Public involvement

Winning the Nobel Prize inevitably brings with it, besides a brief period of wider publicity (which in America evaporates particularly fast), a steady stream of invitations, varied honors and recognitions, as well as more general public involvement. Professors and scientists in American life are usually not exactly at the top of the social ladder, nor are they used to much recognition. Personally, I rather like this, because it helps not to attach overgrown significance to one s importance, keeps one humanized, and, most important, allows one to stay centered without much distraction from one s work. It was, therefore,... 

An alternative reported in the same publication involves the in situ conversion of the carboxylic acids to the corresponding acyl chlorides using PS-PPh3 and CCI3CN (THE, 10 °C, 5 min) before treatment with the amidoxime in the presence of DIEA (THE, 150 °C, 15 min). The resin-bound phosphine not interfering with the second step, and THF being the best solvent for both steps, the two-steps sequence could be performed one-pot with yields comparable to those obtained using the HBTU/PS-BEMP combination (Scheme 12). 

This chapter will cover the literature up to December 1999. We have attempted to include all publications involving the use of chiral copper complexes as catalysts... 

Press for opportunities for effective public involvement in closure planning and implementation. 

Review and evaluate aspects of public involvement and interagency governmental issues pertaining to facility closures. 

NRC. (National Research Council). 1996. Letter Report. Public Involvement and the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program. Washington, D.C. National Academy Press. 

Elected officials, professional planners, the site workforce, local businesses, and the surrounding public all have important stakes in the closure and future uses of the site. Some of the issues the PMCD will have to address with stakeholders are the economic impact of closure, mitigating negative economic impacts, and analyzing options for future land use. Public involvement will be critical to the resolution of these issues, and local governments and residents are likely to have strong feelings and considerable expertise about economic issues and future use. 

Recommendation 2-6. The end points for plant closure of the Aberdeen and Newport facilities should be identified (e.g., allowable residual contamination thresholds and possible future uses of the facilities). Plans for plant design, construction, and operation should include plans for facility closure, and reviews of plant designs should include preliminary plans for closure. Public involvement in determining this aspect of plant design should be encouraged. 

Finally, the committee identified ways the Army and its contractors can communicate better with the stakeholders at Pueblo. Although the overall public involvement effort of the Program Manager for Chemical Demilitarization has improved, more can be done in this area. 

Richland, Washington on March 25 on the environmental assessment it has prepared with respect to the vertical exploratory shaft it is planning to excavate in basalt at Hanford. This hearing was not required. However, the DOE is reaching out to obtain public involvement in all steps it takes in implementing the waste program. 

Main categories of aquatic bioassay applications based on representative publications involving toxicity testing... 

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