Open Directory - Science: Environment: Energy: Petroleum in the Environment: Oil Spills
See also: - 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. - News, photos, and other information about U.S. government response actions to oil spills, hazardous chemical accidents, and other incidents. - 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. - 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. - 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. - Annual international oil spill conference. - Short discussion of oil behavior and fate during an oil spill, with links to additional information. - Collection of recent and archived news and commentary, photos, multimedia and selected web resources.
