Download or read book Offshore Oil and Gas Environmental Effects Monitoring written by Shelley L. Armsworthy and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offshore oil and gas drilling operations take place in some of the world's most biologically productive oceanic waters. An ongoing concern related to the development of this industry is that exposure to contaminants from waste discharges may cause ill effects on organisms and their habitat. Environmental Effects Monitoring (EEM) programs are undertaken to verify environmental impact assessment predictions, to detect any unforeseen effects, and to help identify cause-effect relationships. EEM has been carried out worldwide for many offshore developments, and much has been learned about the fate of drilling and production contaminants and their biological effects. EEM programs have rapidly evolved in response to new knowledge on the transport, fate, and effects of potential contaminants; changes in regulatory requirements; and improved impact assessment technologies and statistical approaches for data interpretation. In May 2003, an international group of scientists, environmental managers, and industry representatives shared their expertise and new knowledge at the Offshore Oil and Gas Environmental Effects Monitoring Workshop. The participants reviewed the status of current offshore oil and gas EEM programs and identified future research needs to advance our understanding of the impacts of the offshore oil and gas industry. This book represents a selected number of peer-reviewed papers from workshop participants, covering a range of topics including regional experience from past and ongoing EEM programs; environmental management issues such as risk assessment and decision-making processes; the development of predictive risk assessment models; and new approaches and technologies formonitoring potential alterations in benthic, pelagic, and tropospheric ecosystem components. This book will be of use to scientists, environmental managers, regulators, and industry representatives, as well as members of the general public wishing to improve their understanding on the application of offshore oil and gas EEM programs for the protection of our ocean environment and its resources.
Download or read book Environmental Effects Monitoring in Environmental Assessment written by Canada. Environment Canada and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pulp and Paper Environmental Effects Monitoring Technical Guidance Document written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Canada, pulp & paper mills in Canada are required to conduct environmental effects monitoring (EEM) under the federal Fisheries Act in order to determine any environmental concerns related to fish, fish habitat, or utilization of the fisheries resource. At some mill sites, fish & benthic invertebrate community monitoring studies may not be appropriate due to such factors as hazardous conditions or the presence of confounding substances. This chapter provides details on two alternative monitoring methods: the use of artificial stream systems or mesocosms, and the use of caged bivalves. Topics covered include the applicability of these methods within EEM programs, the characteristics of the technology involved, site selection, species selection, data assessment & interpretation, variables to be measured, and reporting.
Download or read book Metal Mining Guidance Document for Aquatic Environmental Effects Monitoring written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document provides information on recommended methodologies & options for carrying out environmental effects monitoring (EEM) studies, a requirement of the Metal Mining Effluent Regulations under the authority of the Fisheries Act. The introduction reviews the regulatory framework and the components of the national EEM program. Chapter 2 describes the design of an EEM study. Subsequent chapters explain the requirements for studies related to site characterization, fish monitoring, benthic community monitoring, effluent characterization, water quality monitoring, sub-lethal toxicity testing, sediment monitoring, data assessment & interpretation, information management, and alternative methods for biological monitoring.
Download or read book Sixth National Assessment of Environmental Effects Monitoring Data from Pulp and Paper Mills Subject to the Pulp and Paper Effluent Regulations written by Canada. Environmental Stewardship Branch. Industrial Sectors Directorate and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Monitoring Ecological Change written by Ian F. Spellerberg and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1991-10-25 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living communities are continuously changing, both as a result of natural processes and of human activities. It is essential for us to have effective biological and ecological monitoring programs in order to detect these changes and understand the factors that influence them. In the first part of the book, the roles of local, national, and international organizations that implement monitoring programs are discussed and assessed. In the second section of the book, a wide range of examples are used to explain and evaluate methods of data collection, analysis, and interpretation. The final section focuses on the important applications of biological monitoring, such as pollution control, land-use management, monitoring rare species, and post-environmental impact assessment.
Download or read book Integrated Approaches for Interpreting Environmental Effects Monitoring Data Workshop written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document provides summaries of presentations at a workshop on environmental effects monitoring (EEM). Subjects covered include a decision-making framework for EEM; an EEM program for metal mining; ecological risk assessment; applying biological criteria in EEM; the weight of evidence approach in the Northern Rivers Basins Study.
Download or read book Environmental Effects Monitoring EEM Cycle 2 written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The national Environmental Effects Monitoring (EEM) program requires Canada's 126 pulp and paper mills to conduct regular studies on their receiving environments in order to assess and monitor effects potentially caused by the mills' effluent. This report provides an overview and summary of results from Cycle 2 of the program, which included the following components: fish population survey to assess the health of fish; benthic invertebrate community survey as an assessment of fish habitat; study of dioxins and furans in edible fish tissue and tainting study as assessments of the usability of fisheries resources; sublethal toxicity testing to assess effluent quality.
