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Articles
Abandoned Vessels
Abandoned Vessel Program Overview
Abandoned Vessel Reporting Form
Charter Vessel Scuttled on Pearl and Hermes Atoll in NW Hawaiian Islands
Abandoned Vessel Program Resources Online
Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet Assessment Project

Assessing Environmental Harm
Investigating the Top of the Water Column
Oil Spills at the Water's Edges
Mearns Rock Time Series
Prince William Sound: An Ecosystem in Transition
Summary Points: 10 Years of Intertidal Monitoring After the Exxon Valdez Spill
Prince William Sound: Our Changing Perspective on Recovery
Field Tools Team: Equipping On-scene Responders and Improving Situational Awareness
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Hurricane Ike Response

Assessing Risk to Ecological Resources
Creating New Habitat As Part of Hazardous Waste Cleanup at Asarco
Sediment Guidelines
Query Manager and MARPLOT
Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet Assessment Project
NEW Screening Quick Reference Tables (SQuiRTs)

Featured Case Studies
Restoration in Jefferson County, Texas
Strandley Manning
Restoration at Bar Beach Lagoon, Long Island, New York
OR&R Efforts in Vieques, Puerto Rico
Restoration of Commencement Bay, Tacoma, Washington

Helping Revitalize Communities
OR&R Efforts in Vieques, Puerto Rico
First Lady Comments on Marine Debris
OR&R Budget Overview
Coastal Brownfields Home
NOAA's Role in Coastal Brownfields
Portfields Overview
Portfields - Pilot Ports
Showcase Communities
Tools and Services
Portfields - Resources
Web Site Survey

Inspiring Students and Teachers
Coral Reefs and Oil Spills: A Guided Tour
Oil Floats and Spreads
Investigating the Top of the Water Column
Edmonds Dock Tour
Dispersants: A Guided Tour
Mearns Rock Time Series
Observing Marine Life Abundance
What's the Story on Oil Spills?
Sediment Penetration Exercise
Cleaning Oiled Feathers
Making Mousse
Graphing Changes in Marine Life Abundance
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Oil and Chemical Spills
Oil Trajectory Prediction
Water Cycle Game

Integrating Remediation and Restoration
Creating New Habitat As Part of Hazardous Waste Cleanup at Asarco
Pribilof Islands Environmental Restoration Project

Marine Debris
Field Tools Team: Equipping On-scene Responders and Improving Situational Awareness
First Lady Comments on Marine Debris
OR&R Budget Overview
Web Site Survey

Natural Resource Damage Assessment
NOAA, DOJ, DOI, and State of Texas Settle Chevron Natural Resources Liability
About Damage Assessment

NOAA's Emergency Response Program
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Oil and Chemical Spills
OR&R across the U.S.
The Emergency Response Division (ERD) Role in OR&R
About the Emergency Response Program
NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration Responds to Hurricane Katrina
Safe Seas Drift Card FAQ
OR&R: A History
OR&R Budget Overview
NOAA Weather Service/Seattle and OR&R Joint Web Product Completed
Web Site Survey

Planning for Environmental Emergencies
Dispersants: A Guided Tour
GNOME and Deepwater Incidents
SOS Workshops
Training for Emergency Responders and Planners
Workshops for Emergency Responders and Planners
Guided Tours
Oil Spills: A Guided Tour
Chemical Spills: A Guided Tour
Safe Sanctuaries 2005 Video
Safe Seas Drift Card FAQ
OR&R Drift Card Studies
Job Aids for Spill Response
Dispersant Mission Planner (DMP2)
OR&R Helps Teach Incident Command System (ICS) Class in Cameroon
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about ALOHA
Job Aids Updated!
ESI Exercises

Protecting Coastal Resources
Coral Reefs: Spills and Other Threats
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Oil and Chemical Spills
Query Manager and MARPLOT
OR&R: A History
First Lady Comments on Marine Debris
Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet Assessment Project
Web Site Survey

Recent and Historical Incidents
OR&R Aids Selendang Ayu Spill Response
OR&R Continues Support for M/V Selendang Ayu in Unalaska
Response to the Exxon Valdez Spill
Charter Vessel Scuttled on Pearl and Hermes Atoll in NW Hawaiian Islands
NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration Responds to Hurricane Katrina
Safe Sanctuaries 2005 Video
M/V Selendang Ayu Cleanup Operations Complete
OR&R Media Archive
OR&R Helps Teach Incident Command System (ICS) Class in Cameroon
Container Ship Strikes Bay Bridge
NOAA's OR&R Assists with Korean Oil Spill
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

Responding to Chemical Spills
The Emergency Response Division (ERD) Role in OR&R
Training for Emergency Responders and Planners
Workshops for Emergency Responders and Planners
Guided Tours
Chemical Spills: A Guided Tour
OR&R Media Archive
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about ALOHA

