Future priority areas

KT is grateful to financial support from the project of Institute for Fundamental Chemistry, supported by the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science -Research for the Future Program (JSPS-RFTF98P00206). ME thanks the support from Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Area (Carbon Alloys, No. 09243105, 1997). W-KH and MT thank The Royal Society for financial assistance. 

Future trends and priority areas for research and development... 

While the National Institute always has attempted to he responsive to the practical needs of the professional community in the research it funds, criminalists have had a much stronger voice in the definition of priority areas and the actual selection of projects in FY 197 than at any previous time. It is anticipated that this input will continue in the future with criminalists playing important roles in the design of new projects and the monitorship and evaluation of programs already funded. 

According to the procedure proposed. Member States were extensively consulted during 2006 for revision of CEN biologic standard methods (Table 1.3.6) for their relevance in the context of the WFD and to identify priority areas for future standardisation activities. It became apparent from this process that sampling and quality assurance methods are mostly needed at community level, and also that published standard methods often do not take into account water category type-specific features, as is required in the Directive. This consultation process enabled the identification of a number of candidate sampling and analytical methods fulfilling short-tenn standardisation needs for lakes, rivers and coastal waters. 

Maintenance will be viewed as a top-priority operation, not as a necessary evil. It wiU be viewed as another area that contributes directly to the bottom line when a strategy for continuous maintenance improvement is adopted. The future capable leader wiU have identified top priority areas for improvement, based upon a total benchmark evaluation of the maintenance operation, and investments wUl be made to implement best practices. 

There are a variety of chemicals that are toxic and used in the drilling fluid makeup. Chromates and asbestos were once commonly used and are now off the market. A mud inventory should be kept for all drilling additives. Included in the inventory are the material safety data sheets (MSDS) that describe each material s pertinent characteristics. The chemicals found on the MSDS sheet should be compared with the priority pollutants and any material should be eliminated if a match is found. The chemicals should also be checked on arrival for breakage and returned to the vendor if defective packaging is found. All mud additives should be housed in a dry area and properly cared for to prevent waste. Chemicals should always be mixed in packaged proportions. Wasted chemicals, ejected to the reserve pit by untrained personnel, can present future liabilities to the operator. 

Dr. Woodward I tried to indicate in my paper that in ammonia-hydrogen plant operation, in comparison with several other catalysts in such plants, the methanation catalyst situation is really well under control. Speaking for our company, and I would guess others, it s not a particularly active research area because we have higher priorities in catalyst development. As regards methanation catalysts for SNG, I did not discuss that today and perhaps I should let some other fellows answer first. Sulfur tolerance is one area for future development. 

The thirtieth volume in the series marks the completion of over three decades of endeavour by more than 170 contributors from laboratories in 19 different countries to bring over 120 selected areas of progress in physical organic chemical research to the attention of readers worldwide. Its publication provides an occasion to thank them and also to reflect on the changing times and priorities of research in this field, and to contemplate the future. 

Many of the observations discussed above clearly warrant further investigation. In particular methods for controlling the Z -selectivity of the ring-closure are of high priority. Recent reports [27] discussing the precise mode of action of the ruthenium initiators provide a solid foundation upon which these future studies can be built and success in this area will strengthen even further the already powerful RCM process. 

This paper does not address EPA plans for further implementation of sections 5 and 8 of TSCA. The agency is active in both areas. For information on future plans.refer to the most recent EPA publication of its events calendarand EPA.Office of Toxic Substances report Priorities for OTS Operation --. ... 

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