61. USGS Oil Spill Response Provides news and information about their response to the oil spill including coastal impacts, wildlife issues and sampling efforts. With satellite images, geospatial data, multimedia gallery, publications and Congressional testimony. From the U.S. Geological Survey. http://www.usgs.gov/deepwater_horizon/

@import url("/styles/common.css"); @import url("/homepage/science_features/styles/custom.css"); USGS Home Contact USGS Search USGS Featured Topics Maps, Imagery, and Publications Hazards Newsroom Education ... Social Media USGS Oil Spill Response Note: We will be continually updating this page as more information is made available. The USGS continues to mobilize equipment and personnel to gather scientific data and information on the environmental impacts of the oil spill to affected coastal habitats. USGS scientists will be: Collecting satellite imagery to assess the impact on wetlands and coasts Developing maps showing NOAA projections of spill trajectory with respect to DOI Lands Collecting samples to ascertain source and levels of toxicity to soils and water systems Conducting tests to determine cause of mortality of wildlife Developing models that depict how local tidal and current conditions will interact with seafloor bathymetry to carry oil over barrier islands Providing decision support tools to help DOI land managers mitigate the effects of the oil spill and assist in restoration efforts Some documents on this page may require Adobe Reader Coastal Impacts Barrier-Island Inundation and Overwash Satellite Imagery and other Geospatial Data Northern Gulf of Mexico Map Products Lidar topography, bathymetry, aerial imagery

62. HowStuffWorks "How Do You Clean Up An Oil Spill?" Fortunately, due to stricter penalties and better ship design, the number of oil spills has decreased since the oil shipping boom began in the 1960s. http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/cleaning-oil-spill.

HSW.sm.loadPageInfo(436530); OAS_AD('TopBanner'); HowStuffWorks Search HowStuffWorks and the web Video Podcasts Blogs Quizzes Games RSS Adventure Animals Auto Culture ... Next Page How do you clean up an oil spill? by Josh Clark Print Cite Feedback ... Recommend Cite This! Close Please copy/paste the following text to properly cite this HowStuffWorks article: Inside this Article How do you clean up an oil spill? Other Oil Cleanup Methods Lots More Information See all Green Science articles Alternative Energy Videos Oil Field Image Gallery Courtesy Chris Wilkins/AFP/ Getty Images A crew attempts to skim oil from the surface of the waters of Prince William Sound following the 1989 Exxon Valdez wreck. See more oil field pictures In 2006, the world consumed more than 3.5 billion gallons of oil each day [source: U.S. Dept. of Energy ]. Sixty percent of that oil reached its destination by sea [source: Corn ]. Fortunately, due to stricter penalties and better ship design, the number of oil spills has decreased since the oil shipping boom began in the 1960s. Unfortunately, they haven't been eliminated. Between 1990 and 1999, an average of 150,000 tons of oil spilled each year into the world's waterways [source: National Academies ]. 2001 was a particularly bad year, with five spills occurring within the same week [source:

63. USA.gov - Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill In The Gulf Of Mexico Hyperlinked description of the accident and efforts to contain the oil spill along with official statements, declarations, and related online resources. http://answers.usa.gov/cgi-bin/gsa_ict.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=8738

64. Oil Spills - Body, Used, Water, Earth, Life, Plants, Chemical, Characteristics, Mutation, Natural Gas, Natural Numbers, Nautical Archaeology, Nebula, Neptune, Nervous System, Neutron, Neutron Star, Nitrogen Cycle, etc… http://www.scienceclarified.com/Oi-Ph/Oil-Spills.html

