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Arctic oil spills threaten wildlife study warns
Coast Guard researcher Lt. J. L. Glaeser warns routine North Slope drilling could dump about 8,400 gallons of oil daily into Arctic waters by 1975 with larger spills from tankers far more dangerous. He cites potential impacts on birds mammals plankton and food chains and notes Arctic ice melt from surface spills.
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Arctic Islands
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