Responding to Oil Spills
Coral Reefs and Oil Spills: A Guided Tour
NOAA Responds to Oiled Birds in CA
Tarballs
Dispersants: A Guided Tour
Dispersant Application Observer Job Aid
What's the Story on Oil Spills?
SMART
SMART: A Guided Tour
In Situ Burning
ARTES
GNOME and Deepwater Incidents
SOS Workshops
The Emergency Response Division (ERD) Role in OR&R
Oil Trajectory Prediction
Training for Emergency Responders and Planners
Workshops for Emergency Responders and Planners
Guided Tours
Oil Spills: A Guided Tour
Safe Sanctuaries 2005 Video
Safe Seas Drift Card FAQ
OR&R Drift Card Studies
Job Aids for Spill Response
Coast Guard ICS Forms
OR&R Media Archive
Dispersant Mission Planner (DMP2)
Field Tools Team: Equipping On-scene Responders and Improving Situational Awareness
OR&R Helps Teach Incident Command System (ICS) Class in Cameroon
Container Ship Strikes Bay Bridge
NOAA's OR&R Assists with Korean Oil Spill
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Job Aids Updated!
New Orleans Spill Incident: Barge DM932
ESI Exercises
De-Oiling the Delta: Video of the DM932 Oil Spill Response

Restoration Planning Tools
Glossary of Natural Resource Restoration Terms
What is ARD's role in waste site cleanup?
What are NOAA trust resources?
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Oil and Chemical Spills
Habitat Equivalency Analysis
Natural Resource Damage Assessment
Cooperative Assessment Process (CAP)

Restoration Projects
Creating New Habitat As Part of Hazardous Waste Cleanup at Asarco
Fish Habitat Restoration at Strandley-Manning Superfund Site
Restoration at City of Baytown, Texas
Restoration in Galveston Bay, Texas
Restoration in Lavaca Bay, Texas
Naval Construction Battalion Center
Restoration in Port Arthur, Texas
Restoration in Marysville, Washington
Wetland Restoration near Bladensburg
OR&R Budget Overview

Supporting Local and Regional Decision-Making
OR&R Hawaii Data Management Partnership Reaps Rewards
Pribilof Islands Restoration Advisory Board
Query Manager and MARPLOT
Vieques Crab Sampling Study
Training for Emergency Responders and Planners
Workshops for Emergency Responders and Planners
OR&R: A History
First Lady Comments on Marine Debris
OR&R Helps Teach Incident Command System (ICS) Class in Cameroon
Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet Assessment Project

Watershed Database & Mapping Projects
ARD IMS Sites
Query Manager and MARPLOT
About the Watershed Database and Mapping Projects
OR&R Efforts in Vieques, Puerto Rico
Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet Assessment Project
Online Interactive Maps (DRAFT)
About the Watershed Database and Mapping Projects (DRAFT)
Little Elk Creek Watershed Database and Mapping Project (DRAFT)

Publications
Assessing Environmental Harm
Oil Spills in Coral Reefs: Planning and Response Considerations
Oil Spills in Mangroves: Planning and Response Considerations
Oil and Sea Turtles: Biology, Planning, and Response
Shoreline Assessment Job Aid
Sediment Quality Guidelines (ERL/ERM)
Open Water Oil Identification Job Aid for Aerial Observation
Shoreline Assessment Forms
Characteristics of Response Strategies: A Guide for Spill Response Planning in Marine Environments
Characteristic Coastal Habitats: Choosing Spill Response Alternatives
Seafood Safety after an Oil Spill

Assessing Risk to Ecological Resources
Sediment Quality Guidelines (ERL/ERM)
Coastal and Estuarine Hazardous Waste Site Reports
Predicting Sediment Toxicity
ARD Technical Publications on Our Site
Index to the Coastal and Estuarine Hazardous Waste Site Reports
Seafood Safety after an Oil Spill
PCB Changes in Fish After Remediation of a Hazardous Waste Site

Featured Case Studies
Poplar Point Restoration

Helping Revitalize Communities
Elliott's Old Saint Paul Island Map
Seal Plant Building Restoration Photo Album
Seal Plant Building Restoration Web Report
Summaries of Portfields and Brownfields Projects
Fact Sheets About OR&R
OR&R State Summary fact sheets

Integrating Remediation and Restoration
Poplar Point Restoration

NOAA's Emergency Response Program
Fact Sheets: ERD Products and Services

Planning for Environmental Emergencies
Oil Spills in Coral Reefs: Planning and Response Considerations
Oil Spills in Mangroves: Planning and Response Considerations
Oil and Sea Turtles: Biology, Planning, and Response
Shoreline Countermeasures Manuals
Characteristics of Response Strategies: A Guide for Spill Response Planning in Marine Environments
Characteristic Coastal Habitats: Choosing Spill Response Alternatives
Trajectory Analysis Handbook
Fact Sheets: ERD Products and Services
Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) Workshops

