Oil Spill Research Needs


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Oil Spill Recovery Technology


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The Oil Spill Recovery Institute


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As a result of the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Prince William Sound, Congress passed the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90), and within that legislation, the Oil Spill Recovery Institute (OSRI) was born. This report assesses the strength and weaknesses of this research program, with emphasis on whether the activities supported to date address the OSRI mission, whether the processes used are sound, and whether the research and technology development projects are of high quality




Oil Spill Response Technology


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Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche.




Federal Oil and Gas


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Congress passed the Oil Pollution Act in 1990 which established the Interagency Coordinating Comm. on Oil Pollution Research (ICC) to coordinate an oil pollution research program among fed. agencies, incl. developing a plan, having the Nat. Acad. of Sciences review that plan, and reporting to Congress on the interagency committee¿s efforts biennially. The 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and fire led to the largest oil spill in U.S. history, raising new concerns about the effects of oil spills. This report assessed the extent to which the ICC has facilitated the coordination of fed. agencies¿ oil pollution research. The report analyzed committee documents and biennial reports and interviewed agency officials. Illus. A print on demand report.