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"For more than a decade, Bear Grylls has introduced TV viewers to the most dramatic wilderness survival situations, through his hit shows such as Man Vs. Wild. Now, with How to Stay Alive, Bear reveals to readers his full toolkit of survival tactics, from everyday basics like avoiding blisters to once-in-a-lifetime events like surviving a kidnapping. Opening with the most essential survival skills--assembling your survival kit, making a fire, building...
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National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Pub. Date
[2009]
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English
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"This Highlights document presents an overview of the information provided in the U.S. EPA's Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook (U.S. EPA 2008a). The Handbook reviews and summarizes data on the various factors used in the exposure assessment of children (i.e., individuals <21 years old) and provides recommendations for the exposure assessment community."--Introduction.
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U.S. Geological Survey professional paper volume no. 1815
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U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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English
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"The Exposure Factors Handbook [EFH] provides a summary of the available statistical data on various factors used in assessing human exposure. This Handbook is addressed to exposure assessors inside the Agency as well as outside, who need to obtain data on standard factors to calculate human exposure to environmental agents. These factors include: drinking water consumption, soil ingestion, inhalation rates, dermal factors including skin area and...