"SN_ENVM_SET","ENVM_SET_ID","MMS_REGION_CODE","ENVM_SET_TITLE","ENVM_SET_TYPE","ENVM_SET_DESC","SET_COMP_DATE","SN_ENVM_STUDY_FK"
1.00,1.00,"Alaska-Beaufort Sea","acoustics",,"As part of the Minerals Management Service (MMS) program entitled Arctic Nearshore Impact Monitoring in the Development Area, a winter field survey was conducted from 25 April to 30 April, 2000.  Measurements of site-specific underwater noise, in-air noise, and ice vibrations were made at eight locations near and between the Northstar and Liberty prospects.  Both prospects are located in the nearshore portion of the outer continental shelf in the Beaufort Sea near Prudhoe, Alaska.  The goal of this effort was to characterize noise and vibration conditions near the Northstar site which was under construction and near the Liberty site which is planned for development in the near future.  Analysis results are presented that document the underwater noise at two water depths, the airborne noise conditions, and the ice vibration levels at ranges varying from about 0.08 nm (0.15 km) to >2.2 nm (4 km) from Northstar.  The results present measured levels caused by construction activities at Northstar including sheet pile driving using a vibrahammer, plowing operations, general truck movement on and near the island, island mounted machinery generated noise, and trench backfilling operations.  Similar measurements were made at and near the Liberty site which document the conditions with minimal, if any, man-made noise present.",8/1/2001 0:00:00,1.00
2.00,1.00,"Alaska-Beaufort Sea","chemistry",,"The Arctic Nearshore Impact Monitoring in the Development Area (ANIMIDA) program was performed as part of a long-term program for monitoring potential impacts from oil development and production activities near the Northstar and Liberty sites.  During ANIMIDA Phase I, a monitoring program was designed, and chemical measurements were made near the Northstar and Liberty sites, and at selected Beaufort Sea Monitoring Program (BSMP) stations.  Samples were collected during open-water and through-ice sampling programs.  Various chemical analyses were performed on surface sediment, suspended sediment, sea water, ice core, bivalve mollusc, and benthic amphipod samples collected from the study area.  Depending on matrix type, one or more of the following chemical analyses were performed on these samples:  grain size, total organic carbon (TOC), trace metals, carbon-13, total suspended solids, saturated hydrocarbons (SHC), polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), and geochemical biomarkers (steranes/triterpanes [S/T]).",8/20/2002 0:00:00,1.00
3.00,1.00,"Alaska-Beaufort Sea","water chemistry",,,8/4/2002 0:00:00,1.00
4.00,2.00,"Alaska-Beaufort Sea","chemistry",,"Hydrocarbon and Metal Characterization of Sediments",,2.00
5.00,2.00,"Alaska-Beaufort Sea","chemistry",,"Sources, Concentrations, Composition, and Dispersion Pathways for Suspended Sediment;Partitioning of Potential Contaminants Between Dissolved and Particulate Phases",,2.00
6.00,2.00,"Alaska-Beaufort Sea","chemistry",,"Integrated Biomonitoring and Bioaccumulation of Contaminants in Biota",,2.00
7.00,2.00,"Alaska-Beaufort Sea","biota",,"Long-Term Monitoring of the Kelp Community in the Stefansson Sound Boulder Patch",,2.00
8.00,2.00,"Alaska-Beaufort Sea","whaling activities",,"Assessment of Subsistence Bowhead Whaling Near Cross Island",,2.00
