81. Oil Spills oil spills can happen due to human error, such as accidents caused from Spills are also a threat through the transportation of oil in pipelines, http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/t/e/tem168/spills.html

82. Activities Analyze experiment results to find a “best” way to deal with oil spills. What are some major oil spills of the past and how were they cleaned up? http://www.kidsnet.org/seaweb/pto_op.html

Activities Part One: Precious, Threatened Oceans Activity: An Oily Problem Students devise ways to clean up an oil “spill.” Academic Areas: Science Grade Levels: Grades 4–8 Learning Objectives: After participating in the activity that follows, students will be able to do the following: List several ways of cleaning up oil spills. Name the biggest cause of oil contamination. Analyze experiment results to find a “best” way to deal with oil spills. Science Standards Met: Gains abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry Learns properties and changes of properties in matter Aquires understanding about science and technology Knows about natural hazards Materials for each team of three or four students: Newspapers, water, clear glass or plastic bowl, 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil, paper or plastic cup, paper towels, cotton balls, Styrofoam pieces (such as packing material), string, index cards, tape, dish detergent, sawdust, diatomous earth (available at garden-supply stores), sand, gauze cloth, notebook, and pen Background: The phrase “oil spill” is likely to bring to mind a huge tanker wreck, such as the

83. Nearctica - Environment - Marine Pollution - Oil Spills Understanding oil spills and Oil Spill Response. EPA Oil Spill Program. A manual of basic information about oil spills in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format. http://www.nearctica.com/environ/water/oilspill.htm

Marine Pollution- Oil Spills Special Segments Butterflies of North America Conifers of North America Eastern Birds List of N.A. Insects Home Eastern Wildflowers General Topics Natural History Ecology Family Environment Evolution Home Education Home Conservation Geophysics Paleontology Commercial Organizations Return to Marine Pollution Main Page Understanding Oil Spills and Oil Spill Response . EPA Oil Spill Program. A manual of basic information about oil spills in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format. The manual contains chapters on the behavior of oil spills, the chemical and biological treatment of spilled oil, rescuing birds and mammals, preparing for oils spills, and responding to them. Highly recommended. Oil Spill Program . Environmental Protection Agency. A great site to learn just about everything you need to know about oil spills from the basic to the technical. Segments of the site include; reporting spills, preventing spills, responding to spills, laws and regulations, a learning center with basic information, and links to other oil-related web sites. Highly recommended. Oiled Wildlife Care Network . If you are interested in the rehabilitation of oil contaminated wildlife, this is the place to go. The parts of the site include a newsletter, training, research, and information of participants. Included, in particular, is an Adobe Acrobat manual on oil contaminated wildlife rehabilitation. Recommended.

84. Managing Fuel Oil Spills: Home Cleanup Describes how oil spills generally occur and what the homeowner can do to prevent them. Also details what steps to follow when a spill occurs and what to http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/naturalresources/DD6620.html

FS-06620 1995 To Order Managing Fuel Oil Spills: Home Cleanup Dawn Errede and David Crisman Fuel oil spills typically occur in the fall at the start of the heating season, when oil deliverers are likely to be new and unfamiliar with the homes they are serving. Homeowner changes could also lead to confusion at oil-delivery time. The spills typically happen in the basements of homes from overfilled tanks or through fill pipes that have no tanks attached! Other spills have occurred when oil was mistakenly dumped into septic tank vents or drinking water wells. Cleanup costs will be paid by whoever is responsible for the spill. If lawyers are involved in determining responsibility, costs will be even higher. Therefore, it is particularly important that you do what you can to prevent spills from happening: If you remove your fuel oil tank, be sure to also remove the fill pipe. Call your oil company to cancel any future deliveries. Do not put an oil cap, or anything that looks like an oil cap, on septic tank vents, drinking water wells, etc. Keep tank caps tightly sealed except when filling or emptying the tank.

