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Agriculture and Modern Technology: A Defense Thomas R. Degregori Ames, IA: Iowa State University Academics
ISU is best known for its degree programs in science, engineering, and agriculture. ISU is also home of the world's first electronic digital computing device, the Atanasoff–Berry Computer.
 Press, 2001, 280 pp. ISBN ISBN
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: 0-8138-0342-X, $54.95

Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology bacteriology

Study of bacteria. Modern understanding of bacterial forms dates from Ferdinand Cohn's classifications. Other researchers, such as Louis Pasteur, established the connection between bacteria and fermentation and disease.
, 2nd Edition, Volume 1: The Archaea archaea: see Archaebacteria.
archaea

A group of prokaryotes whose members differ from bacteria, the most prominent prokaryotes, in certain physical, physiological, and genetic features. The archaea may be aquatic or terrestrial microorganisms.
 and the Deeply Branching and Phototropic Bacteria George Garrity, ed. New York: Springer-Verlag, 2001, 776 pp. ISBN: 0-387-98771-1, $99

Children at Work: Health and Safety Risks, 2nd Edition Valentina Forastieri Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland
Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva.
: International Labour Office, 2001, 150 pp. ISBN: 92-2-111399-X, $17.95

Classifying Drinking Water Contaminants for Regulatory Consideration National Research Council Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2001, 185 pp. ISBN: 0-309-07408-8, $39

The Compromise of Liberal Environmentalism Steven Bernstein New York: Columbia University Press Columbia University Press is an academic press based in New York City and affiliated with Columbia University. It is currently directed by James D. Jordan (2004-present) and publishes titles in the humanities and sciences, including the fields of literary and cultural studies, , 2001, 288 pp. ISBN: 0-231-12036-2, $45 (hardback); 0-231-12037-0, $19.50 (paperback)

Computational Modeling of Genetic and Biochemical Networks James M. Bower James Mason Bower (born February 17, 1954, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA) is an American neuroscientist. He graduated from McQuaid Jesuit High School in Rochester, New York attending Antioch College and Montana State University as an undergraduate and then received his PhD in , Hamid Bolouri, eds. Cambridge, MA: MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology  Press, 2001, 390 pp. ISBN: 0-262-02481-0, $59.95

Design and Analysis of Ecological Experiments, 2nd Edition Samuel M. Scheiner, Jessica Gurevitch, eds. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001, 432 pp. ISBN: 0-19-513187-8, $80 (hardback); 0-19-513188-6, $35 (paperback)

Disposition of High-Level Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel Spent nuclear fuel, occasionally called used nuclear fuel, is nuclear fuel that has been irradiated in a nuclear reactor (usually at a nuclear power plant) to the point where it is no longer useful in sustaining a nuclear reaction. : The Continuing Societal and Technical Challenges National Research Council Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2001, 212 pp. ISBN: 0-309-07317-0, $32

Encyclopedia of Clinical Toxicology Irving S. Rossoff New York: The Parthenon Publishing Group, 2001, 2,300 pp. ISBN: 1-84214-101-5, $285

Environment and Politics, 2nd Edition Timothy Doyle, Doug McEachern New York: Routledge, 2001, 240 pp. ISBN: 0-415-21772-5, $65 (hardback); 0-415-21773-3, $23.95 (paperback)

Environmental Contamination, Biotechnology, and the Law: The Impact of Emerging Genomic Information: Summary of a Forum Robert Pool Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2001, 44 pp. ISBN: 0-309-07418-5, $12

Environmental Hormones: The Scientific Basis of Endocrine Disruption John A. McLachlan, Louis J. Guillette, Taisen Iguchi, eds. New York: New York Academy of Sciences The New York Academy of Sciences is the third oldest scientific society in the United States. An independent, non-profit organization with more than 25,000 members in 140 countries, the Academy’s mission is to advance understanding of science and technology. , 2001, 200 pp. ISBN: 1-57331-348-3, $120

Environmental Molecular Microbiology: Protocols and Applications Paul A. Rochelle, ed. Norfolk, United Kingdom: Horizon Scientific Press, 2001, 263 pp. ISBN: 1-898486-29-8, $178

Environmental Policies for Agricultural Pollution Control J. S. Shortle, David G. Abler, eds. New York: CABI Publishing, 2001, 250 pp. ISBN: 0-85199-399-0, $70

Food Safety and International Competitiveness: The Case of Beef John Spriggs, Grant Isaac New York: CABI Publishing, 2001, 288 pp. ISBN: 0-85199-518-7, $90

