Science

Wildlife

• Marine Wildlife Center
• Oiled Wildlife Care Network
• Invasive Species
• Response to Oiled Wildlife

Laboratories

• About OSPR Laboratories
• OSPR Chemistry Laboratories
• Aquatic Bioassessment Laboratory
• Marine Pollution Studies Laboratory

Technology

• 2019 OSPR/Chevron Oil Spill Technology Workshop (view presentations) (PDF)

Best Achievable Technology Report to the Legislature

• Prevention (PDF) 
• Mechanical (PDF) 
• Remote Sensing (PDF) 
• Applied Response Technologies (PDF)
• Best Achievable Technology Transmittal Letter (PDF)
• Applied Response Technologies (ART) and Oil Spill Cleanup Agents (OSCAs)
• Oil Spill Response Organizations (OSRO)
• California Oil Spill Study and Evaluation Program
• GIS

Inland Pollution

• About BRAC / CERCLA
• External Eco-Risk Links
• OSPR Eco-Risk Resources for Ecological Risk Assessment

Restoration

• Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration
• About Environmental Enhancement Fund Grant

When an oil spill occurs, Scientific Branch programs participate in the response process mainly in the arenas of wildlife and habitat protection; cleanup recommendations; damage assessment for the natural resources affected by the spill; and identification of appropriate restoration measures.