Recent and Historical Incidents
Oil and Hazardous Materials Response Reports

Responding to Chemical Spills
Fact Sheets: ERD Products and Services
An FOSC's Guide to NOAA Scientific Support

Responding to Oil Spills
Shoreline Assessment Job Aid
Open Water Oil Identification Job Aid for Aerial Observation
Selection Guide for Oil Spill Applied Technologies: Volume 1 - Decision Making
Introduction to Coastal Habitats and Biological Resources for Spill Response
Observers' Guide to Sea Ice
Shoreline Assessment Forms
Shoreline Countermeasures Manuals
Characteristics of Response Strategies: A Guide for Spill Response Planning in Marine Environments
Characteristic Coastal Habitats: Choosing Spill Response Alternatives
Trajectory Analysis Handbook
Fact Sheets: ERD Products and Services
Seafood Safety after an Oil Spill
An FOSC's Guide to NOAA Scientific Support
Job Aid Order Form

Restoration Planning Tools
Mercury in Aquatic Habitats

Restoration Projects
Utility of AVS/EqP in Hazardous Waste Site Evaluations
Poplar Point Restoration
Review of Sediment Quality Investigations in San Francisco Bay

Supporting Local and Regional Decision-Making
Sediment Quality Guidelines (ERL/ERM)
Poplar Point Restoration
Fact Sheets About OR&R
OR&R State Summary fact sheets

Software & Data Sets
Assessing Environmental Harm
Using Maps to Evaluate Environmental Tradeoffs

Assessing Risk to Ecological Resources
Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Maps
ARD GIS Tools (DRAFT)
ARD GIS Tools
Query Manager and MARPLOT Applications, Data, and Maps
CAMEO Chemicals

Inspiring Students and Teachers
GNOME
Using Maps to Evaluate Environmental Tradeoffs
CAMEO Training

Integrating Remediation and Restoration
ARD GIS Tools (DRAFT)
ARD GIS Tools
Query Manager and MARPLOT Applications, Data, and Maps

NOAA's Emergency Response Program
GNOME
The Chemical Reactivity Worksheet
MARPLOT
ALOHA
Working with ALOHA
CAMEO
CAMEO Software Suite Programs
Threat Zones and Other Output
ALOHA's Limitations

Planning for Environmental Emergencies
Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Maps
GNOME
ESI Guidelines
Using Maps to Evaluate Environmental Tradeoffs
The Chemical Reactivity Worksheet
ESI Metadata
Trajectory Analysis Planner (TAP)
Spill Tools
Get ESI Maps and GIS Data
ESI Toolbar
ESI Data in Geodatabase Format
CAMEO Toolkit
MARPLOT
ALOHA
Working with ALOHA
CAMEO
MARPLOT Maps
Working with MARPLOT
LandView
Tier2 Submit
CAMEO Software Suite Programs
People Using CAMEO
CAMEO Training
ALOHA Arc Tools
Spill Tools: An Oil Spill Response Exercise
CAMEO Chemicals
RMP*Comp
Threat Zones and Other Output
ALOHA's Limitations
Public Exposure Guidelines
Workplace Exposure Limits
Ask Dr. ALOHA
Levels of Concern
Shoreline Rankings
GNOME Listserver
ESI Training
ESI Viewers
ESI Availability
Downloading ESI Maps and GIS Data

Protecting Coastal Resources
ARD GIS Tools (DRAFT)
ARD GIS Tools

Responding to Chemical Spills
The Chemical Reactivity Worksheet
Get ESI Maps and GIS Data
CAMEO Toolkit
MARPLOT
ALOHA
Working with ALOHA
CAMEO
MARPLOT Maps
Working with MARPLOT
LandView
Tier2 Submit
CAMEO Software Suite Programs
People Using CAMEO
CAMEO Training
ALOHA Arc Tools
CAMEO Chemicals
RMP*Comp
Threat Zones and Other Output
ALOHA's Limitations
Public Exposure Guidelines
Workplace Exposure Limits
Ask Dr. ALOHA
Levels of Concern

Responding to Oil Spills
Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Maps
ADIOS2
Electronic ICS Forms
GNOME
ESI Guidelines
ESI Toolkit
Using Maps to Evaluate Environmental Tradeoffs
ESI Metadata
Trajectory Analysis Planner (TAP)
Spill Tools
Get ESI Maps and GIS Data
ESI Toolbar
ESI Data in Geodatabase Format
Spill Tools: An Oil Spill Response Exercise
Shoreline Rankings
Biological Resources
Human-Use Resources
GNOME Listserver
ESI Training
ESI Viewers
ESI Availability
Downloading ESI Maps and GIS Data

