Gulf Oil Spill Resources

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The following guide identifies resources pertaining to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (April 2010) in the Gulf of Mexico that are available at UNCW's Randall Library, online through its subscription databases, or freely available via the Internet. Several resources are useful for researching oil spills, generally, as well.

Videos, DVDs, & Music

Blind spot

Crude impact
TD195.P4 C78 2009
Documentary DVDs

Energy war
HD9560.5 .E54 2007
Documentary DVDs

Extreme oil
HD9560.5 .E98 2004
Documentary DVDs

New energies
TJ163.2 .N48 2003
Documentary DVDs

The oil curse
HD9560.5 .O364 2004
Documentary DVDs

Organic cleanup
TD192.5 .O73 2002
Documentary DVDs

Who killed the electric car?
TL220 .W46 2006
Documentary DVDs

Websites

Biological Effects of Oil Pollution: A Comprehensive Bibliography with Abstracts

Compilation of abstracts of literature on the biological effects of oil pollution. Coverage is provided on oil spill incidents, toxicity, tainting, behavioral effects, physiological effects, biodegradation, effects of cleaning agents, analyses for petroleum hydrocarbons in tissues and other related topics. Prepared by the United States Coast Guard in 1978.

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Dispersants Bibliography

A searchable database of literature published on oil dispersants from 1960 through June 2008.

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Government Resources

As a participant in the Federal Depository Library Program, Randall Library receives and provides access to a wide range of government publications from federal agencies including The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, The Environmental Protection Agency, The U.S. Geological Survey, The Department of Homeland Security and many others. Research assistance is also available at the Learning Commons and the Government Documents Department located in Randall Library.

Boating uses, economic significance, and information inventory for North Carolina's offshore area, "The Point." Volume I, Characterization of recreational and commercial fisheries

Online resource from the U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Minerals Management Service

Boating uses, economic significance, and information inventory for North Carolina's offshore area, "The Point." Volume II, Economic analysis of "The Point" and adjacent counties, baseline information, valuation, and potential impacts

Online resource from the U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Minerals Management Service

Boating uses, economic significance, and information inventory for North Carolina's offshore area, "The Point." Volume III, Data inventory related to the Hatteras Middle Slope area bibliography

Online resource from the U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Minerals Management Service

Statistics

OCS-Related Incidents

Available from the Minerals Management Service, the site provides access to oil and gas industry statistics regarding injuries, explosions, fires, lose of well control, collisions, pollution, and other incidents on the Outer Continental Shelf. Also included are oil spill statistics for 1964 to present.

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Datasets, Maps & Imagery

NASA Imagery

High resolution imagery of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill from NASA.

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NODC Support Resources for the Deepwater Horizon Incident

Access to archived Deepwater Horizon data, climatology data, ocean currents data, coastal ecosystem maps, ocean profile data, and a selected bibliography from the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC). Also included are links to Gulf of Mexico historial data and information, and recent incident-related news.

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Starting Points

Restore the Gulf

The official federal portal for the Deepwater BP oil spill response and recovery. This site provides the public with information on the response, current operations, news and updates, how to file a claim and obtain other assistance, and links to federal, state and local partners. Also included is a response timeline, statistics, maps and data, dispersent letters, among others.

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Resources on Oil Spills, Response, and Restoration: A Selected Bibliography (PDF)

Prepared by NOAA in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico and information on previous spills and associated remedial actions. The bibliography includes information sources concerned both with the harmful effects of oil and chemical spills to marine habitats and their associated living marine resources and with the cultural and economic impacts caused by such spills.

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Databases

EBSCOHost

UNCW subscribes to many EBSCO databases, including America: History & Life, Communication & Mass Media Complete, Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text, Historical Abstracts, PsycARTICLES, PsycINFO and SPORTDiscus with Full Text. Several databases may be searched at once. Full text articles are offered in both HTML and PDF format on thousands of titles.

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EconLit

EconLit, the American Economic Association’s electronic database, is the world’s foremost source of references to economic literature. This database contains more than one million records, with citations and abstracts dating back to 1886. EconLit covers virtually every area related to economics.

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Web of Science

This collection of databases offers an integrated, versatile research platform, it delivers easy access to high quality, diversified scholarly information in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities, as well as search and analysis tools that enhance this content. Includes Web of Science Core Collection, which consists of multidisciplinary content covers over 12,000 of the highest impact journals worldwide.

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