceramics. Althoughsimple, thisdescrip-
tion of ceramics was an accurate one until the time of
WorldWar II. In the early 1940’s, the field of materials
science, of...
Encyclopedia of Global Resources part 39 potx
... Coordination Act of
1934.
In 1939, the management of wildlife was brought
under the control of the Department of the Interior
as a natural resource. In 1964, the department estab-
lished the Committee on ... consistent” with the primary
purposes of the agencies, the habitats of native verte-
brate species that the Department of the Interior de-
clared in danger of extinction....
Encyclopedia of Global Resources part 44 potx
... was
appointed head of the Soil Conservation Service.
This service, a part of the U.S. Department of Agricul
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378 • Environmental degradation, resource exploitation and Global Resources
... the problem of the domination of women and
other groups in Western society. Ecofeminists believe
that these problems would decline with a transforma
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382 • Environmental ethics Global R...
Encyclopedia of Global Resources part 45 potx
... and regulations of the past, repudiation of
scientific findings on global warming in particular,
and a final act of redemption—the designation of
nearly 520,000 square kilometers of the Pacific ... OF
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Encyclopedia of Global Resources part 46 potx
... roll-
ing of large particles across the surface. Saltation is a
bouncing of intermediate-sized particles and is re-
sponsible for the largest amount of erosion by wind.
Suspension occurs when small particles ... Law of the Sea, was a legal and political achieve-
ment because it was the result of a consensus by all the
world’s states.
Background
Part V of the United Nations Conve...
Encyclopedia of Global Resources part 54 potx
... petroleum fuels Global Resources
the problem of vapor lock, which temporarily shuts
down the engine. Oil companies adjust the vapor
pressure of their gasolines depending on the region
of thecountry,the ... contains
0.937 percent (9,370 parts per million) argon, 18
parts per million neon, 1.1 part per million krypton,
and 0.08 6part permillionxenon. Thehigher concen-
tration of...
Encyclopedia of Global Resources part 59 potx
... benefit the patient. Some of the side effects of
these therapies include skin, liver, and kidney changes
or damage. Approximately 20 percent of patients who
Global Resources Gold • 529
Jewelry ... percent.
U.S. End Uses of Gold
acids and then heating in a vacuum to temperatures
on the order of 1,500° Celsius.
Uses of Graphite
The most familiar use of graphite is in the manuf...
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