Committee on the Effects of Diluted Bitu Board on Chemical Sciences and Technolog Division on Earth and Life Studies
Diluted bitumen has been transported by pipeline in the United States for more than 40 years, with the amount increasing recently as a result of improved extraction technologies and resulting increases in production and exportation of Canadian diluted bitumen. The increased importation of Canadian diluted bitumen to the United States has strained the existing pipeline capacity and contributed to the expansion of pipeline mileage over the past 5 years. Although rising North American crude oil production has resulted in greater transport of crude oil by rail or tanker, oil pipelines continue...
Diluted bitumen has been transported by pipeline in the United States for more than 40 years, with the amount increasing recently as a result of im...
Committee on Chemical Management Toolkit Board on Chemical Sciences and Technolog Division on Earth and Life Studies
The U.S. Department of State charged the Academies with the task of producing a protocol for development of standard operating procedures (SOPs) that would serve as a complement to the Chemical Laboratory Safety and Security: A Guide to Prudent Chemical Management and be included with the other materials in the 2010 toolkit. To accomplish this task, a committee with experience and knowledge in good chemical safety and security practices in academic and industrial laboratories with awareness of international standards and regulations was formed. The hope is that this toolkit expansion...
The U.S. Department of State charged the Academies with the task of producing a protocol for development of standard operating procedures (SOPs) th...
Board on Chemical Sciences and Technolog Division on Earth and Life Studies National Academies of Sciences Enginee
A decade ago, the U.S. chemical industry was in decline. Of the more than 40 chemical manufacturing plants being built worldwide in the mid-2000s with more than $1 billion in capitalization, none were under construction in the United States. Today, as a result of abundant domestic supplies of affordable natural gas and natural gas liquids resulting from the dramatic rise in shale gas production, the U.S. chemical industry has gone from the worlda (TM)s highest-cost producer in 2005 to among the lowest-cost producers today.
The low cost and increased supply of natural gas and natural...
A decade ago, the U.S. chemical industry was in decline. Of the more than 40 chemical manufacturing plants being built worldwide in the mid-2000s w...
National Academies of Sciences Engineeri Division on Earth and Life Studies Board on Chemical Sciences and Technol
The 21st century has witnessed a complete revolution in the understanding and description of bacteria in eco- systems and microbial assemblages, and how they are regulated by complex interactions among microbes, hosts, and environments. The human organism is no longer considered a monolithic assembly of tissues, but is instead a true ecosystem composed of human cells, bacteria, fungi, algae, and viruses. As such, humans are not unlike other complex ecosystems containing microbial assemblages observed in the marine and earth environments. They all share a basic functional principle:...
The 21st century has witnessed a complete revolution in the understanding and description of bacteria in eco- systems and microbial assemblages, an...