LCDR Liz Jones, NOAAScientific Support Coordinator

US Coast Guard District 9

1240 East Ninth Street

Cleveland, OH 44199

Phone (206) 849-9918

Fax (216) 522-7759

Elizabeth.Jones@NOAA.gov

NOAA Scientific SupportNOAA Scientific Support

Provided by Emergency Response Provided by Emergency Response

Division “NOAA HazMat”Division “NOAA HazMat”

NOAA Hazmat has provided “all hazards” NOAA Hazmat has provided “all hazards”

response support for more than 30 yearsresponse support for more than 30 years

Provides support for more than 100 Provides support for more than 100

responses each yearresponses each year

NOAA Hazmat has a wide range of scientific NOAA Hazmat has a wide range of scientific

expertise with extensive response experienceexpertise with extensive response experience

NOAA’s roles during NOAA’s roles during spillsspills

Scientific Support to Scientific Support to FOSCsFOSCs Oil Chemistry, Fate, Oil Chemistry, Fate,

MovementMovement Effects on Natural Effects on Natural

ResourcesResources Shoreline AssessmentShoreline Assessment Cleanup RecommendationsCleanup Recommendations

Natural Resource Natural Resource TrusteeTrustee Resource informationResource information Resource management Resource management

mandatesmandates Natural Resource Damage Natural Resource Damage

Assessment & RestorationAssessment & Restoration

Jacob LukenbachJacob Lukenbach Puerto RicanPuerto Rican New CarissaNew Carissa Athos IAthos I SelendangSelendang DBL-152DBL-152 Katrina spillsKatrina spills Katrina orphan HAZMAT containersKatrina orphan HAZMAT containers

Domestic incidentsDomestic incidents

Prestige (Spain)Prestige (Spain) Solar I (Phillipines)Solar I (Phillipines) M/V Jessica (Galapagos)M/V Jessica (Galapagos) Desert Storm (Persian Gulf)Desert Storm (Persian Gulf)

International incidentsInternational incidents

Ehime MaruEhime Maru Alaska Airlines Flight 261Alaska Airlines Flight 261 John F. Kennedy, Jr. airplane debrisJohn F. Kennedy, Jr. airplane debris USS IntrepidUSS Intrepid 9/119/11 Whale carcassesWhale carcasses Body recoveriesBody recoveries Humphrey the whaleHumphrey the whale Spartina seed dispersion in Puget SoundSpartina seed dispersion in Puget Sound

Non-traditional supportNon-traditional support

What we doWhat we do Provide scientific support at incidents Provide scientific support at incidents

and coordinate on-scene scientific and coordinate on-scene scientific activitiesactivities

Work with other agencies on Work with other agencies on contingency planning and contingency planning and preparedness for oil and other preparedness for oil and other hazardous substance spillshazardous substance spills

Conduct research and develop tools Conduct research and develop tools to support and improve spill to support and improve spill preparedness and responsepreparedness and response

Provide training for responders and Provide training for responders and plannersplanners

NOAA SSCs at USCG NOAA SSCs at USCG DistrictsDistricts

John WhitneyAnchorage

LCDR Liz JonesCleveland

Ruth Yender, Seattle

Jordan Stout, Alameda

HI, Guam, & Pacific Trust Territories

Ruth Yender, Seattle

Steve LehmanBoston

Ed Levine,New York

Frank Csulak,Sand Point, NJ

Plus CaribbeanBrad Benggio

MiamiCharlie Henry

LTjg Mary Barber,New Orleans

Jim Jeansonne,

St. PetersburgNatural

Resource Scientist

NOAA RRT Reps in EPA NOAA RRT Reps in EPA RegionsRegions

Region AK,Doug Helton,

SeattleAlt. John Whitney,AchorageRegion X,

Gary Shigenaka,

Seattle,Alt. Ruth

Yender, Seattle

Region IX,Jordan Stout,

Alameda,Alt. Alan Mearns,Seattle

Region OceaniaJohn Naughton,

HonoluluAlt. Ruth Yender,

Seattle

Region VIII,Liz Jones, Cleveland,

Alt. Charlie Henry, New Orleans

Region I, V, VII, Steve Lehman,

BostonAlt Ed Levine, NY and Liz Jones, OH

Region III,Ed Levine,New York,Alt. Frank Csulak, NJ

Region II,Frank Csulak,Sand Point, NJ,Alt. Ed Levine,

NY

Region IV & Caribbean,

Brad BenggioMiami,

Alt. Jim Jeansonne,St. Petersburg

Region VI,Charlie Henry,New Orleans,

Alt. Lisa Dipinto,Silver Spring

Scientific Support Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC):Coordinator (SSC):

Principal advisors to federal response agencies for scientific Principal advisors to federal response agencies for scientific issues for oil and hazardous material incidents (all hazards)issues for oil and hazardous material incidents (all hazards)

