vania-janet/multiturn-rag-retrieval-data huggingface dataset:
Pesticides - NYSDEC
However, the law permits the application of glyphosate on state property for the following uses:to maintain critical infrastructure;to maintain roadside vegetation to ensure public safety;to manage habitat for one of the following purposes:control invasive species;control pests of significant public health importance;control noxious plants injurious to ecosystem health; orprotect critical native plant species; orconduct research into the environmental motility of glyphosate or to developsuitable alternatives to glyphosate for agricultural and environmental uses.Prior to applying glyphosate on state property, the state department, agency, or public benefit corporation must develop a glyphosate use determination documenting that:the application meets the allowable use criteria;there will be no actual or significant threat of direct human exposure toglyphosate; andthere are no effective and practicable alternatives to the use of glyphosate.Paragraph 12 of Article 33-130 also requires that the Department of Environmental Conservation post on its website the amount and location of glyphosate usage on state property by April 1st each year.In order to compile this information, the Department requested that all state departments, agencies, and public benefit corporations that apply glyphosate on state property, or that contract with pesticide applicators to apply glyphosate on state property, report the following to DEC every year by January 15th:the official name of the state department, state agency, or public benefit corporation;the pesticide agency or pesticide business registration number, if applicable;the pesticide product name;the United States Environmental Protection Agency registration number of the pesticide product;the amount of pesticide product applied; andthe location of application.DEC, in cooperation with Cornell University, reviewed and compiled the glyphosate report data. The data is available for view in 4 different formats that have been sorted by the following criteria:Agency (PDF, 468KB)Zip Code (PDF, 879KB)County (PDF, 533KB)Municipality (PDF, 899KB)The total amounts applied have also been summarized by Agency, County, and Product Name in the Glyphosate Report Summary for 2022 (PDF, 130KB),The glyphosate report submissions are accepted by DEC at face value.
Pesticides - NYSDEC
Information on pesticide applicator certification and the agricultural purchase permit form can be found on the DEC's website.Information for pesticide dealers selling these pesticide productsTo sell these reclassified neonicotinoid and all restricted use pesticides in New York you must have a commercial permit from DEC. In addition, as a commercial permit holder you may only sell these reclassified neonicotinoid and all restricted use pesticides to certified pesticide applicators or purchase permit holders. Sale of restricted use pesticides without a commercial permit is illegal.Information pertaining to the use of these reclassified neonicotinoid pesticides by a commercial pesticide apprentice, certified commercial pesticide technician, or people working under the supervision of a certified private pesticide applicatorThese neonicotinoid pesticide products have been reclassified as restricted use by DEC and are currently not restricted by USEPA. Therefore, off-site direct supervision is allowed for these newly restricted neonicotinoid pesticide products. However, if they become federally restricted in the future, off-site direct supervision would not be appropriate for apprentices or people working under the direct supervision of a certified private pesticide applicator. In addition, supervising certified pesticide applicators should also review the other regulatory requirements associated with direct supervision. For example, if a label requires on-site direct supervision, the certified pesticide applicator must provide this oversight.Glyphosate Reporting RequirementSubdivision 12 of Section 33-1301 of the Environmental Conservation Law (ECL) prohibits the use of glyphosate by state agencies, state departments, public benefit corporations, or their contractors and subcontractors on state property. However, exemptions were written into the law to allow state agencies, state departments, public benefit corporations or their contractors and subcontractors to apply glyphosate on state properties under limited circumstances for critical uses.State departments, state agencies, and public benefit corporations must report all applications of glyphosate products on state property to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) by January 15th for applications conducted during the previous calendar year. Glyphosate applications on state property made by contractors or subcontractors of state departments, state agencies, or public benefit corporations must also be captured in the report.
