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Increased demands for cleaner burning energy, coupled with the relatively recent technological advances in accessing unconventional hydrocarbon-rich geologic formations, have led to an intense effort to find and extract natural gas from various underground sources around the country. One of these sources, the Marcellus...

Streamflow and concentrations of sodium and chloride estimated from records of specific conductance were used to calculate loads of sodium and chloride during water year (WY) 2011 (October 1, 2010, to September 30, 2011), for tributaries to the Scituate Reservoir, Rhode Island. Streamflow and...

Record-high hydrologic conditions in New Hampshire and Vermont occurred during water year 2011, according to data from 125 streamgages and lake gaging stations, 27 creststage gages, and 41 groundwater wells. Annual runoff for the 2011 water year was the sixth highest on record for...

Increased demands for cleaner burning energy, coupled with the relatively recent technological advances in accessing unconventional hydrocarbon-rich geologic formations, have led to an intense effort to find and extract natural gas from various underground sources around the country. One of these sources, the Marcellus...

A three-dimensional groundwater-flow model was developed for Assateague Island in eastern Maryland and Virginia to simulate both groundwater flow and solute (salt) transport to evaluate the groundwater system response to sea-level rise. The model was constructed using geologic and spatial information to represent the...

Water samples collected from 16 production wells and 15 private residential wells in western New York from July through November 2011 were analyzed to characterize the groundwater quality. Fifteen of the wells were finished in sand and gravel aquifers, and 16 were finished in...

To effectively plan site-specific studies to understand the connection between wastewater effluent and shellfish beds, data are needed concerning flow dynamics and background fluorescence in the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway near the effluent outfalls on Sullivan's Island and the Isle of Palms. Tidal flows were...

This report reviews the world production of selected mineral commodities in 2011 and includes output projections (based on planned capacity expansions) through 2017. It also includes brief discussions of several issues that are of importance to the mineral sector, including the world economy, the...

The installation of drainage canals, poorly cased wells, and water-supply withdrawals have led to saltwater intrusion in the primary water-use aquifers in southwest Florida. Increasing population and water use have exacerbated this problem. Installation of water-control structures, wellplugging projects, and regulation of water use...

Tetrachloroethylene (PCE), a volatile organic compound, was detected in groundwater from deep (more than (>) 300 feet (ft) below land surface) fractures in monitoring wells tapping a crystallinerock aquifer beneath operable unit 11 (OU1) of the Savage Municipal Well Superfund site (Weston, Inc., 2010)....

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing water-resourcesmanagement support to Jordan. According to USAID (2010), Jordan is one of the ten most water-deprived countries in the world. Lack of water will be one of the most serious challenges to Jordan's future economic...

Looking for a new vehicle? The 2014 Fuel Economy Guide highlights the leading fuel efficient and conventional gas models.Author: Energy Effic U. S. Department of EnergyISBN-10: 149613382XISBN-13: 9781496133823Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/03/2014Pages: 50Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.41lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.13d

Multiple regression analysis commonly is used to develop equations for estimating mean monthly flows and months flow-duration characteristics at engaged strew sites on the basis of climatic and basin characteristics.Author: U. S. of the InteriorISBN-10: 1496133943ISBN-13: 9781496133946Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/04/2014Pages: 120Format:...

Groundwater provided public drinking-water supplies for 37 percent the population of the United States in 2000. Within the State of Florida, the reliance on groundwater for drinking water is much greater- 80 percent of the population relied on groundwater for publicity supplied drinking water...

The number of children in America that qualify as troubled youth is staggering, and that number is growing by the minute. However, these so-called troubled youth didn't magically fall from the sky like rain drops. Scattered throughout those numbers are our sons, daughters, brothers,...

The Lisburne Group, a mainly Carboniferous carbonate succession that is widely distributed across northern Alaska, contains notable amounts of oil and gas at Prudhoe Bay. Detailed studies of the Lisburne in the Skimo Creek area, central Brooks Range, delineate its lithofacies, age, conodont biofacies,...

