The use of explosives by the US Antarctic Program. Environmental report
This report was prepared to assist principal investigators and others in complying with NEPA and the protocol on environmental protection to the Antarctic Treaty. Research activities and associated support operations in Antarctica sometimes require use of explosives. This report evaluates potential...
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ftosti:oai:osti.gov:90363 2023-07-30T03:59:05+02:00 The use of explosives by the US Antarctic Program. Environmental report Ensminger, J.T. Blasing, T.J. 2011-12-01 application/pdf http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/90363 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/90363 https://doi.org/10.2172/90363 unknown http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/90363 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/90363 https://doi.org/10.2172/90363 doi:10.2172/90363 29 ENERGY PLANNING AND POLICY ;54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES EXPLOSIVES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ANTARCTICA MITIGATION SAFETY 2011 ftosti https://doi.org/10.2172/90363 2023-07-11T08:30:27Z This report was prepared to assist principal investigators and others in complying with NEPA and the protocol on environmental protection to the Antarctic Treaty. Research activities and associated support operations in Antarctica sometimes require use of explosives. This report evaluates potential environmental impacts associated with such activities and possible methods for mitigating those impacts. The greatest single use of explosives, and the only type of blasting that will occur on the Polar Plateau (an exception is the rare use of explosives to cave in dangerous ice for safety reasons), is for seismic surveys. The charges for these are small-scale, are placed in or on the snow or ice, are distributed linearly over long distances, and present no potential impacts to soil or geological substrata. Impacts from those would be less than minor or transitory. Wherever possible, blasting holes in sea ice will be replaced by drilling by auger or melting. Other uses of explosives, such as in geologic research and construction, are discussed. Other/Unknown Material Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Sea ice SciTec Connect (Office of Scientific and Technical Information - OSTI, U.S. Department of Energy) Antarctic The Antarctic Polar Plateau ENVELOPE(0.000,0.000,-90.000,-90.000) |
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This report was prepared to assist principal investigators and others in complying with NEPA and the protocol on environmental protection to the Antarctic Treaty. Research activities and associated support operations in Antarctica sometimes require use of explosives. This report evaluates potential environmental impacts associated with such activities and possible methods for mitigating those impacts. The greatest single use of explosives, and the only type of blasting that will occur on the Polar Plateau (an exception is the rare use of explosives to cave in dangerous ice for safety reasons), is for seismic surveys. The charges for these are small-scale, are placed in or on the snow or ice, are distributed linearly over long distances, and present no potential impacts to soil or geological substrata. Impacts from those would be less than minor or transitory. Wherever possible, blasting holes in sea ice will be replaced by drilling by auger or melting. Other uses of explosives, such as in geologic research and construction, are discussed. |
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