Radiation - NYSDEC
The regulation sets radiation dose limits and emission levels above which a party must obtain a radiation control permit from DEC. Permittees include industrial, research, medical, radiopharmaceutical, and wastewater treatment facilities. DEC staff perform regular, unannounced inspections of all Part 380 permittees. NOTE: Amendments to Part 380 were adopted, effective May 10, 2018. See below for details and link to the amended Express Terms.Radiation Control Permits - Application GuidesThe following guides were updated in April 2018 and pertain to Part 380 and Radiation Control Permits.How the Part 380 Regulations Apply to Me (PDF, 172 KB)Permit Application Guide for Emission of Radioactive Material in Effluents to Air (PDF, 231 KB)Demonstrating Compliance with the Public Dose Limits in Part 380 (PDF, 155 KB)Review of Atmospheric Transport and Dispersion Models Used for Dose Assessment (PDF, 208 KB)Supplemental Information for Cyclotron Production Facilities (PDF, 183 KB)Permit Application Guide for Discharges of Radioactive Material in Effluents to Ground or Surface Water (PDF, 172 KB)Permit Application Guide for Non-Commercial Incineration of Radioactive Material (PDF, 180 KB)Permit Application Guide for Use of Radioactive Material in the Environment (PDF, 156 KB)Permit Application Guide for Use of Radioactive Proppant Particles in Deep Well Tracer Studies (PDF, 122 KB)Additional Documents & GuidesShort Environmental Assessment Form (EAF)What to Expect During Part 380 Compliance Inspections (PDF, 87 KB)Amendments to 6 NYCRR Part 380 - Effective May 10, 2018DEC has adopted amendments to 6 NYCRR Part 380 to incorporate eight federal rule changes that have occurred from 1991 through 2008, and to clarify and improve the existing regulation. Details are available on the Part 380 rule making page which has links to the final Part 380 Express Terms (effective May 10, 2018) and revised supporting rule making documents, including the Assessment of Public Comment.Transportation and Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive WasteUnder the State low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) Management Act of 1986, DEC was charged with permitting and regulating LLRW disposal facilities.6 NYCRR Part 381 requires transporters of LLRW to obtain a permit from DEC and submit LLRW manifests.
Global Warming
The models predict that as the world consumes ever more fossil fuel, greenhouse gas concentrations will continue to rise, and Earth’s average surface temperature will rise with them. Based on a range of plausible emission scenarios, average surface temperatures could rise between 2°C and 6°C by the end of the 21st century.

Model simulations by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimate that Earth will warm between two and six degrees Celsius over the next century, depending on how fast carbon dioxide emissions grow. Scenarios that assume that people will burn more and more fossil fuel provide the estimates in the top end of the temperature range, while scenarios that assume that greenhouse gas emissions will grow slowly give lower temperature predictions. The orange line provides an estimate of global temperatures if greenhouse gases stayed at year 2000 levels. (©2007 IPCC WG1 AR-4.)

Climate Feedbacks
Greenhouse gases are only part of the story when it comes to global warming. Changes to one part of the climate system can cause additional changes to the way the planet absorbs or reflects energy. These secondary changes are called climate feedbacks, and they could more than double the amount of warming caused by carbon dioxide alone. The primary feedbacks are due to snow and ice, water vapor, clouds, and the carbon cycle.
Snow and ice
Perhaps the most well known feedback comes from melting snow and ice in the Northern Hemisphere. Warming temperatures are already melting a growing percentage of Arctic sea ice, exposing dark ocean water during the perpetual sunlight of summer. Snow cover on land is also dwindling in many areas. In the absence of snow and ice, these areas go from having bright, sunlight-reflecting surfaces that cool the planet to having dark, sunlight-absorbing surfaces that bring more energy into the Earth system and cause more warming.

Canada’s Athabasca Glacier has been shrinking by about 15 meters per year. In the past 125 years, the glacier has lost half its volume and has retreated more than 1.5 kilometers. As glaciers retreat, sea ice disappears, and snow melts earlier in the spring, the Earth absorbs more sunlight than it would if the reflective snow and ice remained. (Photograph ©2005 Hugh Saxby.)

Water Vapor
The largest feedback is water vapor.
