Oil Spills: A Guided Tour
2 - OR&R's Role
The U.S. Coast Guard oversees all responses to oil spills and chemical accidents in U.S. navigable waters. OR&R's role is to provide scientific support to the Coast Guard officers who are in charge of response operations.
In the photo at right, a NOAA OR&R scientist trains Coast Guard colleagues in procedures for assessing oiled shorelines.
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