REGIONAL RISK ASSESSMENT OF EARTHQUAKE-TRIGGERED LANDSLIDES

Regional Risk Assessment of Earthquake-triggered Landslides

Great earthquakes occurring in mountainous areas can trigger large-scale landslides, leading to serious geological disasters.Thus, in recent years, especially after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, much attention has been focused on the research about regional risk assessment of seismic landslides in China and elsewhere in the world.Such study is base

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Metabolomics: A New Approach in the Evaluation of Effects in Human Beings and Wildlife Associated with Environmental Exposition to POPs

Human beings and wild organisms are exposed daily to a broad range of environmental stressors.Among them are the persistent organic pollutants that can trigger adverse effects on these organisms due to their toxicity properties.There is evidence that metabolomics can be used to identify biomarkers of effect by altering the profiles of endogenous me

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