Russia central/south

The total gas transportation expenses from Russia, Central Asia and Iran to South Caucasus are significantly less than those to Turkey or to Europe. Accordingly, the price of the gas to the South Caucasian market will be favourable and, thus, a potential exists for a growing consumption. One scenario shows that within the next 20 years this market is expected to return to a consumption level that corresponds to the early 1990-ies. Another scenario of the Georgian gas demand was prepared within the framework of... 

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a single-stranded RNA retrovirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a condition in which individuals are at increased risk for developing certain infections and malignancies. The virus is found in two major forms HIV-1, the most prevalent worldwide, and HIV-2, the most common in western Africa. More than 22 million people have died of HIV infection, and 40 million are believed to be infected worldwide. AIDS epidemics threaten populations in sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, Central and South America, and Russia. In the United States about 450,000 deaths have occurred and another 900,000 people are estimated to carry the virus. Although the development of new drugs, complex multidrug regimens, and behavioral modification have done much to combat the spread of HIV in-... 

While estimating the Caspian gas prospects, the probable impact of the Russian gas sector should be taken into consideration. Also the Russian influence of the markets in the East and Central European Countries, Balkan, Turkey and South Caucasus should be taken into consideration. This includes long-term supply contracts and sometimes equity and management stakes in major supply entities. Currently Russia exports roughly 130 bcm/y of natural gas to Europe and 60-70 bcm to Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, the Baltic and South Caucasian States. 

Consequently Russia seems to continue harbouring its ambition to control natural gas exports from Central Asia and Azerbaijan. This pursuit is partially supported by the lack of competition and the absence of appropriate activities by western companies [19]. President Putin s policy to establish closer relations with Central Asia and South Caucasian neighbours may play an important role as well in the future. 

The cyclonic activity over the central part of the European part of Russia leads to the development of westerly winds over the Black Sea. In this case, the strongest winds are observed under the passages of deep Scandinavian cyclones over the south of the Ukraine and in the rear parts of the Mediterranean cyclones. 

While the production and use of asbestos in the United States and Western Europe has declined in recent years as a result of health concerns and bans on many of its uses, there continues to be extensive sales and use of asbestos in South and Central America, Asia, and Africa. World production was estimated as 1.9 million metric tons in 1996. The leading producers in order of declining production volumes were Russia, Canada, China, Brazil, Zimbabwe, and Kazakhstan (Anonymous 2000 Kamak Corporation 1998 Nicholson and Landrigan 1996 USGS 1999b). Nearly all of the asbestos produced worldwide is chrysotile over 99% of asbestos used in the U.S. has been chrysotile (USGS 2000). 

Leishmaniasis Leishmania brasiliensis Leishmania donovani Leishmania tropica Leishmania mexicana South and Central America S. America and S. Russia Asia, N. Africa, and S. Europe Mexico, Central America, and Amazon basin ... 

As noted earlier, East Asia is mainly a self-polluted region. Only a few countries are affected by remote sources (first of all, by emitters located in the Asian part of Russia and in Central Asia). The most affected territory belongs to Mongolia, where the fraction of sulfur deposition from remote sources amounts to 30%. The sources in Asia affect Eastern Russia, the shelf seas, and the Pacific Ocean. The main source of all types of pollutants is China. Its annual emission exceeds the values of other countries taken together by a factor of several fold (for sulfur and oxidized nitrogen) or by one order of tar (for ammonia). Consequently this country is the most important donor of the acidifying and euthrophic substances in Asia. The relevant recipients are South Korea and Japan. 

Tularemia occurs in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Russia, and Japan, but is rare in the United Kingdom, Africa, and Central and South America. In the United States, the disease is most prevalent in Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, Texas, Virginia, and Tennessee, although cases have been reported from all states except Hawaii.13,14... 

Green Chemistry Education in Central and South Russia... 

Major titanium ore deposits are found in Canada (Allard Lake), South Africa (Richards Bay, Namakwa), West Africa (Sierra Leone), Australia (Murray Bassin), Madagascar (Fort Dauphin), Central America (Pluma Hidalgo), South America (Minas Gerais), Norway (Tell-nes), Ukraine, Russia, India, and China in the forms of hard-rock ilmenite, weathered ilmenite, leucoxene, and natural rutile. US domestic deposits are found in California, Florida, Tennessee, and New York. Canada, Australia, South Africa, and Norway are the major producing countries of titania-rich ores and concentrates (USGS 2005). 

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