Guidance on Sensory Testing and Monitoring of Seafood for Presence of Petroleum Taint Following an Oil Spill
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A 2001 guidance document describing how to test seafood for tainting.

Integrating Physical and Biological Studies of Recovery from the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: Case Studies of Four Sites in Prince William Sound, 1989-1994
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A 1997 report describing findings from monitoring studies of four sites differing both in shoreline type and cleanup treatments received after the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.

Managing Seafood Safety after an Oil Spill
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A 2002 guide to help seafood managers and other spill responders determine appropriate seafood management actions in response to a spill.

Oil Spill Impacts and the Biological Basis for Response Guidance: An Applied Synthesis of Research on Three Subarctic Intertidal Communities
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A 1998 report discussing the effects of oiling on intertidal communities including algae and mussels, as well as recovery rates for these communities.

Responding to Oil Spills in Coastal Marshes: the Fine Line Between Help and Hindrance
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A 1995 report describing the advantages and disadvantages of seven cleanup methods: natural degradation/no response; vacuum/pumping; low-pressure flush; vegetation cutting; burning; bioremediation; and sediment removal/replanting.