The Oil Spill Recovery Institute:

Past, Present, and Future Directions

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Committee to Review the Oil Spill Recovery Institute's Research Program, National Research Council
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As a result of the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Prince William Sound, Congress passed the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90), and within that legislation, the Oil Spill Recovery Institute (OSRI) was born. This report assesses ...
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Front Matter	i-xiv
Summary	1-6	(skim)
1. Introduction	7-16	(skim)
2. Organization and Administration	17-29	(skim)
3. Grant Award Policies and Procedures	30-46	(skim)
4. Programming Planning	47-50	(skim)
5. Predictive Ecology	51-61	(skim)
6. Applied Technology	62-72	(skim)
7. Modeling	73-88	(skim)
8. Education and Outreach Activities	89-95	(skim)
9. Findings and Recommendations	96-110	(skim)
References	111-114	(skim)
Appendix A: Committee Biosketches	115-120	(skim)
Appendix B: OSRI Bylaws	121-134	(skim)
Appendix C: OSRI Advisory Board Meeting Minutes, August 12, 1998	135-147	(skim)
Appendix D: PWSSC/OSRI Proposal Review Form	148-149	(skim)
Appendix E: Membership of OSRI/PWSSC Advisory Groups	150-152	(skim)
Appendix F: Broad Area Announcements	153-155	(skim)
Appendix G: OSRI: Final Report 1992-1995	156-158	(skim)
Appendix H: OSRI Journal and Workshop Publications	159-162	(skim)
Appendix I: Acronyms and Initialisms	163-164	(skim)

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As a result of the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Prince William Sound, Congress passed the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90), and within that legislation, the Oil Spill Recovery Institute (OSRI) was born. This report assesses the strength and weaknesses of this research program, with emphasis on whether the activities supported to date address the OSRI mission, whether the processes used are sound, and whether the research and technology development projects are of high quality

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Past, Present, and Future Directions

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