Note: This page is not a comprehensive list of all of the environmental monitoring work of PWSRCAC.
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Long Term Environmental Monitoring Program 2021 Technical Supplement (5.8 MB) | September 30, 2022 | Author: Owl Ridge Natural Resource Consultants, Morgan L. Bender Long Term Environmental Monitoring Program 2021 Summary Report (2.1 MB) | May 30, 2022 | Author: Owl Ridge Natural Resource Consultants, Morgan L. Bender Full Report: Mussel Chemistry and Transcriptomic Response after a Minor Alaskan Oil Spill (7.7 MB) | September 22, 2021 | Author: Lizabeth Bowen, William B. Driskell, James R. Payne, Austin Love, Eric Litman, Brenda Ballachey Executive Summary: Mussel Oiling and Genetic Response to the April 2020 Valdez Marine Terminal Spill (0.5 MB) | August 20, 2021 | 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 (5.2 MB) | April 1, 2021 | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell Using Mussel Transcriptomics For Environmental Monitoring In Port Valdez Alaska - 2019 And 2020 Pilot Study Results (2.9 MB) | February 17, 2021 | 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 (1.7 MB) | September 18, 2020 | Author: Dr. Jonathan Geller, Melinda Wheelock, Martin Guo at Moss Landing Marine Laboratory Long Term Environmental Monitoring Program: 2019 Sampling Results and Interpretations (6.7 MB) | May 7, 2020 | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell Port Valdez Mussel Transcriptomics (0.9 MB) | November 20, 2019 | Author: Lizabeth Bowen, Austin Love, Shannon Waters, Katrina Counihan, Brenda Ballachey, and Heather Coletti Long-Term Environmental Monitoring Program: 2018 Sampling Results and Interpretations (5.8 MB) | August 1, 2019 | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell Long-Term Environmental Monitoring Program: 2017 Sampling Results and Interpretations (3.9 MB) | September 1, 2018 | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell LTEMP 2015 Sampling Results and Interpretations (4.1 MB) | December 1, 2016 | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell LTEMP 1993-2015 (Excel Spreadsheet) (5.4 MB) | January 8, 2015 Long Term Environmental Monitoring Fact Sheet - Updated Dec 2014 (0.4 MB) | December 8, 2014 | Author: PWSRCAC LTEMP Results And Interpretations From Sampling, 2008-2013 (2.3 MB) | March 8, 2013 | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell, Jeffrey W. Short, Marie L. Larsen, Larry G. Holland LTEMP 2008-2012 (5.6 MB) | December 8, 2012 | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell, Jeffrey W. Short, Marie L. Larsen, Larry G. Holland LTEMP Data Sets 1993-2009 (3.3 MB) | November 29, 2010 | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell LTEMP 2006-2008 (5.8 MB) | December 20, 2008 | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell, Jeffrey W. Short, Marie L. Larsen LTEMP Program Review (0.3 MB) | October 1, 2007 | Author: BGES, Inc LTEMP 2005-2006 (4.6 MB) | December 1, 2006 | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell, Jeffrey W. Short, Marie L. Larsen LTEMP Ecology Of Tidal Flat Communities of the Copper River Delta (0.5 MB) | April 11, 2006 | 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 (0.1 MB) | March 1, 2006 | Author: Kinnetic Laboratories, Inc. LTEMP Kinnetic Laboratories Reference Oils Report (1.7 MB) | March 1, 2006 | Author: Kinnetic Laboratories, Inc. LTEMP 2000-2002 Appendix B And C (4.7 MB) | December 28, 2005 | Author: Kinnetic Laboratories, Inc. LTEMP 2004-2005 (2.2 MB) | February 10, 2005 | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell, Jeffrey W. Short, Marie L. Larsen LTEMP 2003-2004 (2.5 MB) | December 28, 2004 | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell, Jeffrey W. Short LTEMP 2002-2003 Summary (0.1 MB) | December 28, 2003 | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell, Jeffrey W. Short LTEMP 2002-2003 (1.3 MB) | December 28, 2003 | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell, Jeffrey W. Short LTEMP 2000-2002 Appendix D (2.4 MB) | December 28, 2002 | Author: Kinnetic Laboratories, Inc. LTEMP 2000-2002 Appendix A (3.7 MB) | December 28, 2002 | Author: Kinnetic Laboratories, Inc. LTEMP 2000-2002 (13.7 MB) | December 28, 2002 | Author: Kinetic Laboratories Assessing Transport And Exposure Pathways and Potential Petroleum Toxicity to Marine Resources in Port Valdez, Alaska, 2001 (0.6 MB) | December 8, 2001 | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell LTEMP 1999-2000 (3.8 MB) | December 28, 2000 | Author: Kinnetic Laboratories, Inc. LTEMP 1998-1999 (2.1 MB) | December 28, 1999 | Author: Kinnetic Laboratories, Inc. LTEMP Caged Mussel Study From Applied Biometering (6.5 MB) | February 16, 1999 | Author: Applied Biomonitoring LTEMP 1997-1998 (1.7 MB) | December 28, 1998 | Author: Kinnetic Laboratories, Inc. LTEMP 1993-1996 Non-technical (0.8 MB) | December 28, 1996 | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell, Dennis C. Lees LTEMP 1993-1996 (9.3 MB) | December 28, 1996 | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell, Dennis C. Lees LTEMP Data Sets Metadata (89 KB) | December 26, 1990