Powered by JRank Science Clarified Science Clarified Oi-Ph Oil spills Crude oil or petroleum is an important fossil fuel. Fossil fuels were formed millions of years ago, when much of Earth was covered by water containing billions of tiny plants and animals. After these organisms died they accumulated on ocean floors, where, over the ages, sand and mud also drifted down to cover them. As these layers piled up over millions of years, their weight created pressure and heat that changed the decaying organic material into oil and gas. Since petroleum is often extracted in places that are far away from areas where it is refined and eventually used, it must be transported in A bird soaked in oil that was spilled into the Persian Gulf in 1991 during the Persian Gulf War. (Reproduced by permission of Photo Researchers, Inc. large quantities by ocean tankers, inland-water barges, or overland pipelines. Accidental oil spills can occur at any time during the loading, transportation, and unloading of oil. Some oil spills have been spectacular in magnitude and have caused untold environmental damage. Bioremediation Bioremediation is the use of bacteria and other living microorganisms to help clean up hazardous waste in soil and water. These microorganisms work by decomposing or breaking down toxic chemicals into simpler, less-poisonous compounds. Petroleum can be consumed by microorganisms, transforming it into compounds such as carbon dioxide and water.

65. MDEQ - Oil Spill Links And Public Information 2010 Official government site provides state government and external links relating to the oil spill. From the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. http://www.deq.state.ms.us/MDEQ.nsf/page/Main_OilSpillLinksandPublicInformation2

66. Oil Spill Academic Task Force (OSATF) Consortium of scientists and scholars from Florida s state and private universities, working in collaboration with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to assist the state of Florida and the Gulf region in preparing for and responding to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Includes issues, activities, multimedia images and how to help. http://oilspill.fsu.edu/

Navigate: OSATF Home Page Ongoing Research Projects NRDA Sampling FIO Vessel Schedules ... OSATF Contacts The Oil Spill Academic Task Force (OSATF) is a consortium of scientists and scholars from institutions in the State University System as well as from five of Florida's private universities and two marine laboratories working in collaboration with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) . The OSATF brings together expertise and resources to assist the state of Florida and the Gulf region in responding to and studying the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. This website is designed to provide information on the Academic Task Force, links to partners and other resources. Sea turtles rescued from oil spill released in Southwest Florida Photo source: Naples News Naples News, 10/7/10 — Scientists on a research vessel in the Gulf of Mexico are finding a substantial layer of oily sediment stretching for dozens of miles in all directions. Read article and see video and photos. In The News... Feinberg Takes Questions from Oil Spill Task Force (The Florida Independent, 10/29/10) EPA names director for oil spill restoration panel (The Associated Press, 10/26/10)

67. OIL SPILLS Technology has far too many advantages to enumerate, but one overwhelming disadvantage is the potential for industrial and chemical accidents. http://lifesci.rutgers.edu/~burger/oilbook.htm

OIL SPILLS by J. Burger , Rutgers University Press (1997) Technology has far too many advantages to enumerate, but one overwhelming disadvantage is the potential for industrial and chemical accidents. Oil spills are among the most ruinous and are getting worse and worse as supertankers increase in size, and as world transport routes increase in complexity. To supertanker, transfer, well, and pipeline accidents has been added the horror of intentional bombing of tankers and the setting afire of hundreds of oil wells in the wake of military retreat, as happened during the Gulf War. Oil spills, however, differ dramatically from many other types of industrial accidents, such as chemical spills, Bhopal, Three Mile Island, and Chernobyl. Except for the crews aboard ships who are almost always rescued, there are few human fatalities. Our fear of oil spill accidents is much less, but the potential for damage to the environment, however, is very great. Most books on oil spills either focus on one gigantic spill that captured our attention, such as the Exxon Valdez , or deal with particular aspects of spill clean-up, tanker safety, or the difficulties of arctic or offshore drilling activities. Others are very technical, providing comprehensive details on supertanker construction, shipping lanes, or oil refineries.

