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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.)

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National Research Council. 1994. Environmental Information for Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Decisions in Alaska. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/2353.

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270 pages |  6 x 9 |  Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-309-05036-4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/2353
Chapters skim
Front Matter i-xvi
Executive Summary 1-8
1 Introduction 9-30
2 Description of Operations 31-40
3 Geological Setting and Hydrocarbon Resource Base 41-66
4 Physical Environment 67-86
5 Biotic Resources 87-128
6 Human Environment 129-152
7 Mitigation and Remediation of Oil and Gas Activities 153-186
8 General Conclusions and an Alternative to Additional Studies 187-196
References 197-230
Appendix A: MMS's OCS Oil and Gas Decision Process 231-238
Abbreviations & Acronyms 239-242
Glossary 243-248
Biographical Information on Committee Members 249-254

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