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UNINA9910826048803321 |
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Cumulative environmental effects of oil and gas activities on Alaska's North Slope / / Committee on Cumulative Environmental Effects of Oil and Gas Activities on Alaska's North Slope, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Polar Research Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies |
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Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2003 |
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ISBN |
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0-309-16836-8 |
1-280-20943-7 |
9786610209439 |
0-309-50625-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (304 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Petroleum industry and trade - Environmental aspects - Alaska - North Slope |
Oil and gas leases - Environmental aspects - Alaska - North Slope |
Environmental impact statements - Alaska - North Slope |
North Slope (Alaska) |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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FrontMatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Human Environment -- 3 The Alaska North Slope Environment -- 4 History of Oil and Gas Activities -- 5 Future Oil and Gas Activities -- 6 Effects on the Physical Environment -- 7 Effects on Vegetation -- 8 Effects on Animals -- 9 Effects on the Human Environment -- 10 Filling Knowledge Gaps -- 11 Major Effects and Their Accumulation -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Acknowledgments -- Appendix B Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Appendix C Petroleum Exploration and Development -- Appendix D Oil-Field Technology and the Environment -- Appendix E Aeromap Analyses and Data -- Appendix F Oil Spills -- Appendix G Saline Spills -- Appendix H Traditional Knowledge -- Appendix I Legal Framework for Activities on State Lands on the North Slope -- Appendix J A Method of Addressing Economic Irreversibility -- |
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