And urbanization

Haider M, Rose H, Uhiemann S, Schwab E, Kabius B and Urban K 1998 A sphericai-aberration-corrected 200 keV transmission eiectron microscope Ultramicroscopy 75 53-60... 

Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standard Regulation 24CFR 3280.208, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Washington, D.C., Feb. 11, 1985. 

In the second quarter of the twentieth century, with the development of poly(vinyl chloride), nylon, polyurethane, and other polymers, many new and improved leather-like materials, so-called coated fabrics (qv), were placed on the market. Shortages of leather after World War 11 led to the expansion of these leather-like materials ("man-made" leathers) to replace leather in shoes, clothing, bags, upholstery, and other items. DurabiUty and waterproof quahties superior to leather made coated fabrics advantageous, in spite of imperfection in breathabihty and flexibiUty. Demands for shoes, clothing, and other items are stiU increasing due to growing world population and urbanization. 

The demand foi leather products is expected to increase steadily due to growing wodd population and urbanization. On the other hand, leather has a limit... 

Sulfur dioxide occurs in industrial and urban atmospheres at 1 ppb—1 ppm and in remote areas of the earth at 50—120 ppt (27). Plants and animals have a natural tolerance to low levels of sulfur dioxide. Natural sources include volcanoes and volcanic vents, decaying organic matter, and solar action on seawater (28,290,291). Sulfur dioxide is beHeved to be the main sulfur species produced by oxidation of dimethyl sulfide that is emitted from the ocean. 

Although stream standards are the most reaUstic in light of the use of the assimilative capacity of the receiving water, they are difficult to administer and control in an expanding industrial and urban area. The equitable allocation of poUutional loads for many industrial and municipal complexes also poses pohtical and economic difficulties. A stream standard based on minimum dissolved oxygen at low stream flow intuitively implies a minimum degree of treatment. One variation of stream standards is the specification of a maximum concentration of a poUutant (ie, the BOD) in the stream after mixing at a specified low flow condition. 

There have been some indications, although controversial, of increased precipitation downwind of major metropolitan areas. Urban addition of nuclei and moisture and urban enhancement of vertical motion due to increased roughness and the urban heat island effect have been suggested as possible causes. 

Cool surfaces (cool roofs and cool pavements) and urban trees can reduce urban air temperature and hence can reduce cooling-energy use and smog. A... 

The geographical location of the insured property (experience shows that metropolitan and urban areas have a crime incidence which is above average for the UK) and... 

Variable results have been reported with this pigment and an examination of its inhibitive action has led to the conclusion that under rural and marine conditions, where the pH of the rain-water is above 5, it behaves as an inert pigment owing to its limited solubility. However, in industrial and urban areas, where the pH of the rain-water may be in the region of 4 or lower, it is converted into the more soluble monohydrogen phosphate. This reacts in the presence of oxygen, with the steel surface to form a mixture of tribasic zinc and ferric phosphates, which being insoluble protects the steel from further attack. 

Whitebread, S., Hamon, J., Bojanic, D., and Urban, L. (2005). In vitro safety pharmacology profiling An essential tool for successful drug development. Drug Disc. Today 10 1421-1433. 

George, L.A. Development of a Direct, Low Pressure, Laser-induced Fluorescence Technique for NO2, Ambient Measurements and Urban NO, Ph.D. Thesis, Portland State University Portland, OR, 1991,1-135. 

It is remarkable that, except for local hot-spots such as around industrial sites, mining areas and volcanoes, the elemental compositions of atmospheric dust in similar locations, such as remote or rural or urban are relatively constant over the world. This suggests either common sources, or a dominant source, or good mixing and transport of the dust around the globe. In fact all three factors have a role in determining the uniformity. Because of the consistent composition it is possible to estimate the median concentrations of the elements in atmospheric dusts in similar, but widely separated, locations. These estimates are given in columns 2 to 7 in Table n. The concentrations of the elements in the atmospheric dust are expressed as mass per volume of air. For remote locations (columns 2 to 5) the concentrations are in ng m 3, whereas for rural and urban areas (columns 6 and 7) the elemental concentrations are in xg m-3. 

Diverse techniques have been employed to identify the sources of elements in atmospheric dust (and surface dust) (Table V). Some involve considering trends in concentration and others use various statistical methods. The degree of sophistication and detail obtained from the analyses increases from top left to bottom right of the Table. The sources identified as contributing the elements in rural and urban atmospheric dusts are detailed in Table VI. The principal sources are crustal material, soil, coal and oil combustion emissions, incinerated refuse emissions, motor vehicle emissions, marine spray, cement and concrete weathering, mining and metal working emissions. Many elements occur in more than one source, and they are classified in the... 

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