‘O’ Topics

Oceans and oceanography

See also Alternative fuels; Energy technology; Environmental protection; Fishing industry; Oil, gas, and mineral resources; Oil spills; Transportation

Analysis of the Feasibility of Separating Exploration From Production of Oil and Gas on the Outer Continental Shelf (May 1975)

Coastal Effects of Offshore Energy Systems: An Assessment of Oil and Gas Systems, Deepwater Ports, and Nuclear Powerplants Off the Coasts of New Jersey and Delaware (November 1976)

Marine Applications for Fuel Cell Technology (February 1986)

Marine Minerals: Exploring Our New Ocean Frontier (July 1987)

Ocean Margin Drilling (May 1980)

Recent Developments in Ocean Thermal Energy (April 1980)

Renewable Ocean Energy Sources: Part I-Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (May 1978)

Technologies for Underwater Archaeology and Maritime Preservation (September 1987)

Technology and Oceanography: An Assessment of Federal Technologies for Oceanographic Research and Monitoring (June 1981)

Wastes in Marine Environments (April 1987)

Oil, gas, and mineral resources

See also Alternative fuels; Energy efficiency; Energy technology; Oceans and oceanography

Alternative Energy Futures: Part I-The Future of Liquefied Natural Gas Imports (March 1980)

Analysis of Laws Governing Access Across Federal Lands: Options for Access in Alaska (February 1979)

Analysis of the Impacts of the Projected Natural Gas Curtailments for the Winter 1975-76 (November 1975)

An Assessment of Development and Production Potential of Federal Coal Leases (December 1981)

An Assessment of Oil Shale Technologies (June 1980)

Assessment of Oil Shale Technologies-Vol. II: A History and Analysis of the Federal Prototype Oil Shale Leasing Program (July 1980)

Coal Exports and Port Development (April 1981)

The Direct Use of Coal (April 1979)

Enhanced Oil Recovery Potential in the United States (January 1978)

Management of Fuel and Nonfuel Minerals in Federal Land (April 1979)

Oil and Gas Technologies for the Arctic and Deepwater (May 1985)

Oil Production in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: The Technology and the Alaskan Oil Context (February 1989)

Patterns and Trends in Federal Coal Lease Ownership, 1950-80 (April 1981)

Polar Prospects: A Minerals Treaty for Antarctica (September 1989)

Potential Effects of Section 3 of the Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976 (March 1986)

Royalty Management Program’s Auditing and Financial System: Technical Issues (July 1990)

Status Report on the Gas Potential From Devonian Shales of the Appalachian Basin (November 1977)

A Technology Assessment of Coal Slurry Pipelines (March 1978)

U.S. Natural Gas Availability: Conventional Gas Supply Through the Year 2000 (September 1983)

U.S. Natural Gas Availability: Gas Supply Through the Year 2000 (February 1985)

U.S. Oil Import Vulnerability: The Technical Replacement Capability (October 1991)

U.S. Oil Production: The Effect of Low Oil Prices (July 1987)

U.S. Vulnerability to an Oil Import Curtailment (September 1984)

Western Surface Mine Permitting and Reclamation (June 1986)

World Petroleum Availability 1980-2000 (November 1980)

Oil spills

See also Oceans and oceanography

Bioremediation for Marine Oil Spills (May 1991)

Coping With an Oiled Sea (March 1990)

Oil Transportation by Tankers: An Analysis of Marine Pollution and Safety Measures (July 1975)

Osteoporosis

See also Aging; Women’s health

Effectiveness and Costs of Osteoporosis Screening and Hormone Replacement Therapy, Vol. I: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (August 1995)

Effectiveness and Costs of Osteoporosis Screening and Hormone Replacement Therapy, Vol. II: Evidence on Benefits, Risks, and Costs (August 1995)

Hip Fracture Outcomes in People Age 50 and Over (September 1994)

Public Information About Osteoporosis: What’s Available, What’s Needed? (September 1994)

OTA annual reports

Annual Report to the Congress by the Office of Technology Assessment: March 15, 1974 (March 1974)

Annual Report to the Congress by the Office of Technology Assessment: March 15, 1975 (March 1975)

Annual Report to the Congress by the Office of Technology Assessment: March 15, 1976 (March 1976)

Annual Report to the Congress by the Office of Technology Assessment: March 15, 1977 (March 1977)

Annual Report to the Congress for 1977 (March 1978)

Annual Report to the Congress for 1978 (March 1979)

OTA Priorities 1979, With Brief Descriptions of Priorities and of Assessments in Progress (March 1979)

Annual Report to the Congress for 1979 (March 1980)

Annual Report to the Congress for 1980 (March 1981)

Annual Report to the Congress for 1981 (March 1982)

Annual Report to the Congress for 1982 (March 1983)

Annual Report to the Congress: January 1 to September 30, 1983 (March 1984)

Annual Report to the Congress: Fiscal Year 1984 (March 1985)

Annual Report to the Congress: Fiscal Year 1985 (March 1986)

Annual Report to the Congress: Fiscal Year 1986 (January 1987)

Annual Report to the Congress: Fiscal Year 1990 (March 1991)

Annual Report to the Congress: Fiscal Year 1991 (March 1992)

Annual Report to the Congress: Fiscal Year 1992 (March 1993)

Annual Report to the Congress: Fiscal Year 1993 (March 1994)

Annual Report to the Congress: Fiscal Year 1994 (March 1995)

Annual Report to the Congress: Fiscal Year 1995