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Since terrorism is a global issue, counter-terrorism studies are also a global issue which requires cooperation and collaboration of multi-dimensional groups. This publication includes the researches, experiences and perceptions of different parts of this cooperation and collaboration.

Terrorism --- Political violence. --- Violence --- Political crimes and offenses

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The anthrax envelopes incident in the United States in 2001 created the impetus for a substantial increase in preparedness for bioterrorist threats among both public health and law enforcement professionals, worldwide. Ever increasing resources are now being allocated for dealing with a wide variety of potential threats, from the reintroduction of eradicated viruses such as smallpox to the possibility of genetically engineered novel pathogens. Despite the potentially devastating consequences of the various projected bioterror scenarios, it remains remarkably difficult to quantitatively assess the actual risk in each of these scenarios. Nevertheless, such risk assessment is crucial for determining the appropriate allocation of resources for research and preparedness. The public anxiety expected during a large-scale bioterrorism attack may even be more damaging than the direct effects of the bioterrorism agent, both in health-related and economic outcomes. Carefully tailored risk communication is a major tool for individuals, decision-makers or even entire communities to make educated decisions about their responses to well-being, and avoid social disruption. In this book, we have included articles from leading experts in the various disciplines associated with risk assessment and risk communication associated with bioterrorism. These papers are based on presentations at a NATO Advanced Research Workshop in Israel in June 2005, which addressed these issues. The resulting volume integrates the viewpoints of public health, law enforcement, risk analysis and media experts into a comprehensive, practical guide for approaching risk assessment and risk communication in a bioterrorism event.

Bioterrorism --- Risk assessment --- Risk communication --- Prevention --- Communication of risk information --- Communication of technical information --- Bio-terrorism --- Biological terrorism --- Terrorism --- Law and legislation --- Emerging infectious diseases. --- Epidemiology. --- Infectious Diseases. --- Diseases --- Public health --- Emerging infections --- New infectious diseases --- Re-emerging infectious diseases --- Reemerging infectious diseases --- Communicable diseases --- Infectious diseases.

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Environmental biotechnology, which was in its infancy in the early 80's, has evolved thanks to the revolution brought about by molecular biology. Multiple successes in the biological cleanup of civil and industrial wastewater and of hydrocarbon soil pollution, demonstrate the vast power of clean technologies. In addition, the buildup of information on the activities of microorganisms as catalysts in all sorts of natural, industrial and animal environments has flourished. There is a continuing realization of the critical role of microbial processes in biological, industrial and geological systems. Since environmental biotechnology has matured, it is ready to tackle bigger challenges: the scaling up of many bioremediation systems still in progress, the search for novel biocatalysts for industrial applications, the continuing effort against common human life-threatening processes such as antibiotic resistance, the accumulation of hormone-mimicking substances (endocrine disrupters), the deposition of air-borne pesticides in the environment and, the degradation of recalcitrant contaminants. These endeavors will help prevent the contamination of food chains, protect human life and allow for human activity and economic development that do not compromise environmental sustainabijity. This volume includes the key lectures and participants' contributions delivered at the NATO-funded Advanced Research Workshop (NATO- ARW No. 980838) Bioremediation of Soils Contaminated with Aromatic Compounds: Effects of Rhizosphere, Bioavailability, Gene Regulation and st rd Stress Adaptation, held in Tartu, Estonia, from the 1 to the 3 of July 2004, and attended by participants from 15 countries.

milieutechnologie --- biotechnologie --- Biotechnology --- Medical microbiology, virology, parasitology --- toegepaste microbiologie --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- Soil remediation --- Bioremediation --- Aromatic compounds --- Sols --- Biorestauration --- Composés aromatiques --- Congresses --- Congresses. --- Environmental aspects --- Biodegradation --- Décontamination --- Congrès --- Aspect de l'environnement --- Biodégradation --- EPUB-LIV-FT LIVECOLO LIVTERRE SPRINGER-B --- Sedimentology. --- Biotechnology. --- Microbiology. --- Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. --- Applied Microbiology. --- Chemical engineering --- Genetic engineering --- Petrology --- Microbial biology --- Biology --- Microorganisms --- Environmental engineering. --- Environmental control --- Environmental effects --- Environmental stresses --- Engineering --- Environmental health --- Environmental protection --- Pollution --- Sustainable engineering --- Soils --- NATO