When a weights and measures administrator makes decisions within a specific jurisdiction, it is beneficial to understand the scope of the entire system and to reflect upon methods and practices that have been tested over the years. This handbook was developed for the weights...

The invariant torus of a coupled system of Van der Pol oscillators is approximated using bicubic B-splines. The paper considers the case of strong nonlinear coupling.Author: Department of ComemrceISBN-10: 1496010434ISBN-13: 9781496010438Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/04/2014Pages: 34Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.23lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x...

The Quantitative Tools for Condition Assessment of Aging Infrastructure workshop was held May 4-5, 2010, to prioritize measurement and standards needs relative to inspection, maintenance, repair, and replacement of the Nation's physical infrastructure. The workshop focused on steel bridges, and the principal stakeholders in...

The Calibration Laboratories Accreditation Program was developed by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology as a result of interest from private industry at the request of the National Conference of Standards Laboratories.Author: Department of CommerceISBN-10: 1495992934ISBN-13:...

Facial recognition algorithms from seven commercial providers, and three universities, were tested on one laboratory dataset and two operational face recognition datasets, one comprised of visa images, the other law enforcement mugshots. The population represented in these sets approaches 4 million, such that this...

A field standard weight cart (after this, simply called "weight cart") is intended for use in conjunction with Class F weights for testing commercial weighing devices for compliance with the requirements of NIST Handbook 44. The combination of Class F weights and weight cart...

This paper quantifies the influence of Al2O3 nanoparticles on the pool boiling performance of R134a/polyolester mixtures on a roughened, horizontal, flat surface. Nanofluids are liquids that contain dispersed nano-size particles. A lubricant based nanofluid (nanolubricant) was made by suspending nominally, 10 nm diameter Al2O3...

Presently, there is no integrated solution for delivering building data into the hands of emergency responders. Technically, there are many challenges to collect, format, process, integrate and transport building data out of the building. Beyond this, the system for making building data available must...

The term "Mobile ID" can conjure up several different interpretations. In the strictest sense, it may consist of an un-tethered device used to capture one or more biometric samples from a subject. The captured data sample(s) may then be compared to other samples contained...

Flow in and around coral reefs affects a number of physical, chemical and biologic processes that influence the health and sustainability of coral reef ecosystems. These range from the residence time of sediment and contaminants to nutrient uptake and larval retention and dispersal. As...

The Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) furnishes technical support to the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) program to strengthen law enforcement and criminal justice in the United States. OLES's function is to develop standards...

In October 1998 a NIST industrial consortium convened to study mechanisms by which montmorillonite clays afford fire resistance to composites formed from various polymers and montmorillonite. This committee concluded that a clay reinforced carbonaceous char is produced during the combustion of such nanocomposites, and...

About 4:44 p.m., eastern standard time, on November 28, 2008, a three-car train operating along a fixed guideway on Concourse E at Miami International Airport near Miami, Florida, failed to stop at the passenger platform and struck a wall at the end of the...

On April 17, 2011, about 6:55 a.m. central daylight time, eastbound BNSF Railway coal train C-BTMCNM0-26, BNSF 9159 East, travelling about 23 mph, collided with the rear end of standing BNSF Railway maintenance-of-way equipment train U-BRGCRI-15, BNSF 9470 East, near Red Oak, Iowa. The...

On Monday, June 22, 2009, about 4:58 p.m., eastern daylight time, inbound Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Metrorail train 112 struck the rear of stopped inbound Metrorail train 214. The accident occurred on aboveground track on the Metrorail Red Line near the Fort Totten...

A journal to write your thoughts hopes and dreamsAuthor: Donna HernandezISBN-10: 1495910237ISBN-13: 9781495910234Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/18/2014Pages: 152Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.47lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33d

It is safe to say that the world is now entering a new golden age for travel and tourism. A confluence of developments is fueling an era of explosive growth in the world travel market - which is likely to drive a sizable share...

