OFFSHORE HYDROCARBON AND SYNTHETIC HYDROCARBON SPILLS IN EASTERN CANADA: THE ISSUE OF FOLLOW-UP AND EXPERIENCE

Gail S. Fraser () and Joanne Ellis ()
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Gail S. Fraser: Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto, ON M6H 1T5, Canada
Joanne Ellis: Crydium Group Ltd, St John's, Newfoundland, A1B 2S5, Canada

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), 2008, vol. 10, issue 02, 173-187

Abstract: The Environmental Assessment (EA) process should involve the generation of testable predictions generated using clearly stated methods and followed by the collection of environmental monitoring data. Follow-up programs should aim to determine the accuracy of the initial predictions. We examined the follow-up process for six oil and gas extraction projects in eastern Canada with respect to assessing batch spill (

Keywords: Canadian Environmental Assessment Act; Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act; Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementations Act; oil pollution; Northwest Atlantic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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