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Other Environmental Monitoring Reports and Documents
Mussel Oiling and Genetic Response to the April 2020 Valdez Marine Terminal Spill: Executive Summary | August 20, 2021 | File size: 0.5 MB | Author: Lizabeth Bowen, William B. Driskell, James R. Payne, Austin Love, Eric Litman, Brenda Ballachey Long Term Environmental Monitoring Program: 2020 Sampling Results and Interpretations | April 1, 2021 | File size: 5.2 MB | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell Using Mussel Transcriptomics For Environmental Monitoring In Port Valdez Alaska - 2019 And 2020 Pilot Study Results | February 17, 2021 | File size: 2.9 MB | Author: Lizabeth Bowen, Austin Love, Shannon Waters, Katrina Counihan, Brenda Ballachey, Heather Coletti, William B. Driskell, and James R. Payne Metagenetic Analysis of 2018 and 2019 Plankton Samples from Prince William Sound, Alaska | September 18, 2020 | File size: 1.7 MB | Author: Dr. Jonathan Geller, Melinda Wheelock, Martin Guo at Moss Landing Marine Laboratory Long Term Environmental Monitoring Program: 2019 Sampling Results and Interpretations | May 7, 2020 | File size: 6.7 MB | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell Port Valdez Mussel Transcriptomics | November 20, 2019 | File size: 0.9 MB | Author: Lizabeth Bowen, Austin Love, Shannon Waters, Katrina Counihan, Brenda Ballachey, and Heather Coletti Long-Term Environmental Monitoring Program: 2018 Sampling Results and Interpretations | August 1, 2019 | File size: 5.8 MB | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell Long-Term Environmental Monitoring Program: 2017 Sampling Results and Interpretations | September 1, 2018 | File size: 3.9 MB | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell LTEMP 2015 Sampling Results and Interpretations | December 1, 2016 | File size: 4.1 MB | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell LTEMP 1993-2015 (Excel Spreadsheet) | January 8, 2015 | File size: 5.4 MB Long Term Environmental Monitoring Fact Sheet - Updated Dec 2014 | December 8, 2014 | File size: 0.4 MB | Author: PWSRCAC LTEMP Results And Interpretations From Sampling, 2008-2013 | March 8, 2013 | File size: 2.3 MB | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell, Jeffrey W. Short, Marie L. Larsen, Larry G. Holland LTEMP 2008-2012 | December 8, 2012 | File size: 5.6 MB | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell, Jeffrey W. Short, Marie L. Larsen, Larry G. Holland LTEMP Data Sets 1993-2009 | November 29, 2010 | File size: 3.3 MB | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell LTEMP 2006-2008 | December 20, 2008 | File size: 5.8 MB | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell, Jeffrey W. Short, Marie L. Larsen LTEMP Program Review | October 1, 2007 | File size: 0.3 MB | Author: BGES, Inc LTEMP 2005-2006 | December 1, 2006 | File size: 4.6 MB | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell, Jeffrey W. Short, Marie L. Larsen LTEMP Ecology Of Tidal Flat Communities of the Copper River Delta | April 11, 2006 | File size: 0.5 MB | Author: Sean P. Powers, Mary Anne Bishop, Erika Clesceri, Department of Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama, Dauphin Island Sea Lab LTEMP Errata For Kinnetic Laboratories Report | March 1, 2006 | File size: 0.1 MB | Author: Kinnetic Laboratories, Inc. LTEMP Kinnetic Laboratories Reference Oils Report | March 1, 2006 | File size: 1.7 MB | Author: Kinnetic Laboratories, Inc. LTEMP 2000-2002 Appendix B And C | December 28, 2005 | File size: 4.7 MB | Author: Kinnetic Laboratories, Inc. LTEMP 2004-2005 | February 10, 2005 | File size: 2.2 MB | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell, Jeffrey W. Short, Marie L. Larsen LTEMP 2003-2004 | December 28, 2004 | File size: 2.5 MB | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell, Jeffrey W. Short LTEMP 2002-2003 Summary | December 28, 2003 | File size: 0.1 MB | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell, Jeffrey W. Short LTEMP 2002-2003 | December 28, 2003 | File size: 1.3 MB | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell, Jeffrey W. Short LTEMP 2000-2002 Appendix D | December 28, 2002 | File size: 2.4 MB | Author: Kinnetic Laboratories, Inc. LTEMP 2000-2002 Appendix A | December 