85. MSRC - Home MSRC s mission now includes response to oil spills of any size, One of the most visible hallmarks of MSRC is its broad base of oil spill response http://www.msrc.org/

Welcome to MSRC's Website! A major cornerstone of the U.S. economy is the use of oil and petroleum products to meet the needs of individuals and businesses. In an effort to improve the safety and environmental protections in connection with bringing such products to market, Congress enacted the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA-90). The Act has numerous provisions, including specific requirements for those engaged in the handling, storage, and transport of oil and petroleum products to "ensure by contract . . . private personnel and equipment necessary to remove to the maximum extent practicable a worst-case discharge." The oil and shipping industries acted to provide such capability by supporting the formation of the Marine Preservation Association (MPA) and the Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC). MPA, whose membership consists of companies engaged in the business of petroleum exploration and production, refining and marketing, transportation and shipping, provides steady state funding to MSRC in furtherance of the objectives of OPA-90 and the recognition by MPA's Members of the importance of a high quality, dedicated spill response capability.

86. Tampa Bay Oil Spill Simulation PORTS Role During oil spills in Tampa Bay. In addition to improving the safety and efficiency of navigation within Tampa Bay, PORTS also provides http://ompl.marine.usf.edu/PORTS/oil.sim.html

PORTS' Role During Oil Spills in Tampa Bay In addition to improving the safety and efficiency of navigation within Tampa Bay, PORTS also provides oceanographic and meteorological data to aid rapid response to hazardous material spills. In this capacity, PORTS is an Initial Responder to hazardous spills as part of Tampa Bay's Contingency Plan for Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Response, which is administered by the U.S. Coast Guard's Marine Safety Office in Tampa. PORTS also aids in search-and-rescue missions and assists in environmental management of the bay. PORTS and Oil Spill Drills PORTS and the 1993 Tampa Bay Oil Spill Drifter Test of a Preliminary Version of the Trajectory Model Back to PORTS homepage ... Guestbook

87. Farallones: Oil Spills oil spills are a threat to wildlife, including sand crabs, in the Gulf of This project is partially funded by the T/V PUERTO RICAN Oil Spill Restoration http://www.farallones.org/sandcrabs/oil.asp

Natural History of Sand Crabs Oil Spills Monitoring Data Entry ... Farallones Home Oil Spills in the Gulf of the Farallones Oil spills are a threat to wildlife, including sand crabs, in the Gulf of the Farallones. On October 31, 1984, explosions on the Tanker Vessel PUERTO RICAN resulted in a major oil spill in the Gulf of the Farallones, off the coast of San Francisco, California. At approximately 3:24 am, the tanker experienced two major explosions. The vessel was about 20 km (12 miles) west of the Golden Gate Bridge and just outside of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (then called the Point Reyes-Farallon Islands National Marine Sanctuary). Initially it was carrying 100,000 barrels (4.3 million gallons) of oil (lube oil, lube oil additives, and bunker oil). At least 1.47 million gallons of oil were released into the Sanctuary over a two-week period. In addition, the tanker's stern sunk with 365,500 gallons of bunker fuel that leaked for several years afterward. The stern still poses the threat of pollution today.

88. Oil Spills: Big Problems From Small Leaks Some oil spills come from large petroleum refineries, tank farms, tankers, or pipelines. But many more oil spills are the result of leaks from underground http://www.oag.state.ny.us/press/reports/oil_spills/oil_spill.html

Home Press Releases Tour the AG's Office Contact the AG's Office ... Index Updated 1-24-03 STATE OF NEW YORK OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Oil Spills: Big Problems from Small Leaks ELIOT SPITZER ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY 2001 Table of Contents Oil Spills: Big Problems from Small Leaks Introduction What is the Oil Spill Law? What are petroleum products? What are the health effects of exposure to petroleum products? ... Introduction Leaks and spills of fuel oil, gasoline and other petroleum products contaminate New York's environment in many ways. Oil spills pollute groundwater, on which many New Yorkers depend for drinking water. Spills seep into streams, lakes, and reservoirs, which are drinking water sources as well as habitat where fish, birds, and other wildlife can be harmed or killed. Vapors from spills enter indoor environments where people live and work. Gasoline often contains toxic additives which, along with the gasoline itself, are difficult to clean up and cause environmental problems. Some oil spills come from large petroleum refineries, tank farms, tankers, or pipelines. But many more oil spills are the result of leaks from underground gasoline storage tanks at gas stations, from residential fuel oil storage tanks, or from spills during fuel oil delivery. Very often a small spill or a leak in a relatively small tank can cause extensive contamination and can cost many thousands of dollars or more to clean up. It may come as a surprise that a "small" tank with a "slight leak" can cause such expensive environmental problems. Yet it can, and it is critical for the health of all New Yorkers, as well as for the protection of wildlife and the environment, that all these spills are cleaned up promptly and properly. Many homeowners and small business owners are not aware that they can be legally responsible to pay for the cleanup even if apparently faultless. Yet they are, and it is important that everyone who might be liable take steps to avoid leaks, even "small" ones.

