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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ftunivnotexas:info:ark/67531/metadc792467 2023-05-15T13:41:52+02:00 The use of explosives by the US Antarctic Program. Environmental report Ensminger, J.T. Blasing, T.J. National Science Foundation (U.S.) 1995-06-01 39 p. Text https://doi.org/10.2172/90363 http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc792467/ English eng Oak Ridge National Laboratory other: DE95016398 rep-no: ORNL/TM--13031 grantno: AC05-84OR21400 doi:10.2172/90363 osti: 90363 http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc792467/ ark: ark:/67531/metadc792467 Other Information: PBD: Jun 1995 Environmental Impacts Mitigation 29 Energy Planning And Policy Antarctica Safety 54 Environmental Sciences Explosives Report 1995 ftunivnotexas https://doi.org/10.2172/90363 2016-08-27T22:11:05Z 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. Report Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Sea ice University of North Texas: UNT Digital Library Antarctic Polar Plateau ENVELOPE(0.000,0.000,-90.000,-90.000) The Antarctic |
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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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