Exxon oil spills

The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: Learn how the Exxon Valdez spill, while a regrettable incident, offered a required impetus to reexamine the state of oil spill prevention, response, and cleanup.

Podcast: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill twentieth Anniversary Special [MP3, 11 MB, 12 minutes]: NOAA's National Ocean Service speaks with OR&R's senior scientist, Dr. Alan Mearns, who had been mixed up in initial spill response for Exxon Valdez accident. Dr. Mearns features invested many years leading a project that will continue to monitor the long-term impact for the huge oil spill. (Making Waves Episode 20, March 13, 2009)

Prince William's Oily Mess: A Tale of Recovery: Review a case research associated with the Exxon Valdez spill, followed by a set of supporting sources, including pupil and instructor guides, an interactive test, a workout with genuine data, and an interview with an OR&R scientist.

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill twenty years later on: A NOS Scientist's attitude [PDF, 268 KB]: Twenty years after the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Alan Mearns, a senior staff scientist with the Office of Response and Restoration, discusses what it was want to be mixed up in initial cleaning and exactly how various it really is giving an answer to oil spills these days.

Oil Spill Recovery Institute (OSRI): Established by Congress in response into Exxon Valdez spill, OSRI actively works to recognize and develop top available methods, gear, and materials for responding to oil spills in the Arctic and sub-Arctic marine environment.

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council: This cooperation had been created to oversee ecosystem repair in Prince William Sound. Find out about the Exxon Valdez spill, its effects, and restoration and study attempts.

Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council: An independent non-profit business, the people' Advisory Council actively works to decrease air pollution from crude oil transportation through Prince William Sound together with Gulf of Alaska.