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Dispersants
Dispersants Literature Database - Updated February 2023 (0.3 MB) | February 21, 2023 | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science PWSRCAC Dispersant Use Position Supporting Materials (0.2 MB) | January 27, 2023 | Author: Nuka Research Review of Literature on Oil Spill Dispersants: 2021-2023 (0.8 MB) | January 1, 2023 | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science Dispersant Use Position Update - Report On Board Of Directors Workshops (1.6 MB) | October 4, 2022 PWSRCAC's Position On The Use Of Chemical Dispersants (0.2 MB) | September 26, 2022 | Author: PWSRCAC A Summary Of Dispersants Research 2017-2021 (0.2 MB) | September 27, 2021 | Author: Merv Fingas September 2017 Berth 5 Oil Spill - Sampling Results and Interpretations (1.4 MB) | April 7, 2018 | Author: James R. Payne, William B. Driskell A Review Of Literature Related To Human Health And Oil Spill Dispersants, 2014-2018 (0.8 MB) | April 1, 2018 | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science A Review Of Literature Related To Oil Spill Dispersants, September 2017 (6.6 MB) | September 1, 2017 | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science; Editor: Elise Decola, Nuka Research A Review of Literature Related to Oil Spill Dispersants (5.3 MB) | June 7, 2017 | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science Dispersants Monitoring Protocol - July 2016 (3.6 MB) | July 1, 2016 | Author: PWSRCAC PWSRCAC Comments On Subpart J April 16 2015 (1.6 MB) | April 16, 2015 | Author: PWSRCAC Key Issues And Summary Comments On Subpart J (0.1 MB) | April 1, 2015 | Author: PWSRCAC A Review Of Literature Related To Oil Spill Dispersants, 2011-2014 (1.0 MB) | June 7, 2014 | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science PWSRCAC’s Comments On The Proposed Dispersant Use Authorization Plan - February 2014 (0.7 MB) | February 4, 2014 | Author: PWSRCAC Discussion Points For Public Meetings On Changes To Dispersant Use Guidelines (0.1 MB) | November 11, 2013 | Author: PWSRCAC Cover Letter To Stakeholders On Changes To Dispersant Use Guidelines - November 11 2013 (0.5 MB) | November 11, 2013 | Author: PWSRCAC Why PWSRCAC Does Not Support The Use Of Chemical Dispersants - November 2013 (84 KB) | November 7, 2013 | Author: PWSRCAC Overview Of Changes To Dispersant Guidelines - November 11 2013 (0.4 MB) | November 1, 2013 | Author: PWSRCAC Ingestion And Effects Of Dispersed Oil On Marine Zooplankton - January 2013 (1.8 MB) | January 1, 2013 | Author: Richard Lee, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography July 20 2012 PWSRCAC Dispersant Guidelines Comment (0.4 MB) | July 20, 2012 | Author: PWSRCAC Observations, Questions, And Recommendations Regarding Use Of Dispersants On The BP Deepwater Horizon Spill (77 KB) | September 16, 2010 | Author: PWSRCAC Observations, Questions, and Recommendations Regarding Use of Dispersants on the BP Deepwater Horizon Spill (0.1 MB) | September 15, 2010 | Author: PWSRCAC's Scientific Advisory Committee Stakeholder Comments to the ARRT Science & Technology Committee regarding Revision of the Dispersant Guidelines (1.4 MB) | July 1, 2009 | 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 (1.5 MB) | September 7, 2008 | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science A Review of Literature Related to Oil Spill Dispersants 1997-2008 (1.8 MB) | September 1, 2008 | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science Dispersant Fact Sheet (0.6 MB) | January 7, 2007 | Author: PWSRCAC Observers' Report: MMS Cold Water Dispersant Tests, Ohmsett Testing Facility (2.1 MB) | June 3, 2006 | 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 (2.0 MB) | May 1, 2006 | Author: Elise DeCola, Nuka Research and Planning Group; and Merv Fingas, Environmental Technology Centre, Environment Canada Dispersant Use Position Statement - 2006 (28 KB) | May 1, 2006 | Author: