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Alaskan Water and Sanitation Retrospective 1970-2005

Description: The purpose of this retrospective is to inform the water and sanitation industry and the general public about technologies deployed in rural Alaskan villages between ~1970 and 2005. We indicate, per interviewee input, why the majority failed on a technical level or failed to provide adequate water on an as-used basis to improve health outcomes. This retrospective will supplement prior, and often meager, documentation of unsuccessful approaches to water and sanitation in Alaska, as both a cauti… more
Date: February 2015
Creator: United States. Arctic Research Commission.
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National Coastal Condition Report IV

Description: This report assesses the condition of the nation's estuaries and costal embayments, including the coastal waters of the conterminous United States, Southeastern Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Date: September 2012
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development.
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Report and Analysis of Test Data From 1998 Trawl Positioning Gear Trails in the Puget Sound Dabob Bay, Washington

Description: A report about a test which can determine which USBL system performs best in conditions that approximate those in Bristol Bay, Alaska. In the future, the Alaska Fisheries Science Center will need to track bottom fishing trawls in order to assess their impact upon the sea floor biology in Alaska.
Date: December 1999
Creator: Connaughey, Robert MC
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Trace Metals and Hydrocarbons in Sediments of the Beaufort Lagoon, Northeast Arctic Alaska, Exposed to Long-term Natural Oil Seepage, Recent Anthropogenic Activities and Pristine Conditions

Description: This is a study on anthropogenic contaminants discharged from uses of petroleum products in Alaskan coastal waters. The reports also looks at metals and hydrocarbons in sediments.
Date: January 2006
Creator: Naidu, A. Sathy; Kelley, John J.; Misra, Debasmita & Venkatesan, M. Indira
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United States Artic Science Policy

Description: This policy covers the United States Arctic Science Policy. This policy is in response to the growing need of the United States for natural resources.
Date: January 1983
Creator: Hickok, David M.; Weller, Gunter; Davis, T. Neil; Alexander, Vera & Elsner, Robert
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