Oil Spills

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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.

Incident News - News, photos, and other information about U.S. government response actions to oil spills, hazardous chemical accidents, and other incidents.

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.

National Response Center - U.S. interagency center is the sole federal point of contact for reporting oil and chemical spills in the U.S. and its territorial waters.

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.

Oil Spill Web - Online equipment and service directory, conferences, RFQs, emergency contacts, news, science, debate, and oil spill response handbook.

Save Our Seabirds Inc. - Oil Spill Response - Information about rescuing and rehabilitating wildlife affected by oil spills. Also describes training offered by this organization.

Spillcon - Annual international oil spill conference.

Spilled oil in the sea - Short discussion of oil behavior and fate during an oil spill, with links to additional information.

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.