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Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities
Ports and Shipping in the United States
Top Five U.S. Ports by
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Los Angeles, CA
Long Beach, CA
New York, NY
Charleston, SC
Savannah, GA
Session 14: Technological Hazards
Facing Coastal Communities
Coastal Hazards Management Course
Cargo Ship at Dock
Source: http://www.portofhouston.com/geninfo/overview1.html
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Ports and Harbors Get Busier: the volume of cargo
increases with the rise in international trade
Source: www.portofhouston.com/geninfo/overview
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Accident at the Port of New Orleans
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Diesel fuel from ships pollutes the air
Source: www.loe.org/archives/020503.htm
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Ports Require Large Areas of Land and Coastal Waters
Source: www.halcrow.com/ports_capab/portplan.htm
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Coastal Hazards Management Course
Port Lights at Night May Disturb Wildlife and Nearby
Residents
Source: www.hants.gov.uk/coast/portsandshipping.html
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Construction in 1956 by Norfolk Dredging Co.
Source: US Army Corps of Engineers
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Dredging Area
Dredged area is divided
into three cells. One cell
is always receiving
dredged material while
the other two are drying
out.
Source: US Army Corps of Engineers
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Coastal Hazards Management Course
Pumping Dredged Material
Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District HQ, USACE Office of History
Source: http://gisweb.nao.usace.army.mil/craneyee/AboutCraneyIsland.asp
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Dredged Material
Dredged material
is 50 percent water
by weight. As the
material dries, it
shrinks
Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District HQ,
USACE Office of History
Source: http://gisweb.nao.usace.army.mil/craneyee/AboutCr
aneyIsland.asp
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US Navy Facilities Within the United States
Source: US Navy
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Navy Aircraft Carrier
Source: US Navy
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Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
Source: US Fish and Wildlife Service
ncplanning.fws.gov/.../pages/waterfowl3_JPG.htm
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Navy Fighter Jet
Source: US Navy
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Military Helicopter
Source: US Department of Defense
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US Navy Submarine
Source: US Navy
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Beached Whale
Photo Credit: Northwest Stranding Network
Source: NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/health/mmume/
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Offshore Oil Well May Leak Petroleum Onto Ocean Surface
Source: seis.natsci.csulb.edu/bperry/scbweb/pollution.htm
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Accident During Tanker Transport
Supertanker, the
Amoco Cadiz,
sinking off the coast
of France in 1978
Source: NOAA http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/kids/spills
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Exxon Valdez
Source: NOAA
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Oil Spill On Shore
Source: NOAA
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Growing Oil Slick
Tanker ALVENUS
incident,
Cameron,
Louisiana, July
1984
Source: NOAA
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Heavy Oil in the Form of a Tar Mat on Beach
Source: NOAA
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Boom Contains Oil Spill
Booms like these
collect and trap
oil to prevent it
from reaching
the shoreline
Source: NOAA www.oceanservice.noaa.gov/.../welcome.html
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Source: NOAA http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/kids/spills
Oil Spill Cleanup on Shore
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Response Vessels Tow a Boom in Place
Tanker ALVENUS
incident,
Cameron,
Louisiana, July
1984. Response
vessels towing a
containment
boom in the area
of the ALVENUS.
Source: NOAA
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Damage Assessment Following An Oil Spill
Natural resource
damage assessment is
an essential element in
determining
restoration needs.
Source: NOAA www.oceanservice.noaa.gov/.../welcome.html
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Location of U.S. Nuclear Power Reactors
Source: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Nuclear Facility in Coastal Florida
Crystal River 1-3
Photograph by Levy County Emergency Management
Source: www.industcards.com/nuclear-us-southeast.htm
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Ocean Floor Disposal of Nuclear Waste
Source: US DOE
http://www.ocrwm.doe.gov/ymp/about/oceanfloor.shtml
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Source: Danish Trade Council www.um.dk/.../0202/0202/html/chapter03.htm
Offshore Wind Farm in Danish Coastal Waters
Session 14: Technological Hazards
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Wave Energy
Source: California Energy Commission
www.energy.ca.gov/development/oceanenergy/
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Tidal Energy
Source: UN Atlas of the Oceans
Source: www.oceansatlas.org/cds_static/en/tidal_energ...
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Coastal Brownfield
Source: NOAA www.magazine.noaa.gov/stories/mag57.htm
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Brownfields are often sites of former industrial facilities
Source: NOAA
http://www.brownfields.noaa.gov/htmls/portfields/portfields.html
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Surrounding waterways are often impaired in brownfield
locations
Source: NOAA: www.magazine.noaa.gov/stories/mag57.htm
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Source: NOAA
http://www.brownfields.noaa.gov/htmls/portfields/pilot_newbed.html
Multiple Brownfield Sites in New Bedford, MA
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Improved Waterfront Access in Revitalized Coastal
Brownfield
Source: NOAA
http://www.brownfields.noaa.gov/htmls/portfields/portfields.html
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Dredging in New Bedford Harbor Improves Navigation
Source: NOAA
http://www.brownfields.noaa.gov/htmls/portfields/pilot_newbed.html
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Trash in Coastal Waters
Source: US EPA
www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/debris/
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Debris Hazardous to Marine Animals
Source: US EPA
www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/debris/
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Source: US EPA www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/debris/
Trash Under the Ocean
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Ocean Dumping from Split Hull Barge
Source: EPA
www.epa.gov/.../mprsa/whatsallowed.html
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Coastal Hazards Management Course
Dumping of Sewage Sludge
Source: US EPA
www.epa.gov/.../regulatory/mprsa/before.html
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Garbage Barge
Source: US EPA
www.epa.gov/.../regulatory/mprsa/before.html
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Coastal Tourism: Sand, Sea, and Sun
Source: NOAA
http://spo.nos.noaa.gov/busline/socioeco.html
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Miami Beach, Florida
Source: www.miamibeachfl.gov/
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Aerial View of Beach at Riis Park with Parking in
Background (NY)
Source: Federal Transportation Administration
www.fta.dot.gov/.../NPS/Northeast/Gateway.html
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Coastal Ecotourism: Biking
New Jersey’s coastal
region offers miles of
scenic paths and
routes for cyclists.
Source: NOAA
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Coastal Ecotourism: Birdwatching
Bird watching
generates millions of
ecotourism dollars in
Cape May, NJ.
Source: NOAA
www.oar.noaa.gov/.../spot_ecotourism.html
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Cruise Ship
The Environmental
Protection Agency EPA
is developing standards
for discharges of
sewage and graywater
from large cruise ships
operating in the waters
in and near Alaska.
Source: EPA
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