89. MSN Encarta - Multimedia - Major Oil Spills Throughout The World November 2002, off Galicia coast, Spain, oil tanker breaks up in heavy seas, 34.1*, 9.0*. * Final amount of oil spill is not fully known yet. http://encarta.msn.com/media_701500464/Major_Oil_Spills_Throughout_the_World.htm

MSN Home My MSN Hotmail Shopping ... Sign In Web Search: Encarta Subscriber Sign In Help Home ... Upgrade your Encarta Experience Search Encarta Multimedia from Encarta Appears in Major Oil Spills Throughout the World Amount Date Location Description Liters (millions) Gallons (millions) March 1967 off Cornwall, England grounding of Torrey Canyon June 1968 off South Africa Hull failure of World Glory December 1972 Gulf of Oman collision of Sea Star with another ship May 1976 La Coru±a, Spain grounding of the Urquiola December 1976 Nantucket (MA), United States grounding of Argo Merchant February 1977 mid-Pacific Hawaiian Patriot develops leak and catches fire April 1977 North Sea blowout of well in Ekofisk oil field March 1978 Portsall, Brittany, France grounding of the Amoco Cadiz June 1979 Gulf of Mexico blowout of well in Ixtoc 1 July 1979 off Tobago, Caribbean collision of the Atlantic Empress and Aegean Captain February 1983 Persian Gulf blowout of well in Nowruz oil field August 1983 off Cape Town, South Africa

90. EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL: Ten Years Later Only 2 of 26 species studied by the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council We have adequate knowledge for dealing with oil spills and improvements in http://arcticcircle.uconn.edu/SEEJ/Alaska/miller2.htm

EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL: Ten Years Later Technical Background Paper for Alaska Wilderness League by Pamela A. Miller, Arctic Connections 3/99 I am satisfied that tanker traffic to and from Port Valdez, and operation of an oil port there will not cause any significant damage to the marine environment or to fisheries interests." L.R. Beyon, British Petroleum Environmental Studies speaking for Alyeska in 1971 Our nation's largest oil spill. Four minutes after midnight on March 24, 1989 the Exxon Valdez hit Bligh Reef in Alaska's Prince William Sound. Eleven million gallons of oil spewed into one of the most bountiful marine ecosystems in the world. It killed birds, marine mammals, and fish and devastated the ecosystem in the oil's path. North Slope crude spoiled lands and waters that had sustained Alaska Native people for millennia. Exxon says that the Sound has recovered. They’re wrong. Could it happen again? Before the Exxon Valdez spill, conservationists warned about the potential impacts of a major spill. In fact, just hours before the disaster, a group of Valdez residents had gathered at the city council chambers to discuss the impact of oil on their community.

91. Oil Spills: Saving Birds And Mammals - DataEngine oil spill, mammals, birds, environment, conservation, Galapagos Islands, pollution, realtime, plp. Show links to Pan-Canadian Science Curriculum, http://de.yesican.yorku.ca/Resource/16576

Version 4.1 Main Menu Home Yes I Can! Express Search Guided Search ... Bulletins Logon Username: Password: Remember Me Create your Account Forgotten Password? Available Languages English Français Oil Spills: Saving Birds and Mammals Labs, Demos, and Classroom Activities, Internet URL http://resources.yesican-science.ca/lpdd/g08/demos/OIL.HTM oil spill, mammals, birds, environment, conservation, Galapagos Islands, pollution, real-time, plp Show links to Pan-Canadian Science Curriculum, Grade 8 (11 items) Show links to U.S. National Science Education Standards, Grade 8 (8 items) Show All Links to Curricula Comments on this Resource There are no comments for this resource. Why not be the first? To post a comment, create an account and logon. Rate this Resource This resource is currently unrated. Create an account to add your rating Classes Keep track of the outcomes your class has completed. Register to create your personalized classes. Content: © YES I Can! Science, Science Team , January 2002 The Curriculum DataEngine: © Gamma Tau Associates Inc.