Download or read book Aquatic Environmental Effects Monitoring Requirements written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Industrial sectors and/or sites regulated under the Fisheries Act are required to undertake Environmental Effects Monitoring (EEM) as an integral part of their responsibilities. This document describes the EEM regulatory requirements and objectives and the general program requirements; the study design; methods of conducting an EEM and reporting data; and requirements at pre-operational sites. The annex details specific EEM requirements that apply to pulp & paper plants under the Act's Pulp & Paper Effluent Regulations. These include requirements related to pre-design information that must be reported prior to undertaking EEM studies; quality assurance & quality control; sampling design; surveys of fish & invertebrate communities to determine effects on fish & fish habitat; tissue analyses & fish tainting evaluation; and toxicological testing of effluent.
Download or read book Monitoring Cumulative Environmental Effects and the Draft Environmental Effects Monitoring Manual written by Canada. Dept. of the Environment. Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Aquatic Environmental Effects Monitoring Requirements written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Technical Report on Pulp and Paper Environmental Effects Monitoring EEM Program written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amendments to the Fisheries Act included a provision for environmental effects monitoring at pulp & paper mills in Canada in order to determine if there were environmental concerns related to fish, fish habitat, or utilization of the fisheries resource. Reports from the first cycle of monitoring were submitted in 1996. This report reviews the results of the benthic invertebrate community survey component of the first cycle of this environmental monitoring program, in which 134 mills were sampled to examine the benthic invertebrate communities downstream. It discusses problematic issues revealed in this cycle, including factors that confound the interpretation of data collected, and the adequacy of statistical analysis of the data. Recommendations are made for the next cycle of monitoring with regard to research needs. A decision tree developed to assist in designing cycle 2 studies is provided.
Download or read book Workshop on Cumulative Environmental Effects Assessment and Monitoring on the Grand Banks and Scotian Shelf written by Environmental Studies Research Funds (Canada) and published by [Calgary] : Environmental Studies Research Funds. This book was released on 2000 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication summarizes proceedings of a workshop initiated in response to recommendations from the 1997 Terra Nova Environmental Assessment Panel on the need to address cumulative effects of offshore oil & gas development. Topics of presentations include the east coast offshore context of hydrocarbon development, prediction & verification of offshore oil & gas effects, cumulative effects assessment & monitoring approaches, lessons from cumulative effects assessment & monitoring in the Gulf of Mexico and North Sea, designing cumulative effects monitoring programs, the potential for cumulative effects off the east coast, contributors to offshore cumulative effects, how cumulative effects should be monitored, and who should do the assessment & monitoring. The appendix includes an excerpt from the Terra Nova Panel report.
Download or read book Effects Monitoring Strategies and Programs for Canada s East Coast written by Alan Birdsall and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental effects monitoring strategies and programs have been conducted in conjunction with a number of offshore hydrocarbon developments in the Gulf of Mexico and the North Sea during the past decade. The recent success of exploratory drilling programs off the east coast of Canada has provided impetus for the development of environmental effects monitoring strategies and programs that consider both the environmental conditions that exist in this region and the experience gained from past monitoring efforts in other parts of the world.
Download or read book Review of International Approaches to Environmental Effects Monitoring written by Beak Consultants and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pulp and Paper Technical Guidance for Aquatic Environmental Effects Monitoring Rev written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Canada, pulp & paper mills in Canada are required to conduct environmental effects monitoring (EEM) under the federal Fisheries Act in order to determine any environmental concerns related to fish, fish habitat, or utilization of the fisheries resource. This document provides details on how to carry out the monitoring requirements under this EEM program. Topics covered are: EEM pre-design, including description of the study area, habitat inventory & classification, and effluent characterization; sampling design, including selection of reference areas and statistical considerations; general quality assurance & control; fish surveys, tissue analyses, and fish tainting evaluation; benthic invertebrate community surveys; measurement of supporting environmental variables; sublethal toxicity testing of process effluent; reporting requirements; and information management. Includes glossary.
Download or read book National Assessment of Pulp and Paper Environmental Effects Monitoring Data written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Environmental Effects Monitoring (EEM) Program requires Canada's pulp and paper mills to conduct studies on their receiving environments in order to assess and monitor the potential effects of their effluents on fish, fish habitat, and the use of fisheries resources. The EEM studies focus mainly on benthic invertebrate community and fish population surveys. This report provides a summary of the results of a national EEM data assessment that was designed to assess the type and magnitude of effects occurring on fish populations and benthic invertebrate communities as a result of exposure to pulp and paper effluents across Canada.