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| Information and activities for students and teachers who'd like to learn more about oil spills or hazardous chemical accidents. |
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Coral Reefs and Oil Spills: A Guided Tour Get a basic overview of coral ecology, learn what types of things can harm coral, and see how responders must handle fragile coral reefs in their response and restoration efforts. |
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Edmonds Dock Tour A presentation of animals and organisms living in the water column at a dock in Edmonds, Washington. |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Oil and Chemical Spills Answers to questions that students, teachers, and others have asked us about topics related to our work. |
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Investigating the Top of the Water Column Take a look at the creatures living at the top of the water column, which could be affected by an oil spill. For high school students or older people. |
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Mearns Rock Time Series How does marine life recover from a major, one-time stress, such as an oil spill? As you will learn here, the answer is not simple. |
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Oil Trajectory Prediction Here's how our computer model predicted the oil spilled from the Exxon Valdez would travel across Prince William Sound, Alaska, during the first week after that spill started in March 1989. |
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Water Cycle Game This game teaches a more realistic version of the complex water cycle, and, how the water cycle influences the transport of pollutants. |
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What's the Story on Oil Spills? When we talk about oil spills, how much oil are we talking about? |
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Web Portals for Interested Public to sites about Inspiring Students and Teachers Pages on our site that provide information about and access to Web sites of closely-related agencies and programs. |
NOS Education Discovery Kit: Corals
A tutorial on the biology of and threats to corals, a roadmap to related Web resources, and a series of coral-related lesson plans developed for students at the high school level. |
Prince William's Oily Mess: A Tale of Recovery
A case study in the Exxon Valdez oil spill, accompanied by a set of supporting resources, including student and teacher guides, an interactive quiz, an exercise with real data, and an interview with a National Ocean Service (NOS) scientist, Dr. Alan Mearns. |
Nonpoint Source Pollution
A tutorial describing the categories of nonpoint source pollution, the various pollutants that originate from nonpoint sources, and our research and monitoring efforts. |
Exploring Earth: What Happens When an Oil Spill Occurs?
A Web-based investigation that uses animations, interactive graphics, and unique imagery to help students gather information about oil spills. |
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Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program NOAA's Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program (DARRP) is responsible for assessing and restoring coastal and marine resources injured by oil spills, hazardous substance releases, and vessel groundings. |
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Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Maps ESI maps help oil spill responders and planners to identify vulnerable coastal locations, establish protection priorities, and identify cleanup strategies. |
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Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Overview of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Includes links to many related resources, including photo galleries. |
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NOAA Restoration Portal Web Site Provides centralized access to information about NOAA restoration resources, including restoration techniques and NOAA restoration references, through a single point-of-entry. |
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