Lukol Directory: Science: Environment: Energy: Petroleum in the Environment: Oil Spills

Oil Spill Intelligence Report: Major Oil Spills Worldwide
Ranked list of oil spills involving more than 10 million gallons. Excerpted from International Oil Spill Statistics: 1997.
http://www.cutter.com/osir/biglist.htm

A Study of Environmental and Health Consequences of Oil Spills in Nigeria's Niger Delta
Investigation by three Nigerian environmental scientists on the impact of continuous oil spills in the Niger Delta, covering human health, air quality, fish health, and agriculture.
http://www.waado.org/Environment/PetrolPol...

Oil Spill Web
Online equipment and service directory, conferences, RFQs, emergency contacts, news, science, debate, and oil spill response handbook.
http://www.oil-spill-web.com/

Spillcon 2002
9th annual International Oil Spill Conference held in Manly, Sydney, September 2002.
http://www.spillcon.com

Save Our Seabirds Inc. - Oil Spill Response
Information about rescuing and rehabilitating wildlife affected by oil spills. Also describes training offered by this organization.
http://www.seabirdrehab.org/OilSpillResNF....

Spilled oil in the sea
Short discussion of oil behavior and fate during an oil spill, with links to additional information.
http://www.offshore-environment.com/oil.ht...

National Pollution Funds Center
NPFC is the fiduciary agent for the U.S. Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and the portion of Superfund accessible to the U.S. Coast Guard. Site has information on vessel certification, spill financial management, claims adjudication, and natural resources damage assessment.
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/npfc/npfc.htm

Oil Spill Control Technologies
University faculty member provides extensive information on spill response protocols and control tools, past spills, the U.S. Oil Pollution Control Act, spill costs, and university courses offered. Includes online simulations of hypothetical marine spills.
http://ceprofs.tamu.edu/rhann/

Responding to Oil Spills
U.S. EPA Oil Spills program home page
http://www.epa.gov/oilspill/response.htm

Incident News
News, photos, and other information about U.S. government response actions to oil spills, hazardous chemical accidents, and other incidents.
http://www.incidentnews.gov/

Oil Spill Intelligence Report
Weekly newsletter on oil spill cleanup, prevention and control.
http://www.cutter.com/osir/

Aids for Oil Spill Responders
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's site on oil spill response. Includes training materials, links to photos of the Exxon Valdez 1989 oil spill, and research information.
http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/oilai...

Clean Water and Oil Spills
Canadian government resources, including spills technology database, data on oil properties and information about historic tanker spills.
http://www.etcentre.org/home/water_e.html

National Response Center
The sole federal point of contact for reporting chemical and oil spills. Home of the Atlantic and Pacific Strike Teams.
http://www.nrc.uscg.mil/

Sub Topics:
Spill-Related Products and Services
Prestige
Exxon Valdez


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