Cumulative environmental effects of oil and gas activities on Alaska's North Slope /

"In response to the request from Congress, the National Academies established the Committee on Cumulative Environmental Effects of Oil and Gas Activities on Alaska's North Slope, which prepared this report. The committee was directed to review information about oil and gas activities (incl...

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Corporate Authors:	National Academy of Sciences (U.S.). Committee on Cumulative Environmental Effects of Oil and Gas Activities on Alaska's North Slope, National Research Council (U.S.)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2003]
Subjects:	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)
Online Access:	http://books.nap.edu/books/0309087376/html/

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Summary:	"In response to the request from Congress, the National Academies established the Committee on Cumulative Environmental Effects of Oil and Gas Activities on Alaska's North Slope, which prepared this report. The committee was directed to review information about oil and gas activities (including cleanup efforts) on the North Slope and, based on its review, to assess the known and probable cumulative impacts of such activities on the physical, biotic, and human environments of the region and its adjacent marine environment."--P. 1.
Item Description:	"This project was supported by the Contract Number X-82827701 between the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency."--Title page verso.
Physical Description:	xiii, 288 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm. Also available in electronic format via Internet.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-288) and index.
ISBN:	0309087376