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December 19, 1999

Published by Damascus Citizens at December 19, 1999

Vibroacoustic disease: the need for a new attitude towards noise

Public Participation and Information Technologies, CITDEP

Background. The importance of information technologies in public awareness of environmental issues is especially clear when a new occupational disease is identified. This is certainly the case with Vibroacoustic Disease (VAD), a whole-body noise-induced …

September 22, 1999

Published by Damascus Citizens at September 22, 1999

Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) in Produced Water and Oil-Field Equipment— An Issue for the Energy Industry

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Introduction

Naturally occurring radioactive elements such as uranium, radium, and radon are dissolved in very low concentrations during normal reactions between water and rock or soil. Ground water that coexists with deposits of oil can have …

May 19, 0201