Prescribed fires play a critical role in reducing the intensity and severity of future wildfires by systematically and widely consuming accumulated vegetation fuel. While the current probability of prescribed fire escape in the United States stands very
Assessment of local climate plans form 885 cities in the EU-28. J Clean Prod 191:207–219 Article Google Scholar Rife AN, Erisman B, Sanchez A, Aburto-Oropeza O (2012) When good intentions are not enough … insights on networks of “paper park” marine protected areas. Conserv Lett 6...
The original PDF version of this Article contained a repeated error, where the percentage of drinking groundwater wells was incorrectly given as 53% in the Results section, under the subheading ‘Thousands of domestic and public supply wells are at risk under proposed minimum thresholds (MTs)’ ...
Research assistants posed as shoppers, asked the salesperson how e-cigarettes compare to conventional cigarettes, and then recorded claims made by salespeople using a standardized form designed for this purpose. Informed consent was waived for simulated customer interactions. The use of deception in simu...
California is a global leader in the agricultural sector and produces more than 400 types of commodities. The state produces over a third of the country’s vegetables and two-thirds of its fruits and nuts. Despite being highly productive, current and fut
Assessment of climate-coccidioidomycosis model: Model sensitivity for assessing climatologic effects on the risk of acquiring coccidioidomycosis. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 2007, 1111, 83–95. [CrossRef] [PubMed] 33. Coopersmith, E.J.; Bell, J.E.; Benedict, K.; Shriber, J.; McCotter, ...
Multivariate drought index: An information theory based approach for integrated drought assessment. J. Hydrol. 2015, 526, 164–182. [CrossRef] 38. Hao, Z.; AghaKouchak, A. Multivariate standardized drought index: A parametric multi-index model. Adv. Water Resour. 2013, 57, 12–18. [Cross...
Flood risk assessment and mapping not conducted at regional scale. FEMA continues to provide flood maps to local agencies for their use. Does not utilize risk-based approach to select projects. Local agencies propose projects for inclusion, which are prioritized based on multiple criteria. With no...
Res. Public Health 2011, 8 3115 over lifetime and exposure related behaviors will inform future efforts to develop population pesticide exposure models and risk assessment. Keywords: pesticides; residential exposure; exposure-related behavior; lifetime use; older adults 1. Introduction Pesticide exposure...
Over 2 million people in the state, mostly low-income, minority farmworkers, are at risk of drinking nitrate-contaminated water due in large part to agricultural pollution [6]. Schools in the Central Valley's farmland have found such high concentrations of pollutants that they have cut off ...