04171nam 2200721Ia 450 991096010530332120251117114851.09786610209439978030916836603091683689781280209437128020943797803095062500309506255(CKB)111069351131824(OCoLC)55663828(CaPaEBR)ebrary10046832(SSID)ssj0000133864(PQKBManifestationID)11152783(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000133864(PQKBWorkID)10068690(PQKB)10391627(Au-PeEL)EBL3375793(CaPaEBR)ebr10046832(CaONFJC)MIL20943(OCoLC)923258854(MiAaPQ)EBC3375793(Perlego)4730847(BIP)10503325(EXLCZ)9911106935113182420040211d2003 my 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrCumulative 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 Academies1st ed.Washington, D.C. National Academies Pressc20031 online resource (304 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780309087377 0309087376 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 -- Appendix K Biosketches of the Committee's Members -- References -- Index.This book identifies accumulated environmental, social and economic effects of oil and gas leasing, exploration, and production on Alaska's North Slope. Economic benefits to the region have been accompanied by effects of the roads, infrastructure and activies of oil and gas production on the terrain, plants, animals and peoples of the North Slope. While attempts by the oil industry and regulatory agencies have reduced many of the environmental effects, they have not been eliminated. The book makes recommendations for further environmental research related to environmental effects.Petroleum industry and tradeEnvironmental aspectsAlaskaNorth SlopeOil and gas leasesEnvironmental aspectsAlaskaNorth SlopeEnvironmental impact statementsAlaskaNorth SlopeNorth Slope (Alaska)Petroleum industry and tradeEnvironmental aspectsOil and gas leasesEnvironmental aspectsEnvironmental impact statements333.8/2314/097987National Research Council (U.S.).Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology.National Research Council (U.S.).Polar Research Board.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910960105303321Cumulative environmental effects of oil and gas activities on Alaska's North Slope4363543UNINA