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Evaluating oil and chemical behavior and assessing effects and damage from spills. |
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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. |
Field Tools Team: Equipping On-scene Responders and Improving Situational Awareness The Emergency Response Division’s Field Tool Team works to advance ORR on-scene response capabilities through the development of tools for data collection, synthesis, management, and sharing. |
Hurricane Ike Response Description of OR&R's on-going response to Hurricane Ike. |
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. |
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. |
Oil Spills at the Water's Edges When oil spills into the ocean, it's especially likely to harm animals and plants at two interfaces: near the surface of the water and along the shore. |
Prince William Sound: An Ecosystem in Transition How did the Exxon Valdez oil spill, and the response to the spill, affect living organisms and their habitats? Here are some 1997 results and assessments from NOAA biologists conducting long-term monitoring.
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Prince William Sound: Our Changing Perspective on Recovery A 1999 update from NOAA biologists studying the effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on the biological communities of Prince William Sound. |
Summary Points: 10 Years of Intertidal Monitoring After the Exxon Valdez Spill A short summary of the main findings of NOAA biologists studying the effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on intertidal shorelines in Prince William Sound. |
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SOS Workshops OR&R's Science of Oil Spills (SOS) Workshops focus on evaluating environmental risks during spills and making decisions to optimize environmental recovery. The next workshop will be held May 12-14, 2009 at NOAA's Sand Point campus in Seattle. (updated: January 9, 2009) |
De-Oiling the Delta: Video of the DM932 Oil Spill Response Read about the efforts of NOAA OR&R after the 2008 oil spill from barge DM932, the impacts to the Mississippi River, and the continuing restoration efforts. (updated: December 13, 2008) |
Web Site Survey Take a voluntary Web site survey to indicate your level of satisfaction with OR&R's Web offerings. (updated: October 24, 2008) |
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IncidentNews News and information on current and historical incidents, including the July 23, 2008 collision and oil spill in New Orleans, LA. |
An FOSC's Guide to NOAA Scientific Support A guidebook for oil and chemical spill responders, describing the products and services that the NOAA Scientific Support Team (SST) can provide to Federal On-Scene Coordinators (FOSCs). |
CAMEO Chemicals Web Portal A Web portal for CAMEO Chemicals, an easy-to-use, online tool for emergency responders and planners. Use this free Web site to search for chemicals, get response recommendations, and find out how chemicals would react if they mixed. |
CAMEO Software Suite Programs Tools for emergency responders and planners, including CAMEO, CAMEO Chemicals, ALOHA, and MARPLOT. |
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