Restoration Planning Tools
ARD GIS Tools (DRAFT)
ARD GIS Tools
Query Manager and MARPLOT Applications, Data, and Maps

Supporting Local and Regional Decision-Making
ARD GIS Tools (DRAFT)
ARD GIS Tools

Watershed Database & Mapping Projects
Christina River Watershed Database and Mapping Project Software & Data
Elizabeth River Watershed Contaminant Conceptual Model Project
Hudson River Watershed Database and Mapping Project Software & Data
Portland Harbor Watershed Database and Mapping Project Software & Data
Vieques Watershed Database and Mapping Project Software & Data
St. Lawrence Watershed Database and Mapping Project Software & Data
Calcasieu Estuary Watershed Database and Mapping Project Software & Data
Anacostia River Watershed Database and Mapping Project Software & Data
Charles River Watershed Database and Mapping Project Software & Data
Delaware Estuary Watershed Database and Mapping Project

Web Portals
Assessing Environmental Harm
Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program

Assessing Risk to Ecological Resources
Anacostia River Watershed Database & Mapping Project IMS Web Portal
Calcasieu Estuary Watershed Database & Mapping Project Web Portal
San Francisco Bay Watershed Database and Mapping Project Web Portal
Portland Harbor Watershed Database & Mapping Project Web Portal
San Francisco Bay Project Impact Evaluation System Web Portal
San Francisco Bay Subtidal Habitat Mapping Project Web Portal
Elizabeth River Watershed Conceptual Model Project Web Portal
CAMEO Chemicals Web Portal

Helping Revitalize Communities
NOAA Coastal Brownfields Web Portal

Inspiring Students and Teachers
Prince William's Oily Mess: A Tale of Recovery
NOS Education Discovery Kit: Corals
Exploring Earth: What Happens When an Oil Spill Occurs?
Nonpoint Source Pollution

Integrating Remediation and Restoration
Calcasieu Estuary Watershed Database & Mapping Project Web Portal
San Francisco Bay Watershed Database and Mapping Project Web Portal
San Francisco Bay Subtidal Habitat Mapping Project Web Portal
Elizabeth River Watershed Conceptual Model Project Web Portal

Marine Debris
NOAA's Marine Debris Program
Marine Debris in Canada
GHOSTNET 2005: High Seas Debris Detection and Tracking in the North Pacific
Marine Debris Abatement

Natural Resource Damage Assessment
NOAA Restoration Portal Web Site

NOAA's Emergency Response Program
NOAA's Marine Debris Program
EPA CAMEO Web Site
NCP Product Schedule and Notebook
Coastal Response Research Center (CRRC)

Planning for Environmental Emergencies
U.S. National Response Team (NRT)
EPA CAMEO Web Site
Coastal Response Research Center (CRRC)
CO-OPS and NDBC IOOS Web Portal
Ocean.US Web Portal
Office of Coast Survey: Marine Modeling and Analysis Programs
CAMEO Chemicals Web Portal

Protecting Coastal Resources
NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program
Anacostia River Watershed Database & Mapping Project IMS Web Portal
Portland Harbor Watershed Database & Mapping Project Web Portal
San Francisco Bay Project Impact Evaluation System Web Portal

Recent and Historical Incidents
IncidentNews
Office of Response and Restoration Photo Collection

Responding to Chemical Spills
EPA CAMEO Web Site
CO-OPS and NDBC IOOS Web Portal
Ocean.US Web Portal
Office of Coast Survey: Marine Modeling and Analysis Programs
CAMEO Chemicals Web Portal

Responding to Oil Spills
IncidentNews
NCP Product Schedule and Notebook
Coastal Response Research Center (CRRC)
PORTS® (Physical Oceanographic Real Time System)
National Data Buoy Center (NDBC)
Coast Survey Development Laboratory (CSDL)
CO-OPS (Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services)
CO-OPS and NDBC IOOS Web Portal
Ocean.US Web Portal
Office of Coast Survey: Marine Modeling and Analysis Programs
Oil Spill Recovery Institute (OSRI)

Restoration Planning Tools
Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program
Anacostia River Watershed Database & Mapping Project IMS Web Portal
San Francisco Bay Watershed Database and Mapping Project Web Portal
San Francisco Bay Project Impact Evaluation System Web Portal
San Francisco Bay Subtidal Habitat Mapping Project Web Portal
Elizabeth River Watershed Conceptual Model Project Web Portal

Restoration Projects
Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program
NOAA Restoration Portal Web Site

Supporting Local and Regional Decision-Making
Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program
San Francisco Bay Watershed Database and Mapping Project Web Portal
San Francisco Bay Project Impact Evaluation System Web Portal
San Francisco Bay Subtidal Habitat Mapping Project Web Portal
Elizabeth River Watershed Conceptual Model Project Web Portal

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