An ecological risk assessment using GIS to analyze the impacts of oil and gas production in Galveston Bay, TX

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1992 1992 Nov 8

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Roscigno PF
McNiff ME
Ji W
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry PU

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Oil and gas production was examined for the Galveston Bay ecosystem using ARC/INFO to produce maps. Various data sources documenting urbanization and industrialization were overlayed with fish and wildlife resources, habitats and other features in order to estimate impacts. Concern over wetland loss, benthic-bottom disturbances, and sediment contaminant can be quantified on a regional level so as to allow resource managers the faculty to make decisions on a comprehensive basis. Ecological risk assessments of the impact of human development on important natural resources can be developed in a systematic and comparative way. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) offer policymakers and regulatory agencies a means for managing complex and disparate databases through analytical and modeling capabilities. A series of preliminary maps illustrating the risk to natural resources from oil and gas development is presented

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Aquatic communities, Assessments, ASW,USA,Texas,Galveston Bay, Development, Disturbance, Ecosystem management, Ecotoxicology, Environmental assessment, environmental conditions, Environmental effects, Environmental impact, fish, Galveston Bay, Geographic information systems, habitat, habitats, Hazard assessment, natural resources, Policies, Q1 01422 Environmental effects, Q5 01505 Prevention and control, Risk, Risk assessment, Risks, Sediment, Toxicology, urbanization, USA

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