92. Oil Spill In A Test Tube oil spills have a predictable progression. Usually the oil spill is crude oil To develop a test tube model of an oil spill in order to experiment with http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/AEF/1994/brown_oil.html

Oil Spill in a Test Tube By Judy Brown Abstract The purpose of this activity is to develop a test tube model of an oil spill in order to experiment with conditions needed for bioremediation. During each phase of this project, students have the opportunity to experience the work of science research. Lab teams of three to four students develop flow charts of their procedures before moving to the laboratory to work. Teams are required to keep accurate and detailed lab logs of their work. Each team is given minimal media, RAG-1 streak plates and new and used motor oil. They first follow an established protocol to establish a test tube model and then are challenged to design an experiment to enhance the oil degrading properties of marine bacteria. Students learn to apply the principals of experimental design by analyzing a research article on the EXXON Valdez bioremediation efforts and developing and using positive and negative controls. Specrophotometric measurement techniques are used to quantify data. The Student's t-test is used to determine if the data are statistically significant. At the conclusion of this activity, students develop seminar presentations and defend their research design and findings. Background A large oil spill is one of the most dramatic and terrible environmental disasters. Heart wrenching photographs of oil soaked birds and marine mammals capture our attention and concern. Oil spills have a predictable progression. Usually the oil spill is crude oil which contains volatile substances that have low boiling points. These substances evaporate immediately, reducing the spill by 25% but releasing toxic substances into the atmosphere. The remaining oil is very thick and sticky and adheres to anything it touches including rocks, sand and marine life. Some of this oil is degraded by marine bacteria which degrades the hydrocarbon in oil for use as a carbon source.

93. Oil Spills Fact Sheet How oil spills Occur Petroleum is used as a vehicle fuel, heating source for What Happens When oil spills When oil spills and mixes with water it can http://www.awma.org/education/oilspills.htm

Member Services Events Publications Education Oil Spills - A Fact Sheet REVISION May 1, 2000 Tarred beaches, dead and dying wildlife, damaged fisheries, contaminated water supplies. These are the short-term effects of an oil spill. In the long-term, toxic materials from oil can remain in the water and on the land for many years. They can build up in the food chain to lethal levels, and destroy or disrupt and area's ecosystem. How Oil Spills Occur: Petroleum is used as a vehicle fuel, heating source for homes and industry, for electricity generation, and as a feedstock for the chemical industry. Because of the huge demand for oil, enormous quantities are moved from production areas to where the oil is used. Oil is pumped from the ground, refined, transported and stored. There are many steps in this process during which oil can spill from well heads, drill rigs, tankers, pipelines and storage tanks. Oil may leak from ocean-going ships during accidental and deliberate spills. Spills can happen on land or water when oil is incorrectly handled, there are railway or truck accidents, tankers or barges collide, the insides of tankers are washed, and when natural oil deposits seep. Sometimes when people change the oil in their cars, they dump the used, dirty oil on the ground or down the storm sewer. The rain carries the oil with the metals and particles from the car engine into streams and creeks. If you added up all the oil dumped on the ground in a year, it would equal or surpass a serious oil tanker spill.

