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Waste burial in arid environments - Application of Information from a field laboratory in the Mojave Desert, Southern Nevada
Brian J. Andraski, David E. Prudic, William D. Nichols
1995, Fact Sheet 179-95
Because of the potentially harmful effect of improper waste disposal on water resources in the arid West, comprehensive laboratory and field studies are critical to identifying likely contaminant-release pathways and the potential for waste migration at arid sites. However, the quandary for those charged with assessment of the suitability of...
Seismic maps foster landmark legislation
Roger D. Borcherdt, Robert B. Brown, Robert A. Page, Carl M. Wentworth, James W. Hendley II
1995, Fact Sheet 224-95
When a powerful earthquake strikes an urban region, damage concentrates not only near the quake's source. Damage can also occur many miles from the source in areas of soft ground. In recent years, scientists have developed ways to identify and map these areas of high seismic hazard. This advance has...
Pay a little now, or a lot later
William H. Bakun
1995, Fact Sheet 169-95
Odds are 2-in-3 that at least one disastrous earthquake will strike the San Francisco Bay Area before 2020. Faced with this threat, corporations and government agencies have stepped up efforts that will reduce future losses by billions of dollars....
Building safer structures
Mehmet S’elebi, Robert A. Page, Linda Seekins
1995, Fact Sheet 167-95
In this century, major earthquakes in the United States have damaged or destroyed numerous buildings, bridges, and other structures. By monitoring how structures respond to earthquakes and applying the knowledge gained, scientists and engineers are improving the ability of structures to survive major earthquakes. Many lives and millions of dollars...
Environmental factors used to subdivide the western Lake Michigan drainages into relatively homogeneous units for water-quality site selection
Dale M. Robertson, David A. Saad
1995, Fact Sheet 220-95
In 1991, the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program was fully implemented by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The goals of the NAWQA program are to (1) provide a nationally consistent description of water-quality conditions for a large part of the Nation’s water resources; (2) define long-term trends (or lack of...