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An ad-hoc committee will provide an update of the previous report’s (Oil in the Sea III: Inputs, Fates, and Effects, 2003) inventory of the sources, composition, and quantity of hydrocarbon inputs as well as an assessment of the state of the science on the fate and effects of fossil fuel hydrocarbons in the marine environment. The final report will be completed by Summer of 2022.
Information about the study process can be found here.
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Oil in the Sea IV: Inputs, Fates, and Effects
Consensus Study Report
·2022
Oil and natural gas represent more than 50 percent of the worldwide energy supply, with high energy demand driven by population growth and improving standards of living. Despite significant progress in reducing the amount of oil in the sea from consumption, exploration, transportation, and producti...
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