Inevitable events

The documented occurrence of pesticides in surface water is indicative that mnoff is an important pathway for transport of pesticide away from the site of appHcation. An estimated 160 t of atra2ine, 71 t of sima2ine, 56 t of metolachlor, and 18 t of alachlor enter the Gulf of Mexico from the Mississippi River annually as the result of mnoff (47). Field appHcation of pesticides inevitably leads to pesticide contamination of surface mnoff water unless mnoff does not occur while pesticide residues remain on the surface of the soil. The amount of pesticides transported in a field in mnoff varies from site to site. It is controUed by the timing of mnoff events, pesticide formulation, physical—chemical properties of the pesticide, and properties of the soil surface (48). Under worst-case conditions, 10% or more of the appHed pesticide can leave the edge of the field where it was appHed. 

Quantitative risk analysis is a forecast concerning the degree of belief associated with the occurrence of future events. It normally focuses on those classes of events that are rarely expected to occur at a facility. However, because the potential consequences of such events may be so great, the possibility that the events could occur at all gives rise to concern. When a QRA generates results that reflect a very small likelihood of an event and confirm the suspicion that the event could have a severe impact, these questions inevitably arise What does it all mean What should I do about it ... 

This volume is based partly on the lecture notes of K. C. N. that were used for teaching courses at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of California, San Diego, and The Scripps Research Institute. We apologize sincerely to those whose brilliant works have been left out owing to the inevitable closing of the curtain and hope that in the event of a second volume we can rectify these omissions. We also apologize in advance for the inevitable errors that a volume of this size may contain, and welcome constructive comments from our readers in order to correct such errors in future editions. 

Charge buildup, resulting sparks, and the ignition of flammable materials is an inevitable event if control methods are not appropriately used. In practice, however, design engineers recognize... 

The counselor or therapist helps the client develop a step-by-step response to a lapse/relapse scenario. Clients are oriented by being told that lapses or relapses are common among many people attempting to change drug problems, but that such events are not inevitable. Then clients are told that planning ahead for possible slips is prudent, since it allows for safety plans to be developed in case of emergency. The plans may never be implemented, but they are there if needed. 

Although archaeology is a historical discipline, in that its aim is to reconstruct events in the past, it is not the same as history. If history is reconstructing the past from written sources, then 99.9% of humanity s five million years or more of global evolution is beyond the reach of history. Even in historic times, where written records exist, there is still a distinctive role for archaeology. Documentary evidence often provides evidence for big events -famous people, battles and invasions, religious dogma, and the history of states but such written sources are inevitably biased. History is written by the... 

The modem Olympics were devised by men for men in 1896 anything else would have been quite shocking. Nevertheless a woman did, it is claimed, mn unofficially with the 25 male competitors in that first marathon. It was not until the Amsterdam Olympics of 1928 that three track events - the 100 m, 800 m and 4 x 100 m relay - were opened to women, together with the discus and high jump. Ai it turned out, this first women s Olympic 800 m event was to set back the course of women s athletics by many years since some of the participants in that race collapsed. Although the failures probably resulted from inadequate preparation (as they would have done for male athletes) they inevitably received more publicity than the winner, Lina Radke, from Germany. This provided support for the view that women should not be allowed to participate in such events. Indeed the 800 m event for women was not reinstated until the 1960 Olympic Games. 

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