In the field of Environmental Microbiology, genome-based global studies open a new era providing unprecedented in silico views of metabolic and regulatory networks, as well as clues to the evolution of degradation pathways and to the molecular adaptation strategies to changing environmental conditions.

* Environmental health movement dating at least to Progressive Era ( 1890s-1920s ) urban reforms including clean water supply, more efficient removal of raw sewage and reduction in crowded and unsanitary living conditions.

Also, the International Organization for Standardization ( ISO ), the United States Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) and National Institute of Standards and Technology ( NIST ) each have more than one definition of standard reference conditions in their various standards and regulations.

Environmental assessment of archaeological sites will also require that environmental conditions ( water chemistry, dynamic properties ) as well as the natural organisms present on the site are recorded.

Environmental conditions have a big effect on ultimate sugar levels-the vigneron can help by leaving the grapes on the vine until they are fully ripe, and by green harvesting and pruning to expose the young grapes to the sun.

The RUC ran at the highest frequency of any forecast model at the National Centers for Environmental Prediction ( NCEP ), assimilating recent observations to provide very high frequency updates of current conditions and short-range forecasts.

Environmental conditions enable certain species of plants and animals to colonize on the borders.

Environmental conditions during development affect absolute weapon size but there are genetic factors.

Environmental crises play a significant role in exacerbating conditions of uncertainty for decision-makers.

In the US, awareness has also been increased by the involvement of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, who have developed an " IAQ Tools for Schools " programme to help improve the indoor environmental conditions in educational institutions ( see external link below ).

In order to provide a professional level of forestry training suited to " American conditions ," as Pinchot defined them, the Pinchot family endowed a 2-year graduate-level School of Forestry at Yale University ( now the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies ).

Environmental conditions ( transportation, housing deficiency, and bad weather ) also play a role.

Environmental actions from the 1970s to present have helped slowly bring back sea life, but current conditions pale to the wealth of marine resources of the past ; certain species of fish and birds continue to decline, and the introduction of tenacious exotic species from around the world contribute to their decline.

* Environmental indicator of environmental health ( pressures, conditions and responses )

The School of Science and Technology is host to research facilities including the Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Centre, the Natural Sciences Research Centre, the Imaging and Display Research Facility and the Van Geest Cancer Research Centre ; for physiological and sport related research the School boasts an Environmental Chamber capable of replicating extreme environmental conditions.

The Agency issues Environmental Permits to waste management sites and any individuals or companies found to have caused pollution or have infringed their licence conditions can be prosecuted.

In serious cases the Environment Agency has the power to revoke the Environmental Permits issued to sites that contravene the conditions of their permits stopping all waste handling activities.

Insiders at the plant started to covertly inform the Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) about the unsafe conditions in 1987.

Environmental conditions also play a substantial role in the different morphological characteristics Lingzhi can exhibit.

Environmental reviews took place over more than two years and government authorities imposed 400 conditions on the company in order to mine.

Environmental conditions can interfere with data transmission, especially when dealing with wireless transmission methods.

Environmental factors such as weather and altitude are easy to measure, yet their effects are debatable as both teams have to play in the same conditions.

Environmental conditions and how to pray, adab, have been suggested to Muslims praying intimately with God through Du ' a.

Environmental and labor conditions are harsh, and pollution remains a problem ; Prokhorov has invested heavily in pollution control.

In 2001, Bt176 varieties were voluntarily withdrawn from the list of approved varieties by the United States Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) when it was found to have little or no Bt expression in the ears and was not found to be effective against second generation corn borers.

Environmental advocates have called for the removal of certain dams in the Columbia system in the years since.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) includes discarded CRT monitors in its category of " hazardous household waste " but considers CRTs that have been set aside for testing to be commodities if they are not discarded, speculatively accumulated, or left unprotected from weather and other damage.

Environmental protection also includes the re-integration of quarries into the countryside after they have been closed down by returning them to nature or re-cultivating them.

The decisions of the Supreme Court in cases such as Calvert Cliffs Coordinating Committee v. U. S. Atomic Energy Commission ( broadly reading the procedural requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act ), Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill ( broadly reading the Endangered Species Act ), and, much more recently, Massachusetts v. EPA ( requiring EPA to reconsider regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act ) have had policy impacts far beyond the facts of the particular case.

Antitoxin groups are a subgroup that is affiliated with the Environmental Movement in the United States, that is primarily concerned with the effects that cities and their by products have on humans.

Environmental skeptics have argued that the extent of harm coming from human activities is less certain than some scientists and scientific bodies claim, or that it is too soon to be introducing curbs in these activities on the basis of existing evidence, or that further discussion is needed regarding who should pay for such environmental initiatives.

Environmental changes resulting from modernization — such as more intellectually demanding work, greater use of technology and smaller families — have meant that a much larger proportion of people are more accustomed to manipulating abstract concepts such as hypotheses and categories than a century ago.

With the exception of a single gray whale killed in 1999, the Makah people have been prevented from hunting by a series of legal challenges, culminating in a United States federal appeals court decision in December 2002 that required the National Marine Fisheries Service to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.

Environmental events surrounding pregnancy and birth have also been implicated.

In environmental law, these procedural Rights have been reflected within the UNECE Convention on " Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters " known as the Aarhus Convention ( 1998 ).

Environmental watchdogs in Arabia are few, and those that do advocate the wildlife are often silenced or ignored by developers of real estate, most of whom have royal family connections and huge energy profits to invest.

Damming and irrigation uses of the Amu Darya have had severe environmental effects on the Aral Sea, into which the river flows ( see Environmental Issues ).

Environmental and health standards rose throughout the Victorian era ; improvements in nutrition may also have played a role, although the importance of this is debated.

* Environmental protection: Many pieces of land have been donated to the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation and the South Florida Water Management District as conservation easements, and the District collects data and ensures that large portions remain in their natural wetland state.

For example, the US Environmental Protection Agency have studied the impacts of perchlorate on the environment as well as drinking water.

The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency's Richard Wilkin and colleagues, have conducted research on the use of pyrotechnic devices over bodies of water noting concerns over the effects of environmental perchlorate on human health and wildlife.

Environmental activists, including members of Greenpeace, have organized strong protests against the oil shale industry.

According to the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ), PCBs have been shown to cause cancer in animals, and there is also evidence that they can cause cancer in humans.

Along with Symphony Woods, many other stands of mature trees have been maintained in Columbia, including the large Middle Patuxent Environmental Area in the western part of the city between Harper's Choice and River Hill villages, protecting much of the river valley from development.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency inventory of sources of dioxin-like compounds is possibly the most comprehensive review of the sources and releases of dioxins, but other countries now have substantial research as well.

Environmental events surrounding pregnancy and birth have been linked to an increased development of mental illness in the offspring.