Supports federal on-scene coordinators (FOSC) during Supports federal on-scene coordinators (FOSC) during incidentsincidents

Supports Regional Response Teams (RRT), Area Committees Supports Regional Response Teams (RRT), Area Committees and response agencies for spill response preparedness, and response agencies for spill response preparedness, contingency planning, training, and exercisescontingency planning, training, and exercises

May facilitate coordination with the natural resource May facilitate coordination with the natural resource Trustees for NRDA ephemeral data collectionTrustees for NRDA ephemeral data collection

SSCs coordinate the scientists providing support to the FOSC SSCs coordinate the scientists providing support to the FOSC to achieve consensus, while keeping command aware of to achieve consensus, while keeping command aware of differing opinionsdiffering opinions

NOAA SSCs are supported by a scientific support team (SST)NOAA SSCs are supported by a scientific support team (SST)

Scientific Support Team Scientific Support Team (SST)(SST)

SSC’s often manage a team of NOAA SSC’s often manage a team of NOAA & non-NOAA scientists:& non-NOAA scientists: OceanographersOceanographers ModelersModelers BiologistsBiologists ChemistsChemists PhysicistsPhysicists Weather ForecastersWeather Forecasters Info. Management SpecialistsInfo. Management Specialists OthersOthers

Team composition will be spill-Team composition will be spill-specific to meet the needs & demands specific to meet the needs & demands of the incident & the FOSCof the incident & the FOSC

NOAA Incident SupportNOAA Incident Support

24/7 National 24/7 National NetworkNetwork

10 Regional 10 Regional Scientific Support Scientific Support Coordinators Coordinators

Scientific Support Scientific Support Team in SeattleTeam in Seattle

Home & Away TeamsHome & Away Teams

As an incident unfolds...As an incident unfolds...The NOAA Scientific Support Team The NOAA Scientific Support Team

helps to answer these questions:helps to answer these questions: What was spilled? (characterizes the What was spilled? (characterizes the

hazard)hazard) What is the scale of the problem?What is the scale of the problem? Where will it go? (fate & transport Where will it go? (fate & transport

forecasts)forecasts) Who/what will it hit? (public & resources at Who/what will it hit? (public & resources at

risk analysis)risk analysis) How will it hurt? (impacts)How will it hurt? (impacts) What can be done? (response & mitigation)What can be done? (response & mitigation)

Incident-specific weather forecastsIncident-specific weather forecasts Tides & currentsTides & currents Overflight observationsOverflight observations Modeling & trajectory forecastsModeling & trajectory forecasts Pollutant chemistry, fate & Pollutant chemistry, fate &

environmental effectsenvironmental effects Natural resources at risk (RAR)Natural resources at risk (RAR) Information managementInformation management Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Shoreline Cleanup Assessment

Technique (SCAT)Technique (SCAT) Environmental issues & trade-offs Environmental issues & trade-offs Cleanup recommendations & Cleanup recommendations &

monitoringmonitoring ConsultationConsultation Other stuff…Other stuff…

Incident support might Incident support might include:include:

Environmental & HazMat Environmental & HazMat ChemistryChemistry

Staff chemists (Seattle)Staff chemists (Seattle) Response SupportResponse Support CAMEO/ADIOS CAMEO/ADIOS

DevelopmentDevelopment Chemical ReactivityChemical Reactivity

Contract lab support Contract lab support (LSU)(LSU)

Hazard characterizationHazard characterization Field Support Field Support

(Sampling-Consultation)(Sampling-Consultation)

Analytical SupportAnalytical Support GC/MS Oil GC/MS Oil

FingerprintingFingerprinting GC/MS Quantitative GC/MS Quantitative

AnalysesAnalyses On-Site Analytical On-Site Analytical

ChemistryChemistry

HAZMAT Oil Spill HAZMAT Oil Spill ProductsProducts

GNOME Adios 2

Shio

Overflight observationsOverflight observations

Field supportField support SCATSCAT Cleanup Cleanup

recommendatrecommendationsions

Monitoring & Monitoring & oversightoversight

www.incidentnews.govwww.incidentnews.gov

Support between incidentsSupport between incidents

ResponseResponse PlanningPlanning

ACPs, RRT, JRTACPs, RRT, JRT ERAs & TAPERAs & TAP

POC for NOAA POC for NOAA modelsmodels

Drill supportDrill support Training Training

coordinationcoordination

Shoreline Assessment ManualShoreline Assessment Manual SCATSCAT Oil Observation Job AidsOil Observation Job Aids Response in Tropical HabitatsResponse in Tropical Habitats Spills & Seafood SafetySpills & Seafood Safety

Factsheets, manuals & job Factsheets, manuals & job aidsaids

Questions?Questions?

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““NOAA Hazmat”NOAA Hazmat”

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