Responding to Oil Spills in the U.S. Arctic Marine Environment
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- Synopsis
- U.S. Arctic waters north of the Bering Strait and west of the Canadian border encompass a vast area that is usually ice covered for much of the year, but is increasingly experiencing longer periods and larger areas of open water due to climate change. Sparsely inhabited with a wide variety of ecosystems found nowhere else, this region is vulnerable to damage from human activities. As oil and gas, shipping, and tourism activities increase, the possibilities of an oil spill also increase.
- Copyright:
- 2015
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Publisher:
- The National Academies Press
- Date of Addition:
- 04/14/16
- Copyrighted By:
- the National Academy of Sciences
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Earth Sciences
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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