OCTOBER 21, 2016--A diverse group of 44 students from federal and state agencies, industry, and academia attended the course, held in Portsmouth, NH, October 3-7.

This week-long course explored topics including:

• Fate and behavior of oil spilled in the environment.
  
• An introduction to oil chemistry and toxicity.
  
• Review of basic spill response options for open water and shorelines.
  
• Principles of ecological risk assessment.
  
• Determining cleanup end points.

In addition to the classroom instruction, students attended a field trip to the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge and toured the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve. The field trip allowed for a deeper understanding of coastal current behavior, estuarine ecology, as well as shoreline cleanup and protection practices.

This course is provided annually at the NOAA DRC, Seattle, as well as other times throughout the year in various locations. Visit the SOS page for more information.

For further information, contact James.Rosenberg@noaa.gov.

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