68. C-SPAN Video Library Blog Provides videos of White House events, news conferences, and congressional hearings relating to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. USA. http://www.c-spanarchives.org/videoLibrary/blog/?p=485

69. BBC News - Oil Spill In Gulf Of Mexico In Maps And Graphics Maps and satellite images of showing the extent of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and explaining what is being done to tackle it. Includes links to key stories, features and background, video, and related internet links. UK. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8651333.stm

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70. History’s 10 Most Famous Oil Spills — GCaptain- A Maritime & Offshore News B Have you ever been curious about history of oil spills? Or wonder what was the most famous or the largest oil spill in history? Do you know all the facts like Exxon Valdez ‘s http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/historys-10-most-famous-oil-spills

71. Oil Spill Gulf Of Mexico 2010 - NOLA.com Ongoing coverage focusing on the inpact on Louisiana. Provides news, backgrounders, graphics, photos, videos, public blog and how to help. New Orleans, Louisiana. http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/

72. Gulf Coast Oil Disaster Full coverage provides news, analysis and opinion including environmental, financial and political impacts. With video, audio, photo galleries, and interactive guides. http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2010/gulf.coast.oil.spill/

73. Oil Spills Go back. O il spills. Among the most dangerous of all water pollutants is fuel oil. Oil spills from tankers at sea or leaks from underground storage tanks on land are very http://edugreen.teri.res.in/explore/water/oilspill.htm

Explor e Play and learn Network Surf Go back O il spills Bioremediation is a method that is now being use to put a check to the damage done by this oil spill. For more information on Oil spills link to response.restoration.noaa.gov/kids/kids.html www.epa.gov/oilspill/

74. Oil Spill Gulf Of Mexico 2010 - Al.com Full coverage focusing on the impact on Alabama. Includes news, photos, videos and reader reports. Mobile, Alabama. http://www.al.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/

75. Oil Spills This resource examines oil spills and methods of prevention and clean up. http://earthsci.org/mineral/energy/gasexpl/spill.html

Home To the main page of Earth Science Australia - no advertising, no spyware Freeware Free downloads of earth science software ... listen to classical music from a new window while you browse oil spills Oil Spills adapted to HTML from Australian Institute of Petroleum with permission Offshore Exploration Refining Oil Offshore Drilling Oil spill prevention ... How Dispersants work The petroleum industry's safety record of handling oil and its products in Australia has been excellent and has been maintained throughout the last two decades of rapidly increasing volumes produced and transported in national waters. Oil spills from offshore production have been insignificant and, while there have been some spills arising from shipping accidents, none has had a lasting adverse impact on the marine environment. Nevertheless the Australian oil industry, aware of a concern about the possible impact of oil spills on the marine environment, has stepped up its efforts to protect the ecosystems surrounding its operations. Defence against potential marine pollution is a combination of prevention and cure. In addition to the introduction of more rigorous inspections and safeguards on all its installations and tanker fleets, the industry has established, one of the best equipped marine oil spill response and training centres in the world. Sources of the oil in the sea The risks and responsibilities associated with oil in the sea should be put in their true perspective.

76. BP Oil Spill: In Depth News, Commentary And Analysis From The Financial Times Full coverage with news, analysis and comment, focusing on the business and financial aspects. Includes blogs, video, maps, and slideshows. UK. http://www.ft.com/indepth/bp-oil-spill

77. Gulf Oil Spill | National Geographic Channel Special report provides overview, video, photos, facts, and behind the scenes material. Includes video shot by salvage crews in the first 36 hours of the disaster. http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/gulf-oil-spill-5488/Overview

78. Newton's Apple : Teacher Guide How do you clean up an oil spill? Automobiles are an obvious connection to our dependence on petroleum products. What other things do you use or come in contact with that http://www.newtonsapple.tv/TeacherGuide.php?id=1043

79. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Incident 2010 Categorized directory of government documents relating to the oil spill, its impacts and the cleanup efforts. http://www.southalabama.edu/univlib/govdocs/gd/oilspill2010.html

80. Oil Spills - Environment - Smh.com.au Spill raises fears of more toxic time bombs. Ian Traynor From the Black Forest to the Black Sea, the Danube meanders for almost 2900 kilometres through 10 countries, its course http://www.smh.com.au/environment/pollution/oil-spills

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