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Dirty bombs : the technical aspects of radiological dispersion devices [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Considering the ever-rising threat of terrorist attack and disruption of the economy and of daily activity, the potential strength of a radiological dispersion device must be evaluated.
Visger, Benjamin Felix
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Seed pellets containing activated carbon increase emergence of native plant species used in dryland restoration following herbicide application

open access: yesRestoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Over half of dryland ecosystems worldwide are degraded, making restoration a priority. Most dryland restoration efforts use seed‐based approaches, which often result in limited establishment of desirable species. The dual challenges of abiotic stressors and invasive species dominance are key barriers to native plant community ...
Emily H. Swartz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dirty bomb vulnerabilities : fake companies, fake licenses, real consequences : hearing before the Permanent Committee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, July 12, 2007.

open access: yes, 2007
Shipping list no.: 2008-0444-P."Star print."Includes bibliographical references.Mode of access ...
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.
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New medicine for soil restoration: biological soil crust capsules facilitate native plant and soil microbe establishment

open access: yesRestoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Restoration in drylands is challenging because of harsh climates, requiring creative methods and organisms like biocrusts for restoration of degraded lands. Biocrusts are thin, coherent soil surface layers prevalent in drylands, engineered, and inhabited by communities of organisms including mosses, lichens, and cyanobacteria ...
Madeline Mayorga   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Consequences of a dirty bomb used by terrorists

open access: yes, 2015
Tato bakalářská práce se zabývá problematikou radiologického terorismu, konkrétně terorismu pomocí špinavé bomby. Následující části práce obsahují definice termínů, souvisejících sdanou problematikou.
Hajnová Petra
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Del Boom latinoamericano al Sex Bomb cubano. Minimalismo y realismo sucio en Pedro Juan Gutiérrez

open access: yes, 2022
The exhibitionist auto-figuration of Pedro Juan Gutiérrez and other "dirty realists", prodigal in sexual prowess, symbolizes a sort of rite of passage from the poetics of the Latin American Boom to another where the author is conceived as Sex Bomb.
Del Vecchio, Alejandro
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Restoration ecology in conflict along the Colorado front range

open access: yesRestoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) is a challenge to restoration in western North America. It attracts the attention of academic and government research scientists, weed managers, and chemical companies. Attempts to control it cause conflicts among these groups.
G. Robert Brakenridge, Tim R. Seastedt
wiley   +1 more source

Accessible Climate and Impact Model Output for Studying the Human and Environmental Impacts of Nuclear Conflict

open access: yesGeoscience Data Journal, Volume 13, Issue 3, July 2026.
When a nuclear weapon is detonated in a region with sufficient fuel loading, the resulting firestorm can lift soot into the stratosphere, where it disperses globally over a few weeks. The soot, or black carbon, blocks sunlight, decreasing temperature and precipitation and depleting ozone.
Cheryl Harrison   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dose modelling for 'dirty bomb' scenarios - an ARGOS DSS feature under development

open access: yes, 2009
The world of today is not only facing the risk of accidents (e.g., in nuclear facilities, as considered in the EURANOS project). Also other types of emergencies, notably involving radiological terrorism, pose a threat. Acts of terror would be most likely
Andersson, Kasper Grann   +6 more
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How digitisation of herbaria reveals the botanical legacy of the First World War

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 4, Page 1292-1303, July 2026.
Digitisation of herbarium collections is bringing greater understanding to bear on the complexity of narratives relating to the First World War and its aftermath – scientific and societal. Plant collecting during the First World War was more widespread than previously understood, contributed to the psychological well‐being of those involved and ...
Christopher Kreuzer, James A. Wearn
wiley   +1 more source

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