Oil spills in Arctic waters : an inventory of research efforts / Nora Linwood, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Linwood, Nora, editor.

Series:

Environmental health (Nova Science Publishers)

Environmental Health--Physical, Chemical, and Biological Factors

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oil spills--Arctic regions.

Oil spills.

Oil pollution of the sea--Environmental aspects.

Oil pollution of the sea.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a compilation of research on oil spills in ice-covered Arctic waters and recommendations for future work. Research entities in governmental, nongovernmental, industrial, and private organizations are identified. An introduction to the topic is provided. In this book, the U.S. Arctic Research Commission (USARC) recommended to the federal government an invigorated oil spill research effort in the Arctic and a funding strategy that did not require new fiscal appropriation. Considering the potential for increased energy exploration and production in deeper, offshore waters, as well as

Contents:

""OIL SPILLS IN ARCTIC WATERS: AN INVENTORY OF RESEARCH EFFORTS""; ""OIL SPILLS IN ARCTIC WATERS: AN INVENTORY OF RESEARCH EFFORTS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: OIL SPILLS IN ARCTIC WATERS: AN INTRODUCTION AND INVENTORY OF RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND USARC RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""MOTIVATION""; ""OUTLINE""; ""SCOPE""; ""FUNDING""; ""US FEDERAL RESEARCH""; ""INDUSTRY RESEARCH""; ""TEST FACILITIES""; ""INVENTORY OF RESEARCH PROJECTS ON OIL SPILLS IN ARCTIC WATERS""; ""PRIOR RESEARCH PROVIDES A FOUNDATION""

""FUNDING OF OIL SPILL RESEARCH""""FEDERAL ARCTIC MARINE OIL SPILL RESEARCH EFFORTS""; ""COORDINATION OF FEDERAL R&D EFFORTS""; ""OTHER ARCTIC MARINE OIL SPILL R&D EFFORTS""; ""USARC RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""Chapter 2: TABLE A:AN INVENTORY OF RESEARCH PROJECTS ON OIL SPILLS IN ARCTIC WATERS""; ""Chapter 3: TABLE B:ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, DIVISION OF SPILL PREVENTION AND RESPONSE, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (2000�2010)""; ""Chapter 4: U.S.ARCTIC RESEARCH COMMISSION RECOMMENDS STEPS TO EXPANDED U.S. FUNDING FOR ARCTIC/SUBARCTIC OIL SPILL RESEARCH""; ""SUMMARY""

""BACKGROUND""""ANNEX 1. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO INCREASE OIL SPILL RESEARCH FUNDING""; ""Chapter 5: FEDERAL OIL AND GAS: INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE NEEDS TO BETTER COORDINATE RESEARCH ON OIL POLLUTION PREVENTION AND RESPONSE""; ""WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY""; ""WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS""; ""WHAT GAO FOUND""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""FEDERAL AGENCIES HAVE CONDUCTED OIL POLLUTION RESEARCH, BUT WITH A LIMITED COORDINATION ROLE BY THE INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION""; ""AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION""; ""APPENDIX I: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY""

""INDEX""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 5, 2014).

ISBN:

1-63321-613-6

OCLC:

916949640