28, 2002 | File size: 3.7 MB | Author: Kinnetic Laboratories, Inc. LTEMP 2000-2002 | December 28, 2002 | File size: 13.7 MB | Author: Kinetic Laboratories Assessing Transport And Exposure Pathways and Potential Petroleum Toxicity to Marine Resources in Port Valdez, Alaska, 2001 | December 8, 2001 | File size: 0.6 MB | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell LTEMP 1999-2000 | December 28, 2000 | File size: 3.8 MB | Author: Kinnetic Laboratories, Inc. LTEMP 1998-1999 | December 28, 1999 | File size: 2.1 MB | Author: Kinnetic Laboratories, Inc. LTEMP Caged Mussel Study From Applied Biometering | February 16, 1999 | File size: 6.5 MB | Author: Applied Biomonitoring LTEMP 1997-1998 | December 28, 1998 | File size: 1.7 MB | Author: Kinnetic Laboratories, Inc. LTEMP 1993-1996 Non-technical | December 28, 1996 | File size: 0.8 MB | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell, Dennis C. Lees LTEMP 1993-1996 | December 28, 1996 | File size: 9.3 MB | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell, Dennis C. Lees LTEMP Data Sets Metadata | December 26, 1990 | File size: 89 KB
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Dispersants
A Summary Of Dispersants Research 2017-2021 | September 27, 2021 | File size: 0.2 MB | Author: Merv Fingas Dispersants Research Database - Complete To 2021 | May 24, 2021 | File size: 0.3 MB | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science September 2017 Berth 5 Oil Spill - Sampling Results and Interpretations | April 7, 2018 | File size: 1.4 MB | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell A Review Of Literature Related To Human Health And Oil Spill Dispersants, 2014-2018 | April 1, 2018 | File size: 0.8 MB | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science A Review Of Literature Related To Oil Spill Dispersants, September 2017 | September 1, 2017 | File size: 6.6 MB | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science; Editor: Elise Decola, Nuka Research A Review of Literature Related to Oil Spill Dispersants | June 7, 2017 | File size: 5.3 MB | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science Dispersants Monitoring Protocol - July 2016 | July 1, 2016 | File size: 3.6 MB | Author: PWSRCAC PWSRCAC Comments On Subpart J April 16 2015 | April 16, 2015 | File size: 1.6 MB | Author: PWSRCAC Key Issues And Summary Comments On Subpart J | April 1, 2015 | File size: 0.1 MB | Author: PWSRCAC A Review Of Literature Related To Oil Spill Dispersants, 2011-2014 | June 7, 2014 | File size: 1.0 MB | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science PWSRCAC’s Comments On The Proposed Dispersant Use Authorization Plan - February 2014 | February 4, 2014 | File size: 0.7 MB | Author: PWSRCAC Discussion Points For Public Meetings On Changes To Dispersant Use Guidelines | November 11, 2013 | File size: 0.1 MB | Author: PWSRCAC Cover Letter To Stakeholders On Changes To Dispersant Use Guidelines - November 11 2013 | November 11, 2013 | File size: 0.5 MB | Author: PWSRCAC Why PWSRCAC Does Not Support The Use Of Chemical Dispersants - November 2013 | November 7, 2013 | File size: 84 KB | Author: PWSRCAC Overview Of Changes To Dispersant Guidelines - November 11 2013 | November 1, 2013 | File size: 0.4 MB | Author: PWSRCAC Ingestion And Effects Of Dispersed Oil On Marine Zooplankton - January 2013 | January 1, 2013 | File size: 1.8 MB | Author: Richard Lee, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography July 20 2012 PWSRCAC Dispersant Guidelines Comment | July 20, 2012 | File size: 0.4 MB | Author: PWSRCAC Observations, Questions, And Recommendations Regarding Use Of Dispersants On The BP Deepwater Horizon Spill | September 16, 2010 | File size: 77 KB | Author: PWSRCAC Observations, Questions, and Recommendations Regarding Use of Dispersants on the BP Deepwater Horizon Spill | September 15, 2010 | File size: 0.1 MB | Author: PWSRCAC's Scientific Advisory Committee Stakeholder Comments to the ARRT Science & Technology Committee regarding Revision of the Dispersant Guidelines | July 1, 2009 | File size: 1.4 MB | Author: John S. French, Ph.D.; Joseph Banta; Linda Swiss A Review of Literature Related to Oil Spill Dispersants Especially Relevant to Alaska 2002-2008 | September 7, 2008 | File size: 1.5 MB | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science A Review of Literature Related to Oil Spill Dispersants 1997-2008 | September 1, 2008 | File size: 1.8 MB | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science Dispersant Fact Sheet | January 7, 2007 | File size: 0.6 MB | Author: PWSRCAC Observers' Report: MMS Cold Water Dispersant Tests, Ohmsett Testing Facility | June 3, 2006 | File size: 2.1 MB | Author: Elise DeCola, Nuka Research and Planning Group; and Merv Fingas, Environmental Technology Centre, Environment Canada Oil Spill Dispersant Effectiveness Testing in OHMSETT February – March 2006 | May 1, 2006 | File size: 2.0 MB | Author: Elise DeCola, Nuka Research and Planning Group; and Merv Fingas, Environmental Technology Centre, Environment Canada Dispersant Use Position Statement | May 1, 2006 | File size: 28 KB | Author: PWSRCAC Dispersant Position Paper | April 26, 2006 | File size: 43 KB | Author: PWSRCAC's Scientific Advisory Committee Chemical Dispersants Program | April 1, 2006 | File size: 68 KB | Author: PWSRCAC Stability And Resurfacing Of Dispersed Oil - Summary of Report | November 7, 2005 | File size: 14 KB | Author: PWSRCAC's Scientific Advisory Committee Stability And Resurfacing Of Dispersed Oil | November 1, 2005 | File size: 16.1 MB | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science A Survey Of Tank Facilities For Testing Oil Spill Dispersants | May 1, 2005 | File size: 5.0 MB | Author: Merv Fingas, Environmental Technology Centre Dispersants, Salinity and Prince William Sound | December 7, 2004 | File size: 5.5 MB | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science Review of Monitoring Protocols for Dispersant Effectiveness | August 1, 2003 | File size: 0.4 MB | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science A White Paper on Oil Spill Dispersant Effectiveness Testing in Large Tanks | November 1, 2002 | File size: 0.2 MB | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science A Review of Literature Related to Oil Spill Dispersants Especially Relevant to Alaska | March 7, 2002 | File size: 0.3 MB | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science Report on Visit to OHMSETT to Observe Exxon/MMS Cold-Water Dispersant Tests | March 1, 2002 | File size: 2.0 MB | Author: Stan Jones, Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council The Effectiveness of Corexit 9527 and 9500 in Dispersing Fresh, Weathered, and Emulsion of Alaska North Slope Crude under Subarctic Conditions | April 1, 2001 | File size: 0.7 MB | Author: Adam Moles, Larry Holland, and Jeffrey Short
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Alternative (Non-dispersing) Response Technologies
Surfacewashing Agents Or Beach Cleaners | January 1, 2013 | File size: 1.0 MB | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science Review Of Solidifiers An Update 2013 | January 1, 2013 | File size: 0.6 MB | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science Review Of Oil Spill Herders | January 1, 2013 | File size: 0.5 MB | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science A Review of Literature Related to Oil Spill Solidifiers 1990-2008 | September 12, 2008 | File size: 1.0 MB | Author: Merv Fingas Environmental Technology Centre
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Hydrocarbon Toxicity
Literature Survey: Effects Of Hydrocarbons On Mussel Genomics | December 1, 2015 | File size: 0.9 MB | Author: Brenda Ballachey, Lizabeth Bowen, Shannon Waters, A. Keith Miles Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons In Port Valdez Shrimp And Sediment - January 2015 | January 7, 2015 | File size: 2.3 MB | Author: Mark G. Carls, Larry Holland, Erik Pihl, Marilyn A. Zaleski, John Moran, and Stanley D. Rice Toxicology Of Chemical Dispersants In Alaskan Whales 2014 | November 7, 2014 | File size: 2.4 MB | Author: John Pierce Wise, Sr., Ph.D. University of Southern Maine Embryonic Crude Oil Exposure Causes Cardiac Hypertrophy And Reduced Aerobic Performance In Juvenile Pink Salmon And Pacific Herring | January 23, 2014 | File size: 0.9 MB | Author: John P. Incardona, Mark G. Carls, Larry Holland, Tiffany L. Linbo, David H. Baldwin, Mark S. Myers, Karen A. Peck, Mark Tagal, Stanley D. Rice, and Nathaniel L. Scholz Analysis of Oil Biodegradation Products | June 1, 2013 | File size: 0.2 MB | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science Toxicity Effects Of Dispersed Alaska North Slope Oil On Fish - Final Report, March 2013- Appendices A-H | March 1, 2013 | File size: 4.7 MB | Author: Centre for Offshore Oil, Gas and Energy Research (COOGER); Bedford Institute of Oceanography Department of Fisheries and Oceans Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada Toxicity Effects Of Dispersed Alaska North Slope Oil On Fish - Final Report, March 2013 | March 1, 2013 | File size: 3.3 MB | Author: Centre for Offshore Oil, Gas and Energy Research (COOGER); Bedford Institute of Oceanography Department of Fisheries and Oceans Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada Summary of report: Accumulation Of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Summary | August 17, 2005 | File size: 16 KB | Author: PWSRCAC's Scientific Advisory Committee Accumulation Of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons | August 1, 2005 | File size: 5.7 MB Assessment of the Phototoxicity of Weathered Alaska North Slope Crude Oil to Juvenile Pink Salmon | December 1, 2003 | File size: 60 KB | Author: Mace G. Barron, P.E.A.K. Research Photoenhanced Toxicity of Aqueous Phase and Chemically-Dispersed Weathered Alaska North Slope Crude Oil to Pacific Herring Eggs and Larvae | February 11, 2002 | File size: 1.7 MB | Author: Mace G. Barron, P.E.A.K. Research Potential for Photoenhanced Toxicity of Spilled Oil in Prince William Sound and Gulf of Alaska Waters | March 1, 2000 | File size: 0.3 MB | Author: Mace G. Barron
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Science Night
2018 Science Night Speakers And Topics - Updated Nov 29 | December 25, 2018 | File size: 1.4 MB Science Night 2017 - A low-angle view: making sense of Cook Inlet's complex rock platform and reef habitats | November 30, 2017 | File size: 9.1 MB | Author: Sue Saupe Science Night 2017 - Seabird Habitat Restoration: A case study in predator reduction | November 30, 2017 | File size: 5.5 MB | Author: Sam Stark Science Night 2017 - Status of Subsistence Uses in EVOS-Area Communities, 2014 | November 30, 2017 | File size: 2.4 MB | Author: James Fall Science Night 2017 - We are Watching! Long-term Monitoring Program of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council | November 30, 2017 | File size: 4.6 MB | Author: Mandy Lindeberg Science Night 2017 - K9 Oil Detection | November 30, 2017 | File size: 11.2 MB | Author: Scott Pegau 2017 Science Night Live - Flyer | November 13, 2017 | File size: 0.8 MB Science Night 2016 - Zooplankton Big Talk About Tiny Critters | December 29, 2016 | File size: 1.3 MB | Author: Caitlin McKinstry, Prince William Sound Science Center Science Night 2016 - Alaska ShoreZone | December 29, 2016 | File size: 1.8 MB | Author: Mandy Lindberg Science Night 2016 - Mesoscale Atmospheric Modeling | December 29, 2016 | File size: 3.0 MB | Author: Peter Q. Olsson, Alaska Experimental Forecast Facility Science Night 2016 - Mom Knows Best - Killer Whale Culture In Prince William Sound | December 29, 2016 | File size: 1.9 MB | Author: Dan Olsen Science Night 2016 - Lingering Oil In PWS | December 29, 2016 | File size: 1.2 MB | Author: Mandy Lindberg Science Night 2015 - Evaluating Risks from Vessel Traffic in the Aleutians and Bering Sea | December 5, 2015 | File size: 5.0 MB | Author: Aaron Poe and Douglas Burn (ABSI) Martin Robards (Wildlife Conservation Society) Science NIght 2015 - Herring Research and Monitoring | December 3, 2015 | File size: 1.5 MB | Author: Scott Pegau Science Night 2015 - Getting to the heart of oil toxicity to fish | December 3, 2015 | File size: 1.0 MB | Author: John Incardona Science Night 2015 - Injury and Recovery of Sea Otters and Harlequin Ducks following the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: a Quarter-Century Perspective | December 3, 2015 | File size: 1.5 MB | Author: Dan Esler 2015 Science Night Live Flier | October 27, 2015 | File size: 0.5 MB Science Night Flyer 2014 | December 4, 2014 | File size: 0.7 MB Science Night 2013 - Monitoring For Invasive Green Crab In Cordova By Sarah Hoepfner | December 13, 2013 | File size: 1.2 MB Science Night 2013 - Flyer | December 10, 2013 | File size: 0.7 MB Science Night 2013 - An