[PDF] Radioactive Fallout On Agriculture In Time Of Emergency eBook

Author : U. S. Agricultural Research Service
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 20,83 MB
Release : 2018-05-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780365745914

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Excerpt from Radioactive Fallout in Time of Emergency: Effects Upon Agriculture; April 1960 Thus, agriculture would share the Nation's total difficulty and still be faced with special problems. The United States Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with other agencies of Federal and State governments, is responsible for helping to develop means by which farm people could cope with these special problems for their own protection and to maintain farm production in times of emergency. In fulfilling its responsibility, the Department participates in devising active defense pro grams, in conducting research to provide the knowledge on which these programs are based, and in keeping farm people and agricultural leaders informed about them. One of the major parts of the defense plan being developed against nuclear warfare is aimed at radioactive fallout. This report describes what is known about the effect of fallout on agriculture and what can be done to defend against it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 18,79 MB
Release : 2019-06-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309489172

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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop on August 22â€"23, 2018, in Washington, DC, to explore medical and public health preparedness for a nuclear incident. The event brought together experts from government, nongovernmental organizations, academia, and the private sector to explore current assumptions behind the status of medical and public health preparedness for a nuclear incident, examine potential changes in these assumptions in light of increasing concerns about the use of nuclear warfare, and discuss challenges and opportunities for capacity building in the current threat environment. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.