Oil Spills: A Guided Tour

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Although people can't yet prevent all oil spills, the scientists and response specialists at NOAA OR&R will continue to put science and technology to work to contain and reduce the injury caused by oil spills, whenever and wherever we can.

Elsewhere in this Web site, you can learn more about our oil spill response work. Use the links that follow.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Oil and Chemical Spills Read our answers to questions people have asked us.

Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Maps Learn more about ESI maps.

Software and Data Sets for Oil and Chemical Spill Response Learn more about GNOME, ADIOS, TAP, and other software we've developed for oil spill response.

Oil and Hazardous Materials Response Reports Read reports describing major oil spills from the past number of years.

Prince William Sound: Ecosystem in Transition Learn about the effects of spilled oil on wildlife and their habitat after the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska.