Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program: 1997-2002, Final Environmental Impact Statement, Volume 1U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 1996 |
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... estimated using production estimates and observed spill rates , it is not possible to predict the degree to which a particular environmental resource would be affected by spilled oil . To assess such risk requires a knowledge of where ...
... estimated using production estimates and observed spill rates , it is not possible to predict the degree to which a particular environmental resource would be affected by spilled oil . To assess such risk requires a knowledge of where ...
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... estimated at 30 million m's1 . The currents signature has been detected down to about 1,000 m . Below that level , there is evidence of a countercurrent . The " location " of the Loop Current is definable only in statistical terms , due ...
... estimated at 30 million m's1 . The currents signature has been detected down to about 1,000 m . Below that level , there is evidence of a countercurrent . The " location " of the Loop Current is definable only in statistical terms , due ...
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... estimated that more than 379,000 pounds of phosphorus and over 1.87 million pounds of Kjeldahl nitrogen are discharged into the Gulf on an average day ; 90 percent of both elements coming from the Mississippi River system . Low ...
... estimated that more than 379,000 pounds of phosphorus and over 1.87 million pounds of Kjeldahl nitrogen are discharged into the Gulf on an average day ; 90 percent of both elements coming from the Mississippi River system . Low ...
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... estimated 47,000 in 1947 ( Hildebrand , 1963 ) to less than 1,000 today ( Pritchard , 1990 ) . An estimated 700-1,000 nests are laid annually , primarily on a 17 - km stretch of beach in Rancho Nuevo , Vera Cruz , Mexico ( Marquez et al ...
... estimated 47,000 in 1947 ( Hildebrand , 1963 ) to less than 1,000 today ( Pritchard , 1990 ) . An estimated 700-1,000 nests are laid annually , primarily on a 17 - km stretch of beach in Rancho Nuevo , Vera Cruz , Mexico ( Marquez et al ...
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... estimate for the Gulf of Mexico socioeconomic impact area is around 14 million for 1991. Approximately 34 percent of this Gulf Coast population resides in Texas . The States of Louisiana , Mississippi , and Alabama contribute almost 24 ...
... estimate for the Gulf of Mexico socioeconomic impact area is around 14 million for 1991. Approximately 34 percent of this Gulf Coast population resides in Texas . The States of Louisiana , Mississippi , and Alabama contribute almost 24 ...
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