Articles from the May issue of The Observer newsletter are now online.
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Valdez students make adjustments to a remotely operated vehicle they designed and built during a recent program by the Prince William Sound Science Center. The students used the vehicles to respond to a mock oil spill. Photo by Kara Johnson. Council and partners work to permit oil spill simulant for response training
Because evaluating the effectiveness of oil recovery efforts during trainings and drills can be difficult, the council has been working to find an appropriate oil simulant. A simulant would mimic oil on water and provide responders with a practice target and help to increase proficiency with response gear and tactics.
Read more: Council and partners work to permit oil spill simulant for response training - Review of proposed contingency plan shows some areas improved, others need more detail
The council has been analyzing proposed changes to the Valdez Marine Terminal Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan during a recent public review.
Read more: Review of proposed contingency plan shows some areas improved, others need more detail - Colder and saltier water increases toxic effects of dispersed oil
Temperature and salinity of water can have an effect on how toxic dispersed oil is to organisms in the environment, a council study has found.
Read more: Colder and saltier water increases toxic effects of dispersed oil