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	Aids for Oil Spill Responders URL: http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/oilaids.html ODP description: The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's site on oil spill response. Includes training materials, links to photos of the Exxon Valdez 1989 oil spill, and research information. Page title: NOAA's Ocean Service Office of Response and Restoration \| Emergency Response \| Responding to Oil Spills
	Save Our Seabirds Inc. - Oil Spill Response URL: http://www.seabirdrehab.org/OilSpillResNF.htm ODP description: Information about rescuing and rehabilitating wildlife affected by oil spills. Also describes training offered by this organization. Page title: Save Our Seabirds Oil Spill Response Page Page description: Oil spill recovery of wildlife, education and training.
	Incident News URL: http://www.incidentnews.gov/ ODP description: News, photos, and other information about U.S. government response actions to oil spills, hazardous chemical accidents, and other incidents. Page description: This website offers news, photos, and other information about responses to oil spills, hazardous chemical accidents, and other incidents.
	Spillcon URL: http://www.spillcon.com ODP description: Annual international oil spill conference. Page title: Welcome to Spillcon 2007
	Oil Spill Web URL: http://www.oil-spill-web.com/ ODP description: Online equipment and service directory, conferences, RFQs, emergency contacts, news, science, debate, and oil spill response handbook. Page title: Oil Spill Web - The International Oil Spill Information and Resource Center Page description: The Oil Spill Web is the International Oil Spill Information and Resources Center with online Oil Spill Control (Equipment, Services, Response Organizations) Directory, Emergency Oil Spill Response Contacts, News on Latest Oil and Orimulsion Spill Response R&D (Research and Development), Techniques and Technology, and Oil Spill Response Handbook
	A Study of Environmental and Health Consequences of Oil Spills in Nigeria's Niger Delta URL: http://www.waado.org/Environment/PetrolPolution/OilSpills/OilSpillsImpact_TitlePage.html ODP description: Investigation by three Nigerian environmental scientists on the impact of continuous oil spills in the Niger Delta, covering human health, air quality, fish health, and agriculture. Page description: Title page of study on oil spills
	National Response Center URL: http://www.nrc.uscg.mil/ ODP description: U.S. interagency center is the sole federal point of contact for reporting oil and chemical spills in the U.S. and its territorial waters. Page title: National Response Center Intro Page
	National Pollution Funds Center URL: http://www.uscg.mil/hq/npfc/index.htm ODP description: NPFC is the fiduciary agent for the U.S. Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and the portion of Superfund accessible to the U.S. Coast Guard. Site has information on vessel certification, spill financial management, claims adjudication, and natural resources damage assessment. Page title: National Pollution Funds Center (NPFC) Home Page Page description: The National Pollution Funds Center (NPFC) is an agency of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) established by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) responsible for administering the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (OSLTF) with regards to oil pollution and oil spills within the navigable waters of the United States.
	Spilled oil in the sea URL: http://www.offshore-environment.com/oil.html ODP description: Short discussion of oil behavior and fate during an oil spill, with links to additional information. Page title: Oil fate during oil spills in the marine environment Page description: Oil behavior and fate during an oil spill in the sea
	Oil Spill Control Technologies URL: http://ceprofs.tamu.edu/rhann/ ODP description: University faculty member provides extensive information on spill response protocols and control tools, past spills, the U.S. Oil Pollution Control Act, spill costs, and university courses offered. Includes online simulations of hypothetical marine spills.