Environmental conservation: the oil and gas industries National Petroleum Council/1982

Book · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6618769

The National Petroleum Council (NPC) sought to identify those environmental issues that will be the focus of continued debate and research in the decade of the 1980's. The NPC also examined the impacts of the petroleum industry on the environment, and the impact of environmental legislative, regulatory, and administrative actions that adversely affect the cost or availability of petroleum products, natural gas, and synthetic fuels. The following significant environmental issues must be resolved promptly as the nation seeks in the 1980's to balance the goals of energy supply and security with the goals of environmental quality: Access to federal lands for the purpose of resource assessment and possible future development; delay and uncertainty caused by the complexity of regulatory requirements, including permitting procedures, the number of government authorities involved, and the opportunities for legal intervention by third parties; siting of energy facilities, especially production and transportation facilities, that are determined by the location of natural resources; incorporation of scientifically acceptable techniques in setting standards, such as National Ambient Air Quality Standards and Water Quality Standards; siting and operation of facilities for hazardous waste management; and the ecological and public health effects of, and the control strategies for, the synfuels industry. There are also a number of issues whose causes are not clearly defined and which are affected by many factors and industries. These issues are: the ecological and public health effects of, and the control strategies for, acid rain; the CO/sub 2/ greenhouse effect; groundwater contamination; and indoor air pollution. Separate abstracts have been prepared for each of the 8 chapters of this report for inclusion in the Energy Data Base.

• OSTI ID: 6618769
• Report Number(s): DOE/NBM-3005163; ON: DE83005163
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
INFORMATION NEEDS
ACID RAIN
CARBON DIOXIDE
CONTAMINATION
ECONOMIC IMPACT
EXPLORATION
GREENHOUSE EFFECT
GROUND WATER
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LEADING ABSTRACT
NATURAL GAS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
PUBLIC LANDS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
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SITE SELECTION
SYNTHETIC FUELS
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AIR POLLUTION
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRY
OXIDES
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