Notes on the Fact Sheets
Black-body temperature (K) Equivalent black body temperature is the surface  temperature the body would have if it were in  radiative equilibrium and had no atmosphere,  but the same albedo, in Kelvin.Topographic range (km) Difference in elevation between the highest and lowest  points on the planet's surface, in kilometers.Moment of inertia (C/MR2) The moment of inertia of the body expressed as  the rotational inertia divided by the body's mass  x radius^2, where radius^2 = {2(Requator^2) + Rpolar^2}/3.  A hollow spherical shell has a moment of inertia  of 2/3, a homogeneous sphere 0.4, dimensionlessJ2 (x 10-6) The ratio of the difference in the moments of 	  inertia (rotational vs polar) to the mass of  the body times the radius^2,(C-A)/(M R^2),  x 10^-6, dimensionlessNumber of natural satellites The number of moons orbiting the planet, as certified by the IAUAbsolute magnitude (Comets) The magnitude of the comet at 1 AU for Y = 10, where Y is the  photometric parameter giving the observed dependence of the  magnitude on heliocentric distance, also designated H(10). Orbital parameters Instantaneous values (semimajor axis, eccentricity, perihelion, aphelion, inclination) of orbit around the Sun for planets referenced to Julian Date 2459000.5 (11 June 2020). [Updated from Julian Date 2451800.5 (13 September 2000) on 22 Dec 2021]Semimajor axis (106 km) Approximate mean distance from the Sun (or other central  body in the case of satellites) from center to center in  10^6 kilometers. Sidereal orbit period (days) The time it takes the body to make one revolution about the Sun relative to the fixed stars in days. For Pluto, it is the time from the last zero longitude  crossing to the next (24 July 1820 - 2 July 2068).
Pesticides - NYSDEC
DEC regulates pesticides and handles compliance assistance, public outreach activities, and enforcement of the requirements in the Environmental Conservation Law (ECL).Hot Topics:2023 Glyphosate Annual Report Paragraph 12 of Article 33-1301 of the Environmental Conservation Law (ECL) and the corresponding regulations in Part 325.42 of Title 6 New York Codes, Rules, and Regulations (6 NYCRR), make it unlawful for state departments, agencies, public benefit corporations or their contractors, to apply products containing the active ingredient glyphosate on state property. However, the law permits the application of glyphosate for the following uses: to maintain critical infrastructure; to maintain roadside vegetation to ensure public safety; to manage habitat for one of the following purposes: control invasive species: control pests of significant public health importance; control noxious plants injurious to ecosystem health; or protect critical native plant species; or conduct research into the environmental motility of glyphosate or to develop suitable alternatives to glyphosate for agricultural and environmental uses.” Prior to applying glyphosate on state property, the state department, agency, or public benefit corporation must develop a glyphosate use determination documenting that: the application falls under the above permitted uses there will be no actual or significant threat of direct human exposure to glyphosate and that there are no effective and practicable alternatives to the use of glyphosate. Paragraph 12 of Article 33-1301 also requires that the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) post on its website the amount and location of glyphosate usage on state property by April 1st each year. 6 NYCRR Part 325.42 now requires all state departments, agencies, and public benefit corporations that apply glyphosate on state property, or contract with pesticide applicators to apply glyphosate on state property, to report the following to DEC every year by January 15th: the official name of the state department, state agency, or public benefit corporation; the pesticide agency or pesticide business registration number, if applicable; the pesticide product name; the United States Environmental Protection Agency registration number of the pesticide product; the amount of pesticide product applied; and the location of application.
Pesticides - NYSDEC
However, exemptions were written into the law to allow state agencies, state departments, public benefit corporations or their contractors and subcontractors to apply glyphosate on state properties under limited circumstances for critical uses.State departments, state agencies, and public benefit corporations must report all applications of glyphosate products on state property to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) by January 15th for applications conducted during the previous calendar year. Glyphosate applications on state property made by contractors or subcontractors of state departments, state agencies, or public benefit corporations must also be captured in the report. Contractors and subcontractors may report their glyphosate applications on behalf of the state department, state agency, or public benefit corporation that has contracted with them, but it is the responsibility of the state department, state agency, or public benefit corporation to ensure that all glyphosate applications are reported to the DEC accurately and on time.The following information must be reported using the Glyphosate Reporting Form developed by DEC:The official name of the state department, state agency, or public benefit corporationThe pesticide agency or pesticide business registration number, if applicable*The pesticide product nameThe USEPA Registration Number of the pesticide productThe amount of pesticide product appliedThe location of application (in cases where address is not standard, use mile marker, or cross-roads)*Reports submitted by contractors or subcontractors related to ECL Section 33-1301 Subdivision 12 must use the agency or business registration number (if applicable) of the state department, state agency, or public benefit corporation that has contracted with them.The Glyphosate Reporting Form must be submitted electronically by email to [email protected] no later than January 15th every year.The file name of the Glyphosate Reporting Form must include the official name of the state department, state agency, or public benefit corporation making pesticide applications or contracting pesticide applications.
