Environmental Monitoring
The Environmental Monitoring program encompasses site-specific and region-wide monitoring activities.
Projects in This Program
Long-term Environmental Monitoring Program (LTEMP)
LTEMP monitors environmental impacts of the operations of terminal facilities and crude oil tankers in the Prince William Sound region. Mussel tissue is monitored for petroleum hydrocarbons at 10 specific sites in Prince William Sound. Results are summarized in annual reports.
Dispersants Research
After years of promoting research and testing to increase knowledge about dispersants and the environmental consequences of their use, the council in 2006 adopted a postion against the use of dispersants in the Exxon Valdez oil spill region.
Biodegradation of Dispersed Crude Oil in the Prince William Sound Region
Compares biodegradation of chemically dispersed Alaska North Slope (ANS) crude oil to physically dispersed ANS by indigenous water column micro fauna (bio-degraders) at ambient Prince William Sound conditions.
Non-dispersing Oil Spill Response Technologies
Non-dispersing technologies such as solidifiers, elastomers, and coagulants hold much unrealized potential as alternatives that can be applied to spilled oil to prevent its spread and provide for its recovery and removal.
Sediment Coring
This study will determine if there has been an accumulation of hydrocarbons in Port Valdez sediments from the operation of the VMT. PWSRCAC will also assess the potential environmental impact on the Port from a major seismic event that could re-introduce buried contaminated sediments back into the environment.
Copepod Testing
Copepods are tiny shrimp-like animals in the zooplankton community. This study seeks to determine if the common copepod Neocalanus is showing signs of bioaccumulating oil discharge from the ongoing crude oil industrial activity in Prince William Sound.
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