7.2 ANNOTATED LIST OF KEY PUBLICATIONS 



GENERAL 



1. PCS Oil and Gas - An Environmental Assessment . A Report to the Presi- 



dent by the Council on Environmental Quality. April, 1974. 



5 Volumes. 

 These five volumes present a comprehensive review of the outer continental 

 shelf oil leasing program, including onshore and offshore effects, econ- 

 omic considerations, socio economic changes, relevant OCS oil and gas 

 technology, offshore oil spills, oil spill trajectories, and the ecology 

 of the various regions involved. Primary interest was centered on the 

 Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Alaska frontier areas. 



2. Primary, Physical Impacts of Offshore Petroleum Developments . Massachu- 



setts Institute of Technology. April, 1974. Prepared for the 



National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

 An analysis of past oil spill statistics, projections of possible OCS 

 spills and leaks, and an analysis of likely oil spill trajectories is 

 presented herein. Three areas are specifically analyzed: Delaware Bay, 

 Charleston, S.C. Harbor, and Narragansett Bay. 



3- Petroleum in the Marine Environment . Workshop on Inputs, Fates, and the 

 Effects of Petroleum in the Marine Environment. National Academy of 

 Sciences, Washington, D.C.,1975. 



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