A journal to write your thoughts hopes and dreams in.Author: Donna HernandezISBN-10: 149549022XISBN-13: 9781495490224Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/12/2014Pages: 152Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.47lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.33d

This multi-site study addressed critical gaps in the literature by assessing the prevalence of serious mental illness (SMI), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and substance use disorders (SUD) in women in jail and pathways to offending for women with and without SMI. Using a randomly...

Whenever human beings have looked out on the sea, they have seen whales. First from the shore and later from ships when humanity entered the ocean realm as seafarers, we have responded to seeing these creatures with awe and wonder. Even when we hunted...

The purpose of this report is to familiarize engineers and contractors with various establishedmethods of low cost shore protection. It is written for the individual who is knowledgeable in generalcivil engineering design and construction, but not a specialist in coastal engineering or shorelineprotection. This...

Assessments were performed to evaluate compliance with the airborne radionuclide emission monitoring requirements in the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants ([NESHAP]; U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Part 61, Subpart H) and Washington Administrative Code 246-247: Radiation Protection - Air Emissions....

This Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) for fiscal year (FY) 2012 and 2011 provides the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) financial and performance information that enables the President, Congress, and the American people to assess the agency's performance.Author: National Transportation Safety BoardISBN-10: 1495381897ISBN-13: 9781495381898Publisher:...

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) effectively implemented the Enforcement Policy and Program in Calendar Year (CY) 2011. The relevant NRC Headquarters offices and regional offices continued to focus on appropriate and consistent enforcement of the agency's regulations.Author: U. S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionISBN-10: 1495350371ISBN-13:...

Regulatory Guide 1.70, Revision 2, "Standard Format and Content of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants" (September 1975), recommended that, if possible, hour-by-hour meteorological data should be provided to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on magnetic tape.Author: U. S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionISBN-10: 1495350320ISBN-13: 9781495350320Publisher:...

This talk was presented by the U.S. Geological Survey geologist Susan Hall on May 11, 2009, at the Uranium 2009 conference in Keystone, Colorado, and on May 12, 2009, as part of an underground injection control track presentation at the Texas Commission on Environmental...

During Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) Office of Investigations (OI) maintained a missiondriven, highperforming, resultsfocused workforce that enhanced its dedication to effective communication and stakeholder outreach. OI comprises experienced Federal criminal investigators and a professional administrative support staff. The...

This report presents and discusses the results of the NRC's integral loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA) research program. In this program, the residual bending moment and failure energy were measured using the four point bend tests for as-received and irradiated samples following exposure to LOCA conditions...

This report supplements the safety evaluation report, NUREG-0847, Supplement No. 24 with respect to the application filed by the Tennessee Valley Authority as applicant and owner, for a license to operate Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2.Author: Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationISBN-10: 1495349381ISBN-13: 9781495349386Publisher:...

The Axel Spirit, a 62,929 gross-ton motor tanker owned by Axel Spirit, L.L.C. and operated by Teekay, was built in 2004. The vessel was classified as an Aframax-class tanker. Unlike very large and ultra large crude carriers that require wide channels and deep harbors,...

Iris is rapidly gaining acceptance and support as a viable biometric. United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology, Personal Identity Verification and Unique Identification Authority on India programs are either using or considering iris as their secondary or primary biometric for verification.Author: Nation...

About the Author- Rev. Dr. Charles William Gordon, or Ralph Connor, (September 13, 1860 - October 31, 1937) was a Canadian novelist, using the Connor pen name while maintaining his status as a Church leader, first in the Presbyterian and later the United churches...

About the Author- Rev. Dr. Charles William Gordon, or Ralph Connor, (September 13, 1860 - October 31, 1937) was a Canadian novelist, using the Connor pen name while maintaining his status as a Church leader, first in the Presbyterian and later the United churches...

A journal for you to write your thoughts hopes and dreams. 152 pages beautiful diamonds hearts coverAuthor: Donna HernandezISBN-10: 1495315800ISBN-13: 9781495315800Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/24/2014Pages: 152Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.47lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.33d