(Preliminary work on the environmental impact statement for the US Antarctic Program)

Oak Ridge National Laboratory is preparing an environmental impact statement for the US Antarctic Program (USAP), which is operated for the National Science Foundation. This trip was a site visit to two USAP facilities: the R/V Polar Duke and Palmer Station. The Polar Duke is a 219-foot ice-strength...

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Main Author: Railsback, S.F.
Language:unknown
Published: 2020
Subjects:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS
INFORMATION NEEDS
ANTARCTICA
EMISSION
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS
RECOMMENDATIONS
TRAVEL
WASTE WATER
ANTARCTIC REGIONS
DOCUMENT TYPES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LIQUID WASTES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLAR REGIONS
WASTES
WATER
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Palmer Station
Palmer-Station
Anvers
Anvers Island
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/7000145
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7000145
https://doi.org/10.2172/7000145
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Summary:Oak Ridge National Laboratory is preparing an environmental impact statement for the US Antarctic Program (USAP), which is operated for the National Science Foundation. This trip was a site visit to two USAP facilities: the R/V Polar Duke and Palmer Station. The Polar Duke is a 219-foot ice-strengthened vessel used as a research platform and for transportation. Palmer Station is a research base on Anvers Island near the Antarctic Peninsula. Environmental impacts include air emissions from diesel engines, discharges of untreated wastewater, the potential for spills of fuel and hazardous chemicals, and the attraction of tourists to the Palmer vicinity. Recommendations for minimizing impacts will be made in the environmental impact statement.

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