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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
TD195.P4 C78 2009
Documentary DVDs
HD9560.5 .E54 2007
Documentary DVDs
HD9560.5 .E98 2004
Documentary DVDs
TJ163.2 .N48 2003
Documentary DVDs
HD9560.5 .O364 2004
Documentary DVDs
TD192.5 .O73 2002
Documentary DVDs
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.
[More details]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.
Online resource from the U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Minerals Management Service
Online resource from the U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Minerals Management Service
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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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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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.
[More details]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.
[More details]General Books & Library Materials
QH92.3 .G834 2009
QL713.2 .G47 1990
QL713.2 .M353 1994
QL621.56 .M383
GB464 .C67 2008
QL713.2 .W87 2000
Cleanup and Restoration Books & Library Materials
QH545 .O5 .R47 1984
TD427.P4 C59 1993
TD427.P4 F55 2001
Energy and Sustainability Books & Library Materials
TJ163.2 .C625 2008
TJ163.2 .E86 2007
Human Dimensions Books & Library Materials
TD196.P4 B43 2002
QH92.3 .G834 2009
GC1015.2 .C65 2008
HD9566 .D82 2008
KF3775 .K83 2014
HD9560.5 .M23 2009
TN870 .M339 2006
HD9565 .O55 2006
ebook
Offshore Drilling Books & Library Materials
HD9566 .P64 1982
TN871.3 .O338 2010
Oil Spills in the Marine Environment Books & Library Materials
QH91 .8 .O4 .B57
GB450.2 .I5685 2006
TD196.P4 B87 1997
GC1085 .O34 1985
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