RS: Prudhoe Bay Flashcards by ruby Lygo | Brainscape

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Where is Prudhoe Bay located?

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Northern Alaska, coast of Arctic Ocean

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What are the 4 environmental impacts of oil production?

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Fragile tundra habitats destroyed
Noise pollution from offshore drilling = marine species disturbed
Gas flaring = releases nitrogen oxides
Groundwater use = decrease in lake heights = too shallow to freeze = habitats destroyed

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What are the environmental impacts of oil distribution networks?

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Leaking pipelines = remote = slow discovery and repair. Eg. Dec 2000 - not discovered until Feb 2001
Oil spills from ships = Exxon Valdez, 50 mill oil.
Road transport = dust, standing water = mosquitoes

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