PWSRCAC Dispersant Position Paper - 2006 (43 KB) | April 26, 2006 | Author: PWSRCAC's Scientific Advisory Committee Chemical Dispersants Program (68 KB) | April 1, 2006 | Author: PWSRCAC Stability And Resurfacing Of Dispersed Oil - Summary of Report (14 KB) | November 7, 2005 | Author: PWSRCAC's Scientific Advisory Committee Stability And Resurfacing Of Dispersed Oil (16.1 MB) | November 1, 2005 | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science A Survey Of Tank Facilities For Testing Oil Spill Dispersants (5.0 MB) | May 1, 2005 | Author: Merv Fingas, Environmental Technology Centre Dispersants, Salinity and Prince William Sound (5.5 MB) | December 7, 2004 | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science Review of Monitoring Protocols for Dispersant Effectiveness (0.4 MB) | August 1, 2003 | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science A White Paper on Oil Spill Dispersant Effectiveness Testing in Large Tanks (0.2 MB) | November 1, 2002 | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science A Review of Literature Related to Oil Spill Dispersants Especially Relevant to Alaska, 1997-2002 (0.3 MB) | March 7, 2002 | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science Report on Visit to OHMSETT to Observe Exxon/MMS Cold-Water Dispersant Tests (2.0 MB) | March 1, 2002 | 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 (0.7 MB) | April 1, 2001 | Author: Adam Moles, Larry Holland, and Jeffrey Short
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Alternative (Non-dispersing) Response Technologies
Surfacewashing Agents Or Beach Cleaners (1.0 MB) | January 1, 2013 | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science Review Of Oil Spill Herders (0.5 MB) | January 1, 2013 | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science A Review of Literature Related to Oil Spill Solidifiers 1990-2008 (1.0 MB) | September 12, 2008 | Author: Merv Fingas Environmental Technology Centre
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Hydrocarbon Toxicity
Literature Survey: Effects Of Hydrocarbons On Mussel Genomics (0.9 MB) | December 1, 2015 | Author: Brenda Ballachey, Lizabeth Bowen, Shannon Waters, A. Keith Miles Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons In Port Valdez Shrimp And Sediment - January 2015 (2.3 MB) | January 7, 2015 | 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 (2.4 MB) | November 7, 2014 | 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 (0.9 MB) | January 23, 2014 | 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 (0.2 MB) | June 1, 2013 | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science Toxicity Effects Of Dispersed Alaska North Slope Oil On Fish - Final Report, March 2013- Appendices A-H (4.7 MB) | March 1, 2013 | 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 (3.3 MB) | March 1, 2013 | 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 (16 KB) | August 17, 2005 | Author: PWSRCAC's Scientific Advisory Committee Accumulation Of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (5.7 MB) | August 1, 2005 Assessment of the Phototoxicity of Weathered Alaska North Slope Crude Oil to Juvenile Pink Salmon (60 KB) | December 1, 2003 | 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 (1.7 MB) | February 11, 2002 | 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 (0.3 MB) | March 1, 2000 | Author: Mace G. Barron
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Science Night
2018 Science Night Speakers And Topics - Updated Nov 29 (1.4 MB) | December 25, 2018 Science Night 2017 - A low-angle view: making sense of Cook Inlet's complex rock platform and reef habitats (9.1 MB) | November 30, 2017 | Author: Sue Saupe Science Night 2017 - Seabird Habitat Restoration: A case study in predator reduction (5.5 MB) | November 30, 2017 | Author: Sam Stark Science Night 2017 - Status of Subsistence Uses in EVOS-Area Communities, 2014 (2.4 MB) | November 30, 2017 | Author: James Fall Science Night 2017 - We are Watching! Long-term Monitoring Program of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council (4.6 MB) | November 30, 2017 | Author: Mandy Lindeberg Science Night 2017 - K9 Oil Detection (11.2 MB) | November 30, 2017 | Author: Scott Pegau 2017 Science Night Live - Flyer (0.8 MB) | November 13, 2017 Science Night 2016 - Zooplankton Big Talk About Tiny Critters (1.3 MB) | December 29, 2016 | Author: Caitlin McKinstry, Prince William Sound Science Center Science Night 2016 - Alaska ShoreZone (1.8 MB) | December 29, 2016 | Author: Mandy Lindberg