Environmental Information for Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Decisions in Alaska

Environmental Information for Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Decisions in Alaska

  • Editor: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309050364
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309586443
  • Lugar de publicación:  Estados Unidos
  • Año de publicación digital: 1994
  • Mes: Enero
  • Páginas: 271
  • Idioma: Ingles

This book reviews the adequacy of information available for predicting and managing the environmental and human effects of oil and gas activities on Alaska's Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). It examines how the Alaskan OCS and adjacent onshore natural and human environments differ from those in more temperate waters and to what degree the information characterizes those differences. (It also recommends alternatives to further studies in some cases where more information would be helpful for decisionmaking.)

  • Cover
  • Front Matter
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Description of Operations
  • 3 Geological Setting and Hydrocarbon Resource Base
  • 4 Physical Environment
  • 5 Biotic Resources
  • 6 Human Environment
  • 7 Mitigation and Remediation of Oil and Gas Activities
  • 8 General Conclusions and an Alternative to Additional Studies
  • References
  • Appendix A: MMS's OCS Oil and Gas Decision Process
  • Abbreviations & Acronyms
  • Glossary
  • Biographical Information on Committee Members

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