From Oil Spills to Chemical Releases
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials can serve as the on-scene coordinator (OSC) for response to an oil or hazardous material release. The EPA also has special teams to support the OSC in different situations. There are interagency agreements between the EPA and the National Strike Force to enable partnership. Coordination occurs at both national and regional levels. One incident that required the partnership of the EPA and the United States Coast Guard occurred in June 2010, when sulfur mustard munitions were accidentally uncovered by a clam dragger off the coast of New York. EPA responders worked to develop a decontamination strategy. All decontamination and clearance was complete six weeks after the incident.
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Authors:
- Tulis, Dana
- Publication Date: 2015
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Photos; References;
- Pagination: pp 54-56
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Serial:
- Coast Guard Journal of Safety & Security at Sea, Proceedings of the Marine Safety & Security Council
- Volume: 72
- Issue Number: 1
- Publisher: U.S. Coast Guard
- Serial URL: http://www.uscg.mil/proceedings/
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Chemical spills; Cooperation; Disaster preparedness; Emergency management; Interagency relations; Oil spills
- Identifier Terms: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; United States Coast Guard
- Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01565537
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 1 2015 1:39PM