Top Five U.S. Ports by Cargo Volume Los Angeles, CA Long Beach, CA New York, NY Charleston, SC
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Top Five U.S. Ports by Cargo Volume
1. Los Angeles, CA2. Long Beach, CA3. New York, NY4. Charleston, SC5. Savannah, GA
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Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities
Ports and Shipping in the United States
Cargo Ship at Dock
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Source: http://www.portofhouston.com/geninfo/overview1.html
Ports and Harbors Get Busier: the volume of cargo increases with the rise in international trade
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Source: www.portofhouston.com/geninfo/overview
Accident at the Port of New Orleans
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Diesel fuel from ships pollutes the air
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Source: www.loe.org/archives/020503.htm
Ports Require Large Areas of Land and Coastal Waters
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Source: www.halcrow.com/ports_capab/portplan.htm
Port Lights at Night May Disturb Wildlife and Nearby Residents
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Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal CommunitiesCoastal Hazards Management Course
Source: www.hants.gov.uk/coast/portsandshipping.html
Construction in 1956 by Norfolk Dredging Co.
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Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal CommunitiesCoastal Hazards Management Course
Source: US Army Corps of Engineers
Dredging Area
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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
Pumping Dredged Material
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Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal CommunitiesCoastal Hazards Management Course
Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District HQ, USACE Office of History Source: http://gisweb.nao.usace.army.mil/craneyee/AboutCraneyIsland.asp
Dredged Material
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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 HistorySource: http://gisweb.nao.usace.army.mil/craneyee/AboutCraneyIsland.asp
US Navy Facilities Within the United States
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Source: US Navy
Navy Aircraft Carrier
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Source: US Navy
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
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Source: US Fish and Wildlife Service
ncplanning.fws.gov/.../pages/waterfowl3_JPG.htm
Navy Fighter Jet
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Source: US Navy
Military Helicopter
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Source: US Department of Defense
US Navy Submarine
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Source: US Navy
Beached Whale
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Photo Credit: Northwest Stranding NetworkSource: NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resourceswww.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/health/mmume/
Offshore Oil Well May Leak Petroleum Onto Ocean Surface
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Source: seis.natsci.csulb.edu/bperry/scbweb/pollution.htm
Accident During Tanker Transport
Slide 14. 20Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal CommunitiesCoastal Hazards Management Course
Source: NOAA http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/kids/spills
Supertanker, the Amoco Cadiz,
sinking off the coast of France in 1978
Exxon Valdez
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Source: NOAA
Oil Spill On Shore
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Source: NOAA
Growing Oil Slick
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Source: NOAA
Tanker ALVENUS incident, Cameron,
Louisiana, July 1984
Heavy Oil in the Form of a Tar Mat on Beach
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Source: NOAA
Boom Contains Oil Spill
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Booms like these collect and trap oil to prevent it from reaching the shoreline
Source: NOAA www.oceanservice.noaa.gov/.../welcome.html
Oil Spill Cleanup on Shore
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Response Vessels Tow a Boom in Place
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Tanker ALVENUS incident, Cameron,
Louisiana, July 1984. Response vessels towing a
containment boom in the area of the ALVENUS.
Source: NOAA
Damage Assessment Following An Oil Spill
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Natural resource damage assessment is an essential element in
determining restoration needs.
Source: NOAA www.oceanservice.noaa.gov/.../welcome.html
Location of U.S. Nuclear Power Reactors
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Source: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Nuclear Facility in Coastal Florida
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Crystal River 1-3Photograph by Levy County Emergency ManagementSource: www.industcards.com/nuclear-us-southeast.htm
Ocean Floor Disposal of Nuclear Waste
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Source: US DOEhttp://www.ocrwm.doe.gov/ymp/about/oceanfloor.shtml
Offshore Wind Farm in Danish Coastal Waters
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Wave Energy
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Source: California Energy Commission www.energy.ca.gov/development/oceanenergy/
Tidal Energy
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Source: UN Atlas of the OceansSource: www.oceansatlas.org/cds_static/en/tidal_energ...
Coastal Brownfield
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Source: NOAA www.magazine.noaa.gov/stories/mag57.htm
Brownfields are often sites of former industrial facilities
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Source: NOAAhttp://www.brownfields.noaa.gov/htmls/portfields/portfields.html
Surrounding waterways are often impaired in brownfield locations
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Source: NOAA: www.magazine.noaa.gov/stories/mag57.htm
Multiple Brownfield Sites in New Bedford, MA
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Improved Waterfront Access in Revitalized Coastal Brownfield
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Source: NOAAhttp://www.brownfields.noaa.gov/htmls/portfields/portfields.html
Dredging in New Bedford Harbor Improves Navigation
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Source: NOAAhttp://www.brownfields.noaa.gov/htmls/portfields/pilot_newbed.html
Trash in Coastal Waters
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Source: US EPA www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/debris/
Debris Hazardous to Marine Animals
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Source: US EPAwww.epa.gov/owow/oceans/debris/
Trash Under the Ocean
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Ocean Dumping from Split Hull Barge
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Source: EPA www.epa.gov/.../mprsa/whatsallowed.html
Dumping of Sewage Sludge
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Source: US EPA www.epa.gov/.../regulatory/mprsa/before.html
Garbage Barge
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Source: US EPA
www.epa.gov/.../regulatory/mprsa/before.html
Coastal Tourism: Sand, Sea, and Sun
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Source: NOAAhttp://spo.nos.noaa.gov/busline/socioeco.html
Miami Beach, Florida
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Source: www.miamibeachfl.gov/
Aerial View of Beach at Riis Park with Parking in Background (NY)
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Source: Federal Transportation Administrationwww.fta.dot.gov/.../NPS/Northeast/Gateway.html
Coastal Ecotourism: Biking
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New Jersey’s coastal region offers miles of
scenic paths and routes for cyclists.
Source: NOAA
Coastal Ecotourism: Birdwatching
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Source: NOAA
Bird watching generates millions of ecotourism dollars in
Cape May, NJ.
www.oar.noaa.gov/.../spot_ecotourism.html
Cruise Ship
Slide 14. 52Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal CommunitiesCoastal Hazards Management Course
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