94. U.S. National Response Team (NRT) Ensures effective national preparedness and response for oil and hazardous materials spills. http://www.nrt.org/

About NRT Member Agencies RRTs Sitemap ... NRT Agency Login Welcome to the U.S. National Response Team Website - providing technical assistance, resources and coordination on preparedness, planning, response and recovery activities for emergencies involving hazardous substances, pollutants and contaminants, hazmat, oil, and weapons of mass destruction in natural and technological disasters and other environmental incidents of national significance. Nat'l Response Center Submit Content Idea NRT Publications Nat'l Contingency Plan ... Resolve Technical Issues Hot Topics and Current Events Upcoming Hazmat Conferences more... Laws Regulations ... Panama Canal To Report Oil and Chemical Spills, Hazardous Material Releases, Suspicious Activity, Security Breaches and Terrorist Related Activities Call the National Response Center: 1-800-424-8802 or 202-267-2675 International Coordination Privacy About NRT Member Agencies ... Contact Us

95. Oil Cleaning Bio-Products: Pollution Conrol & Oil Spill Cleanup Worldwide supplier of a range of biodegradable oil spill containment and remediation products, for spills on floors, earth, water, plus industrial cleansing and degreasing equipment. http://www.ocbp.co.uk/

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96. New Accident On Rig Spills Oil Off Brazilian Coast CNN http://cnn.com/2001/WORLD/americas/04/12/brazil.oilrig.ap/index.html

97. Remediation, Regeneration Of Brownfield Land, Groundwater And Land Pollution - Q Provides regeneration, remediation, cleanup and risk assessment services for brownfield land, groundwater and land pollution, from oil, petrol and diesel spills and other chemical and environmental hazards. http://www.qdsltd.com

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98. Microbial Bioremediation - Lakes -ponds,wastewater-hyrdocarbon-algae- Mold suppliers microbial products for bioremediation -excess phosphorous, oil or hydrocarbon spills, wastewater treatments http://www.virtualviz.com

Water Severe Algae Fecal coliform Wastewater ... Mold Remediation Microbial Treatments and Service for Water Pond /Lake Management Aquaculture Ammonia ... Contact Us Bioremediation Services For eutrophied lakes and ponds, hydrocarbons, wastewater, chlorinated compounds, PCB's / Dioxins and pesticides Specializing in remediation solutions for condominium complexes, parks, golf courses, commercial, industrial, mining and agricultural applications. Bioremediate.com uses a range of microbial probiotic products that are suitable for the bioremediation of terrestrial, wetland, marine, farm land and industrial areas and is specifically suited to the restoration of natural ecological environments. The pace of the Bioremediation Industry has moved quickly. From the discovery that natural indigenous microbes had the ability to remediate pollutants, to the identification, isolation and commercial production of viable products, it continues to progress. Manufacturers are now able to isolate and mass-produce standardized bacteria and fungi in concentrated liquid formats and dry endosporic (dormant) state, a tremendous advancement from the 1st generation liquids. Recently, traceable scientific studies for these new, standardized, CFU count microbial products have been conducted and demonstrate the efficacy of microbes for the safe remediation of numerous contaminants.

99. Oil Spill 2002 - Conference On Oil & Hydrocarbon Spills The Wessex Institute of Technology is a research centre with an international reputation for engineering excellence. The Institute which has charitable http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2002/oil02/

Wessex Institute of Technology - Linking Academia with Industry Post Conference Report Conferences Home Oil Spill 2002 17 - 19 September 2002 Rhodes, Greece Bookmark this page! 2005 Conference Information Page Proceedings Information Next meeting Oil Spill 2004 Organised by Wessex Institute of Technology, UK, Sponsored by ASCE UK International Group The third International Conference on Advances in Oil and Hydrocarbon Spills took place recently on the Island of Rhodes, organised by the Wessex Institute of Technology. The Conference dealt with the advances in oil spill modelling, detection, prevention, behaviour, effects, control and clean up measures. It also presented case studies and recent work on remote sensing and risk assessment. Prof Carlos Brebbia, Director of WIT, opened the Meeting by pointing out that recent oil spills have demonstrated the extent of damage that they can inflict on the environment, particularly in coastal areas. The Conference, nevertheless, also addressed problems of soil pollution due to land spills. The Conference was held in parallel with some of the sessions of the WIT Conferences on Coastal Environment and Ports and Marinas. This presented the opportunity to organise a few joint sessions between those meetings. This, in Carlos' opinion, increased the exchange of information among related disciplines and gave an opportunity for making new friends among colleagues from other meetings.

100. Environmental Technical Aid, Inc. Specializing in emergency spills, non hazardous waste transportation, tank cleaning, used fuels and oil recycling. http://eta-services.com/

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