Science Night 2016 - Mesoscale Atmospheric Modeling (3.0 MB) | December 29, 2016 | Author: Peter Q. Olsson, Alaska Experimental Forecast Facility Science Night 2016 - Mom Knows Best - Killer Whale Culture In Prince William Sound (1.9 MB) | December 29, 2016 | Author: Dan Olsen Science Night 2016 - Lingering Oil In PWS (1.2 MB) | December 29, 2016 | Author: Mandy Lindberg Science Night 2015 - Evaluating Risks from Vessel Traffic in the Aleutians and Bering Sea (5.0 MB) | December 5, 2015 | Author: Aaron Poe and Douglas Burn (ABSI) Martin Robards (Wildlife Conservation Society) Science NIght 2015 - Herring Research and Monitoring (1.5 MB) | December 3, 2015 | Author: Scott Pegau Science Night 2015 - Getting to the heart of oil toxicity to fish (1.0 MB) | December 3, 2015 | 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 (1.5 MB) | December 3, 2015 | Author: Dan Esler 2015 Science Night Live Flier (0.5 MB) | October 27, 2015 Science Night Flyer 2014 (0.7 MB) | December 4, 2014 Science Night 2013 - Monitoring For Invasive Green Crab In Cordova By Sarah Hoepfner (1.2 MB) | December 13, 2013 Science Night 2013 - Flyer (0.7 MB) | December 10, 2013 Science Night 2013 - An overview of recent research on oil spill dispersants (2.2 MB) | December 5, 2013 | Author: Merv Fingas Science Night 2013 - Presentation on the toxic impacts of hydrocarbons (crude oil) on salmon and herring (9.4 MB) | December 5, 2013 | Author: Mark Carls Science Night 2013 - Presentation on testing ballast water for invasive species in Port Valdez & other U.S. ports (3.6 MB) | December 4, 2013 | 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 (6.4 MB) | December 4, 2013 | Author: Shelton Gay 2012 Science Night Flyer (0.9 MB) | November 25, 2012 | Author: PWSRCAC 2011 Science Night Incardona Presentation (2.2 MB) | December 15, 2011 2011 Science Night Rice Presentation (0.5 MB) | December 15, 2011 2011 Science Night Johnson Presentation (1.6 MB) | December 8, 2011 2011 Science Night Li Presentation (0.8 MB) | December 7, 2011 2011 Science Night Greer Presentation (1.6 MB) | December 7, 2011 2011 Science Night Burridge Presentation (0.6 MB) | December 7, 2011 2011 Science Night Flyer (0.4 MB) | December 6, 2011 2010 Science Night Flyer (0.8 MB) | November 16, 2011 2009 Science Night Flyer (0.2 MB) | November 16, 2011 2008 Science Night Flyer (1.0 MB) | November 12, 2008 2006 Science Night Flyer (0.2 MB) | November 22, 2006
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Using Mussel Transcriptomics For Environmental Monitoring In Port Valdez Alaska - 2019 And 2020 Pilot Study Results (2.9 MB) | February 17, 2021 | 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 (1.0 MB) | January 28, 2021 | Author: Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Subsistence Recovery Of A Subsistence Way Of Life (2.9 MB) | January 28, 2021 | Author: Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Subsistence Winter Species In Prince William Sound, Alaska, 1989-2016 (0.4 MB) | September 1, 2016 | Author: Anne Schaefer, Prince William Sound Science Center Review of the 2015 Alaska North Slope Oil Properties Relevant to Environmental Assessment and Prediction (1.1 MB) | June 8, 2016 | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science Updated: Analysis of Crude Oil Tanker Ballast Water Data for Valdez & Prince William Sound, Alaska - February 2016 (2.9 MB) | February 29, 2016 | Author: Danielle Verna Polar Compounds in Alaska North Slope Oil and Other Oils: A Literature Survey and Synthesis - February 2016 (3.6 MB) | February 1, 2016 | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science Satellite-Based Pollution Monitoring in Prince William Sound (2.8 MB) | January 1, 2016 | Author: C-Core Saline Layering In Prince William Sound (5.0 MB) | October 7, 2010 | Author: Musgrave Oceanographic Analysis Report On Non Mechanical Response (0.3 MB) | November 17, 2008 Salinity Weathering And Resurfacing Database (44 KB) | March 10, 2008 Sediment Coring Program Final Monitoring Report (2.9 MB) | January 31, 2006 A Review of the Emulsification Tendencies and Long-Term Petroleum Trends of Alaska North Slope (ANS) Oils (1.5 MB) | August 22, 2005 | Author: Merv Fingas, Spill Science Heated And Under Reported Oil OHMSETT (0.2 MB) | July 14, 2004 | Author: PWSRCAC Weather Windows For Oil Spill Countermeasures (8.8 MB) | January 28, 2004 | 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 (0.2 MB) | January 1, 2003 | Author: Mace G. Barron P.E.A.K. Research
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