Frontiers in Human Genetics: Diseases and Technologies C. Lai Poh San, Eric P. H. Yap, eds. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Established in 1981, World Scientific Publishing Company (WSPC) is one of the leading scientific publishers in the world, and the largest international scientific publisher in the Asia-Pacific region. , 2001, 420 pp. ISBN: 981-02-4458-4, $68

Genetically Engineered Organisms: Assessing Environmental and Human Health Effects Deborah K. Letourneau, Beth Elpern Burrows Boca Raton, FL: CRC (Cyclical Redundancy Checking) An error checking technique used to ensure the accuracy of transmitting digital data. The transmitted messages are divided into predetermined lengths which, used as dividends, are divided by a fixed divisor.  Press, 2001, 416 pp. ISBN: 0-8493-0439-3, $74.95

Grand Challenges in Environmental Sciences National Research Council Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2001, 106 pp. ISBN: 0-309-07254-9, $35

Handbook of Pesticide Toxicology, 2nd Edition Robert Krieger, ed. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 2001, 1,694 pp. ISBN: 0-12-426260-0, $395

Human Airway Inflammation: Sampling Techniques and Analytical Protocols Duncan F. Rogers, Louise E. Donnelly, eds. Totowa, NJ: The Humana Press, 2001, 456 pp. ISBN: 0-89603-923-4, $135

Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology Nuzhat Ahmed, Fouad M. Qureshi, Obaid Y. Khan, eds. Norfolk, United Kingdom: Horizon Scientific Press, 2001, 196 pp. ISBN: 1-898486-30-1, $150

Industrial Microbiology Mike J. Waites, Neil L. Morgan, John S. Rockey, Gary Higton Oxford, United Kingdom: Blackwell Science, Ltd., 2001, 288 pp. ISBN: 0-6320-5307-0, $41

International Classification of Rodent Tumors: The Mouse Ulrich Mohr, ed. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer-Verlag, 2001, 530 pp. ISBN: 3-540-64578-0, $299

Introduction to Bioengineering Yuan Cheng Fung, ed. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing, 2001, 312 pp. ISBN: 981-02-4023-6, $48 (hardback); 981-02-4398-7, $28 (paperback)

Modern Protein Chemistry: Practical Aspects Gary C. Howard, William E. Brown Archbishop William (EUSEBUIS) Brown is the First African-American Archbishop in the state of Virginia. He heads the Archdiocese of Fredericksburg, headquartered in Stafford, Virginia. Archbishop Brown is the current Chief Pastor of Mt. , eds. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2001, 264 pp. ISBN: 0-8493-9453-8, $99.95

The National Environmental Policy Act: Judicial Misconstruction mis·con·struc·tion  
n.
1. An inaccurate explanation, interpretation, or report; a misunderstanding.

2. Grammar A faulty construction, especially of a sentence or clause.

Noun 1.
, Legislative Indifference, and Executive Neglect Matthew J. Lindstrom, Zachary A. Smith College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 2001, 224 pp. ISBN: 1-58544-125-2, $34.95

Population Health and Aging: Strengthening the Dialogue between Epidemiology and Demography Maxine Weinstein, Albert I. Hermalin, Michael A. Stoto, eds. New York: New York Academy of Sciences, 2001, 480 pp. ISBN: 1-57331-372-6, $145

The Roots of Japan's Environmental Policies Anny Wong New York: Routledge, 2001, 256 pp. ISBN: 0-815-33950-X, $80

Stormwater Effects Handbook: A Toolbox for Watershed Managers, Scientists, and Engineers G. Allen Burton, Jr., Robert Pitt Boca Raton, FL: Lewis Publishers, 2001, 896 pp. ISBN: 0-87371-924-7, $139.95

Toxic Exports: The Transfer of Hazardous Wastes from Rich to Poor Countries Jennifer Clapp Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2001, 192 pp. ISBN: 0-8014-3887-X, $29.95

Transnational Environmental Policy Reiner Grundmann New York: Routledge, 2001, 272 pp. ISBN: 0-415-22423-3, $100

Waste Composting for Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture: Closing the Rural--Urban Nutrient Cycle in Sub-Saharan Africa Pay Drechsel, Dagmar Kunze, eds. New York: CABI Publishing, 2001, 192 pp. ISBN: 0-85199-548-9, $75

Wild Solutions: How Biodiversity Is Money in the Bank Andrew Beattie, Paul R. Ehrlich For the Nobel Prize winning Immunologist, see .
Paul Ralph Ehrlich (born May 29 1932 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is currently the Bing Professor of Population Studies in the department of Biological Sciences at Stanford University. He received his Ph.D.
 New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2001, 272 pp. ISBN: 0-300-07636-3, $25.95
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