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1. PURPOSE OF PRESENT BOOK During the period May 19-26, 2003 the NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) “Mud volcanism, Geodynamics and Seismicity” was held in Baku. Participants coming from USA, Germany, France, Italy, Portugal, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Romania, Georgia, UK, Israel, Azerbaijan, Tunisia have discussed about different geodynamic features of mud volcanism and participated to field trips oriented to a better knowledge of mud volcanic features. The Meeting focused on many features of mud volcanism occurrence and related geodynamic topics. The purpose of present book is to collect contributions discussed during the Meeting and to fill a marked editorial gap on mud volcanism. Mud volcanism was to date described by local monographies or by articles published by scientific journals. In particular no books were published on topics able to highlight the link among mud volcanism, geodynamics and seismicity. Mud volcano of Nirano (Northern Italy). Engraving from Stoppani A. (1871), Corso di Geologia, Milan, Bernardoni G. and Brigola G. Publishers. 2. WHY MUD VOLCANOES ARE GEOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT ? Mud volcanoes have attracted the attention of earth scientists for many years. Due to their importance in hydrocarbon research, a consistent progress in the knowledge of mud volcanism took place in the past twenty years. Mud extrusion is a well-known phenomenon occurring in geological environments where fluid-rich, fine grained sediments ascend within a lithologic succession due to their buoyancy.

Mud volcanoes --- Seismology --- Hervidero --- Macaluba --- Volcanoes --- Salses --- Sismologie --- Congresses. --- Congrès --- EPUB-LIV-FT SPRINGER-B LIVTERRE --- Geography. --- Geochemistry. --- Physical geography. --- Hydraulic engineering. --- Mineral resources. --- Earth Sciences, general. --- Geophysics/Geodesy. --- Hydrogeology. --- Mineral Resources. --- Deposits, Mineral --- Mineral deposits --- Mineral resources --- Mines and mining --- Mining --- Natural resources --- Geology, Economic --- Minerals --- Engineering, Hydraulic --- Engineering --- Fluid mechanics --- Hydraulics --- Shore protection --- Geography --- Chemical composition of the earth --- Chemical geology --- Geological chemistry --- Geology, Chemical --- Chemistry --- Earth sciences --- Cosmography --- World history --- Earth sciences. --- Geophysics. --- Geohydrology --- Geology --- Hydrology --- Groundwater --- Geological physics --- Terrestrial physics --- Physics --- Geosciences --- Environmental sciences --- Physical sciences --- Geodynamics

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Providing the population of the Earth with safe drinking water is one of the biggest challenges of modern society. In recognition of this problem the United Nations Organization and UNESCO declared 2003 to be the International Year of Freshwater. On November 19-22, 2003, the NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) on “Modern Tools and Methods of Water Treatment for Improving Living Standards” took place in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine. Thirty-one participants from 15 countries including Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Italy, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, UK, Ukraine, USA, and Uzbekistan attended the meeting. They discussed the scientific concepts and practical means for the solution of the complex social, economic and ecological problems associated with water purification, consumption, conservation, and protection. They also established a network of scientists and specialists to foster further collaboration and the exchange of ideas. The location of the ARW was chosen quite deliberately. The city of Dnepropetrovsk is located on the banks of the Dnieper River and it has a population of about 1. 3 million people. As it is one of the largest industrial centers, it shares all the environmental problems, which are found in the modern Ukraine. In 2001, one in seven of the water samples taken from Ukrainian industrial and drinking water supply systems did not meet sanitary-hygienic standards, and one in twelve did not meet microbiological standards.

