Resource Links - Oil Spills

Environmental Protection Agency

http://www.epa.gov/oilspill/
This website provides information about the U.S. EPA's program for preventing, preparing for, and responding to oil spills that occur in and around inland waters of the United States.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/
Tools and information for emergency responders and planners, and others working to understand and mitigate the effects of oil and hazardous materials in our waters and along our coasts.

American Petroleumm Association Oil Spills Prevention

http://www.api.org/oilspills/
Since the passage of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the petroleum industry has invested nearly $17 billion in oil spill prevention and response.

Ocean Planet: Oil Pollution

http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/peril_oil_pollution.html The information on this buoy is divided into the three categories, Sources , Accidents and Cleanups.

Energy Fact Sheet

http://www.iclei.org/efacts/oilspill.htm

Oil Spill Intellegence Report

http://www.cutter.com/osir/primer.htm

Oil Spills Guide

http://environment.about.com/cs/oilspills/index.htm?once=true&
Guide picks: Many articles and links covering oil spills, especially ocean spills.

Oil Spill Web

http://www.oil-spill-web.com/main.htm
The International Oil Spill Resource and Information Center

Effects of Marine Oil Spills

http://www.itopf.com/effects.html

Air & Waste Management Association

http://www.awma.org/resources/education/oilspills.htm

Oceans & Oil Spills

http://www.aip.com.au/education/projects/pt_oceans/ Interesting resource information from Australia.

Exxon Valdez Office of Oil Spill (EVOS) Damage Assessment and Restoration

http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/oil/

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council

http://www.oilspill.state.ak.us/index.html
10-Year Report - provides information about the impacts of the oil spill, the injury and recovery of fish, wildlife, and people of the spill region, and information about ongoing restoration and research activitites.

News Articles from Yahoo

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/World/Oil_Spills/ Updated daily

Updated 3/1/02