Notes on the Fact Sheets
(mb = 10^-3 bar), or picobars (10^-12 bar).Surface Density: Atmospheric density at the surface in kilograms/meters^3.Scale height: The height interval in which the atmospheric pressure changes by a  factor of e = 2.7183Average temperature: Mean temperature of the body over the entire surface in Kelvin.Diurnal temperature range: Temperature range over an average day in Kelvin.Wind speeds: Near surface wind speeds in meters/secondAtmospheric composition: Relative composition by volume of gasses in the atmosphere.Mean molecular weight: Mean relative molecular mass of the atmospheric constituents in  dalton (= unified atomic mass units), equivalent to grams/mole Atmospheric composition (by volume): Relative volume of constituents in the atmosphere,  by percentage or ppm (parts per million). Related Definitions Astronomical Unit (AU) - The standard distance from the Sun to the Earth = 149,597,870.7 km.Bar - A measure of pressure or stress. 1 bar = 10^5 Pascal (Pa) = 10^5 kg m^-1 s^-2Ecliptic - An imaginary plane defined by the Earth's orbit.Equinox - The point in a body's orbit when the sub-solar point is exactly on the equator.Gravitational Constant (G) - Relates gravitational force to mass,  = 6.67430 x 10^-11 meters^3 kilograms^-1 seconds^-2 (CODATA 2018)Julian Day (JD) - The amount of time that has passed, measured in days on the Julian  calendar, since noon UT on 1 January 4713 B.C.  1200 UT on 1 January 2000 A.D. is JD 2451545, also referred to as J2000.Opposition - An orbital configuration in which two bodies are on exact opposite sides of the  Sun or are on the same side of the Sun forming a line with the Sun (neglecting inclination)Phase Angle - The angle between the Earth and Sun as seen from the body. Sub- and SuperscriptsIn the explanation of units, we've included a description of the
CCI Quantification, Benefits, and Reporting Materials | California Air Resources Board
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Pesticides - NYSDEC
PDFs of those documents are linked here.2022 Glyphosate Annual ReportWith the addition of paragraph 12 to Article 33-1301 of the Environmental Conservation Law, it is now unlawful for any state department, agency, public benefit corporation, or any pesticide applicator employed thereby as a contractor or subcontractor, to apply glyphosate on state property. However, the law permits the application of glyphosate on state property for the following uses:to maintain critical infrastructure;to maintain roadside vegetation to ensure public safety;to manage habitat for one of the following purposes:control invasive species;control pests of significant public health importance;control noxious plants injurious to ecosystem health; orprotect critical native plant species; orconduct research into the environmental motility of glyphosate or to developsuitable alternatives to glyphosate for agricultural and environmental uses.Prior to applying glyphosate on state property, the state department, agency, or public benefit corporation must develop a glyphosate use determination documenting that:the application meets the allowable use criteria;there will be no actual or significant threat of direct human exposure toglyphosate; andthere are no effective and practicable alternatives to the use of glyphosate.Paragraph 12 of Article 33-130 also requires that the Department of Environmental Conservation post on its website the amount and location of glyphosate usage on state property by April 1st each year.In order to compile this information, the Department requested that all state departments, agencies, and public benefit corporations that apply glyphosate on state property, or that contract with pesticide applicators to apply glyphosate on state property, report the following to DEC every year by January 15th:the official name of the state department, state agency, or public benefit corporation;the pesticide agency or pesticide business registration number, if applicable;the pesticide product name;the United States Environmental Protection Agency registration number of the pesticide product;the amount of pesticide product applied; andthe location of application.DEC, in cooperation with Cornell University, reviewed and compiled the glyphosate report data.