- Author
- National Research Council
- Title
- Review of the Interagency Oil Pollution Research and Technology Plan. First (1st) Report of the Committee on Oil Spill Research and Development.
- Coporate
- National Research Council, Washington, DC
- Report
- First (1st) Report, 1993, 53 p.
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. Telephone: 1-800-553-6847 or 703-605-6000; Fax: 703-605-6900; Rush Service (Telephone Orders Only) 800-553-6847; Website: http://www.ntis.gov
- Keywords
- oil spills | pollution | oils | effectiveness | assessments | rehabilitation
- Identifiers
- Federal Oil Pollution Research and Technology Plan
- Abstract
- Research, development, and testing to prevent and mitigate oil spills has been supported by the U.S. government since the late 1960s, when a series of laws protecting the environment were enacted by the Congress. Interest in these activities dwindled during the 1980s, as the number and volume of large spills in U.S. waters declined. In March of 1989, however, the large spill from the EXXON VALDEZ outraged the public and let to calls for an examination of all aspects of the oil spill problem - from prevention to rehabilitation. The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA-90) (Public Law 101-380) was the Congressional response to the public outcry.