TOPIC DESCRIPTION
This topic focuses on long-term effects of residual oil in the environment. What level and types of adverse
effects result when oil remains? How much does residual oil matter? The impacts of an oil spill may be
magnified, at least locally, by the clean-up technologies used and the effort placed on removing oil from the
environment. Steps should be taken to develop a process to select clean-up endpoints, incorporating
ecological, toxicological, legal and socio-economic criteria, that is protective without being over invasive (i.e.,
How Clean is Clean?). R&D projects to retroactively monitor sites of past incidents, in commonly encountered
oiled ecosystems (nearshore and offshore environments) will be the focus. Ecological effects beyond species
levels, and impacts on resources through effects on competition, predation and habitat function will be
prioritized.
GROUP MEMBERS
Lisa DiPinto, Group Lead, lisa.dipinto@noaa.gov
Jim Clark, jim.r.clark@exxonmobil.com
Tracy Collier, tracy.k.collier@noaa.gov
Letitia Grenier, letitia@sfei.org
Peter Hodson, pvh@queensu.ca
Won Joon Shim, wjshim@kordi.re.kr
Mike Sowby, msowby@ospr.dfg.ca.gov
Andy Tirpak, andy.tirpak@tpwd.state.tx.us
GROUP RESOURCES (pending)
