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Minimizing environmental impact of oil exploration

Description

Developing guidelines and practical measures for the prevention or minimization of adverse impacts for oil exploration activities.

Broader

Protecting against environmental hazards from chemicals and petrochemicals industries
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Exploring for petroleum resources
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Constrained by

Using oil shale as an energy source
Presentable

Facilitated by

Assessing environmental impacts
Presentable
Responding rapidly to oil spills
Unpresentable

Reference

Burton, Dudley J and Ravishankar, K: Treatment of Hazardous Petrochemical and Petroleum Wastes: current, new and emerging technologies
IUCN Environmental Impact Assessment Services: Oil Exploration in the Tropics: guidelines for environmental protection

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #4: Quality EducationSustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
Global strategies
Type
(F) Exceptional strategies
Subject
  • Resources » Petroleum
  • Research, standards » Exploration
  • Environment » Environment
    • Content quality
    Yet to rate
     Yet to rate
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    J0183
    DOCID
    12001830
    D7NID
    212649
    Last update
    Dec 3, 2024