Environmental information for outer continental shelf oil and gas decisions in Alaska

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Environmental information for outer continental shelf oil and gas decisions in Alaska

Committee to Review Alaskan Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Information, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Commission on Geosciences, Resources, and the Environment

National Research Council , National Academy Press, 1994, c1993

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-229)

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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.) Table of Contents 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

Table of Contents

  • 1 Front Matter
  • 2 Executive Summary
  • 3 1 Introduction
  • 4 2 Description of Operations
  • 5 3 Geological Setting and Hydrocarbon Resource Base
  • 6 4 Physical Environment
  • 7 5 Biotic Resources
  • 8 6 Human Environment
  • 9 7 Mitigation and Remediation of Oil and Gas Activities
  • 10 8 General Conclusions and an Alternative to Additional Studies
  • 11 References
  • 12 Appendix A: MMS's OCS Oil and Gas Decision Process
  • 13 Abbreviations & Acronyms
  • 14 Glossary
  • 15 Biographical Information on Committee Members

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