overview of recent research on oil spill dispersants | December 5, 2013 | File size: 2.2 MB | Author: Merv Fingas Science Night 2013 - Presentation on the toxic impacts of hydrocarbons (crude oil) on salmon and herring | December 5, 2013 | File size: 9.4 MB | Author: Mark Carls Science Night 2013 - Presentation on testing ballast water for invasive species in Port Valdez & other U.S. ports | December 4, 2013 | File size: 3.6 MB | Author: Danielle Verna Science Night 2013 - Presentation on the fresh water/glacier influences in the bays and fjords of Prince William Sound, especially those areas used by juvenile herring | December 4, 2013 | File size: 6.4 MB | Author: Shelton Gay 2012 Science Night Flyer | November 25, 2012 | File size: 0.9 MB | Author: PWSRCAC 2011 Science Night Incardona Presentation | December 15, 2011 | File size: 2.2 MB 2011 Science Night Rice Presentation | December 15, 2011 | File size: 0.5 MB 2011 Science Night Johnson Presentation | December 8, 2011 | File size: 1.6 MB 2011 Science Night Li Presentation | December 7, 2011 | File size: 0.8 MB 2011 Science Night Greer Presentation | December 7, 2011 | File size: 1.6 MB 2011 Science Night Burridge Presentation | December 7, 2011 | File size: 0.6 MB 2011 Science Night Flyer | December 6, 2011 | File size: 0.4 MB 2010 Science Night Flyer | November 16, 2011 | File size: 0.8 MB 2009 Science Night Flyer | November 16, 2011 | File size: 0.2 MB 2008 Science Night Flyer | November 12, 2008 | File size: 1.0 MB 2006 Science Night Flyer | November 22, 2006 | File size: 0.2 MB
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Using Mussel Transcriptomics For Environmental Monitoring In Port Valdez Alaska - 2019 And 2020 Pilot Study Results | February 17, 2021 | File size: 2.9 MB | Author: Lizabeth Bowen, Austin Love, Shannon Waters, Katrina Counihan, Brenda Ballachey, Heather Coletti, William B. Driskell, and James R. Payne Study Overview - Recovery Of A Subsistence Way Of Life | January 28, 2021 | File size: 1.0 MB | Author: Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Subsistence Recovery Of A Subsistence Way Of Life | January 28, 2021 | File size: 2.9 MB | Author: Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Subsistence Winter Species In Prince William Sound, Alaska, 1989-2016 | September 1, 2016 | File size: 0.4 MB | Author: Anne Schaefer, Prince William Sound Science Center Review of the 2015 Alaska North Slope Oil Properties Relevant to Environmental Assessment and Prediction | June 8, 2016 | File size: 1.1 MB | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science Updated: Analysis of Crude Oil Tanker Ballast Water Data for Valdez & Prince William Sound, Alaska - February 2016 | February 29, 2016 | File size: 2.9 MB | Author: Danielle Verna Polar Compounds in Alaska North Slope Oil and Other Oils: A Literature Survey and Synthesis - February 2016 | February 1, 2016 | File size: 3.6 MB | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science Satellite-Based Pollution Monitoring in Prince William Sound | January 1, 2016 | File size: 2.8 MB | Author: C-Core Dispersed Oil Biodegradation Fact Sheet - Updated June 2013 | June 1, 2013 | File size: 0.4 MB Saline Layering In Prince William Sound | October 7, 2010 | File size: 5.0 MB | Author: Musgrave Oceanographic Analysis Report On Non Mechanical Response | November 17, 2008 | File size: 0.3 MB Salinity Weathering And Resurfacing Database | March 10, 2008 | File size: 44 KB Sediment Coring Program Final Monitoring Report | January 31, 2006 | File size: 2.9 MB A Review of the Emulsification Tendencies and Long-Term Petroleum Trends of Alaska North Slope (ANS) Oils | August 22, 2005 | File size: 1.5 MB | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science Heated And Under Reported Oil OHMSETT | July 14, 2004 | File size: 0.2 MB | Author: PWSRCAC Weather Windows For Oil Spill Countermeasures | January 28, 2004 | File size: 8.8 MB | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science Critical Evaluation of Chemical Response to Oil Spills: Ecological Research Forum (CROSERF) Test Methods for Oil Dispersant Toxicity Testing under Subarctic Conditions | January 1, 2003 | File size: 0.2 MB | Author: Mace G. Barron P.E.A.K. Research
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