Water --- Sewage --- Eau --- Eaux usées --- Purification. --- Epuration --- Purification --- Water. --- Civil & Environmental Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Environmental Engineering --- Eaux usées --- EPUB-LIV-FT LIVECOLO SPRINGER-B --- Environment. --- Water-supply. --- Chemistry. --- Medicine. --- Ecology. --- Quality control. --- Reliability. --- Industrial safety. --- Water pollution. --- Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution. --- Water Industry/Water Technologies. --- Chemistry/Food Science, general. --- Medicine/Public Health, general. --- Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk. --- Environmental pollution. --- System safety. --- Safety, System --- Safety of systems --- Systems safety --- Accidents --- Industrial safety --- Systems engineering --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Clinical sciences --- Medical profession --- Human biology --- Life sciences --- Medical sciences --- Pathology --- Physicians --- Physical sciences --- 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 --- Prevention --- Ecology --- Environmental aspects --- Health Workforce --- Ecology . --- Industrial accidents --- Industries --- Job safety --- Occupational hazards, Prevention of --- Occupational health and safety --- Occupational safety and health --- Prevention of industrial accidents --- Prevention of occupational hazards --- Safety, Industrial --- Safety engineering --- Safety measures --- Safety of workers --- System safety --- Dependability --- Trustworthiness --- Conduct of life --- Factory management --- Industrial engineering --- Reliability (Engineering) --- Sampling (Statistics) --- Standardization --- Quality assurance --- Quality of products --- Availability, Water --- Water availability --- Water resources --- Natural resources --- Public utilities --- Water resources development --- Water utilities --- 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.

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This book includes reports which were presented at a NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) entitled “Medical Treatment of Intoxications and Decontamination of Chemical Agent in the Area of Terrorist Attack”. The workshop was held on 25-28 January 2005 in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine. Currently, scientists and experts from many countries are working on development and implementation of a readiness for anti terrorist actions. In addition to chemical weapons, terrorists can use various toxic chemicals from chemical industry, agriculture or products released from terrorist acts on industrial facilities. The arsenal of chemical agents that can be used as terrorist agents is practically unlimited. The focus of this workshop was assessment of scientific concepts and practical means for management of chemical agent casualties in the area of terrorist attack with emphasis on improving the medical treatment and decontamination. These problems were analyzed from an interdisciplinary perspective. The primary objective of the ARW was to provide countries in which chemical-defense systems are currently under development with the experience and expertise of those that are more advanced and/or have already been exposed and responded to a chemical-terrorist attack. . The main areas covered were: 1. new approaches in pre-treatment and prophylaxis of nerve agent intoxication; 2. diagnosis of exposure to chemical agents ; 3. therapy of chemical agent intoxication; 4. development of personal decontamination; 5. decontamination of intoxication with chemical agents.

Victims of terrorism --- Chemical terrorism --- Chemical Terrorism --- Chemical Warfare --- Antidotes --- Chemical Warfare Agents --- Decontamination --- Medical care --- Congresses --- Health aspects --- prevention & control --- therapeutic use --- poisoning --- methods --- Chemical terrorism -- Health aspects -- Congresses. --- Electronic books. -- local. --- Victims of terrorism -- Medical care -- Congresses. --- Poisoning --- Methods --- Protective Agents --- Weapons of Mass Destruction --- Weapons --- Terrorism --- War --- Substance-Related Disorders --- Publication Formats --- Poisons --- Investigative Techniques --- Public Health Practice --- Publication Characteristics --- Manufactured Materials --- Physiological Effects of Drugs --- Diseases --- Public Health --- Noxae --- Specialty Uses of Chemicals --- Violence --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Social Problems --- Crime --- Chemical Actions and Uses --- Sociology --- Pharmacologic Actions --- Environment and Public Health --- Technology, Industry, and Agriculture --- Toxic Actions --- Technology, Industry, Agriculture --- Health Care --- Social Sciences --- Criminology --- Chemicals and Drugs --- Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena --- Pharmacy, Therapeutics, & Pharmacology --- Emergency Medicine --- War & Public Health --- Medicine --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Terrorism victims --- Medicine. --- Pharmacology. --- Chemistry. --- Emergency medicine. --- Critical care medicine. --- Occupational medicine. --- Biomedicine. --- Pharmacology/Toxicology. --- Emergency Medicine. --- Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine. --- Intensive / Critical Care Medicine. --- Safety in Chemistry, Dangerous Goods. --- Victims of crimes --- Toxicology. --- Medicine, Industrial. --- Chemicals --- Safety measures. --- Intensive care --- Intensive medicine --- Emergency medicine --- Intensive care units --- Industrial medicine --- Medicine, Occupational --- Occupational medicine --- Occupational diseases --- Medicine, Emergency --- Critical care medicine --- Disaster medicine --- Medical emergencies --- Pharmacology --- Toxicology --- Physical sciences --- Drug effects --- Medical pharmacology --- Medical sciences --- Chemotherapy --- Drugs --- Pharmacy --- Physiological effect --- Medical treatment --- Intoxicants --- Terrorist attack