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The problems afflicting the Aral Sea and its environs as a result of the overuse and abuse of the rivers flowing into it are well documented. Until now, however, it was difficult to hear the voices of those responsible for actually managing those waters. This volume reproduces the proceedings of an Advanced Research Workshop held in Bishkek, which brought together all the most senior water resource managers in Central Asia, from Ministers to local experts and eminent academics. It describes, from the practitioner's perspective, the problems encountered in the region's efforts to implement inte

Water-supply --- Water resources development --- Management --- Availability, Water --- Water availability --- Water resources --- Natural resources --- Public utilities --- Water utilities --- Energy development --- Environmental law. --- Environmental pollution. --- Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law . --- Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management. --- Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice. --- Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution. --- Chemical pollution --- Chemicals --- Contamination of environment --- Environmental pollution --- Pollution --- Contamination (Technology) --- Asbestos abatement --- Bioremediation --- Environmental engineering --- Environmental quality --- Factory and trade waste --- Hazardous waste site remediation --- Hazardous wastes --- In situ remediation --- Lead abatement --- Pollutants --- Refuse and refuse disposal --- Environment law --- Environmental control --- Environmental protection --- Environmental policy --- Law --- Sustainable development --- Environmental aspects --- Law and legislation --- Private international law. --- Conflict of laws. --- Environmental management. --- Environmental policy. --- Water pollution. --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences --- Choice of law --- Conflict of laws --- Intermunicipal law --- International law, Private --- International private law --- Private international law --- Legal polycentricity --- Aquatic pollution --- Fresh water --- Fresh water pollution --- Freshwater pollution --- Inland water pollution --- Lake pollution --- Lakes --- Reservoirs --- River pollution --- Rivers --- Stream pollution --- Water contamination --- Water pollutants --- Water pollution --- Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc. --- Environment and state --- Environmental management --- State and environment --- Environmental auditing --- Civil law --- Government policy --- Transboundary basins --- Integrated water resources management

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At a NATO-sponsored workshop in Almaty in September 2005, specialists from the IAEA, Brazil, France, Kazakhstan, Poland, Russia, USA and Uzbekistan discussed safety-related issues of storing spent nuclear fuel. Fifteen papers dealt with aluminium-clad fuel discharged from research reactors worldwide, five papers were concerned with stainless steel-clad fuel from fast reactors, and two were devoted to Zircaloy-clad fuel from commercial light-water reactors. Although most attention was focused on fuel behaviour in storage pools, many countries—through lack of space—are beginning to ‘dry store’ spent fuel in an inert atmosphere in shielded casks, and both topics were covered thoroughly at the workshop. Water quality and dryness of the spent fuel, respectively, are the critical factors in avoiding material degradation for the two storage modes. No burning safety-related issue emerged from the twenty-two papers presented; however, the lack of wet storage space at most reactors and concerns regarding possible sabotage remain as issues that need to be periodically addressed.

Spent reactor fuels --- Radioactive waste disposal --- Déchets radioactifs --- Storage --- Congresses. --- Elimination --- Congrès --- Electronic books. -- local. --- Radioactive waste disposal -- Congresses. --- Spent reactor fuels -- Storage -- Congresses. --- Nuclear Engineering --- Mechanical Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Chemical & Materials Engineering --- Materials Science --- Materials science. --- Electric power production. --- Nuclear engineering. --- Tribology. --- Corrosion and anti-corrosives. --- Coatings. --- Metals. --- Materials Science. --- Materials Science, general. --- Energy Technology. --- Tribology, Corrosion and Coatings. --- Metallic Materials. --- Nuclear Engineering. --- Nuclear fuels --- Reactor fuel reprocessing --- Materials. --- Chemistry, inorganic. --- Energy Systems. --- Nuclear Energy. --- Inorganic chemistry --- Chemistry --- Inorganic compounds --- Engineering --- Engineering materials --- Industrial materials --- Engineering design --- Manufacturing processes --- Materials --- Energy systems. --- Nuclear energy. --- Atomic energy --- Atomic power --- Energy, Atomic --- Energy, Nuclear --- Nuclear power --- Power, Atomic --- Power, Nuclear --- Force and energy --- Nuclear physics --- Power resources --- Nuclear engineering --- Nuclear facilities --- Nuclear power plants --- Metallic elements --- Chemical elements --- Ores --- Metallurgy --- Surface coatings --- Surfaces (Technology) --- Coating processes --- Thin films --- Anti-corrosive paint --- Atmospheric corrosion --- Metal corrosion --- Metals --- Rust --- Rustless coatings --- Chemical inhibitors --- Chemistry, Technical --- Fouling --- Weathering --- Paint --- Protective coatings --- Waterproofing --- Friction --- Material science --- Physical sciences --- Corrosion --- Deterioration --- Surfaces