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Top Five U.S. Ports by Cargo Volume 1.Los Angeles, CA 2.Long Beach, CA 3.New York, NY 4.Charleston, SC 5.Savannah, GA Slide 14. 1 Session 14: Technological.

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1 Top Five U.S. Ports by Cargo Volume 1.Los Angeles, CA 2.Long Beach, CA 3.New York, NY 4.Charleston, SC 5.Savannah, GA Slide 14. 1 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Ports and Shipping in the United States

2 Cargo Ship at Dock Slide 14.2 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: http://www.portofhouston.com/geninfo/overview1.htmlhttp://www.portofhouston.com/geninfo/overview1.html

3 Ports and Harbors Get Busier: the volume of cargo increases with the rise in international trade Slide 14. 3 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: www.portofhouston.com/geninfo/overviewwww.portofhouston.com/geninfo/overview

4 Accident at the Port of New Orleans Slide 14. 4 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course

5 Diesel fuel from ships pollutes the air Slide 14. 5 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: www.loe.org/archives/020503.htmwww.loe.org/archives/020503.htm

6 Ports Require Large Areas of Land and Coastal Waters Slide 14. 6 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: www.halcrow.com/ports_capab/portplan.htmwww.halcrow.com/ports_capab/portplan.htm

7 Port Lights at Night May Disturb Wildlife and Nearby Residents Slide 14. 7 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: www.hants.gov.uk/coast/portsandshipping.htmlwww.hants.gov.uk/coast/portsandshipping.html

8 Construction in 1956 by Norfolk Dredging Co. Slide 14. 8 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: US Army Corps of Engineers

9 Dredging Area Slide 14. 9 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course 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

10 Pumping Dredged Material Slide 14. 10 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal 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.asphttp://gisweb.nao.usace.army.mil/craneyee/AboutCraneyIsland.asp

11 Dredged Material Slide 14. 11 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course 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.asphttp://gisweb.nao.usace.army.mil/craneyee/AboutCr aneyIsland.asp

12 US Navy Facilities Within the United States Slide 14. 12 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: US Navy

13 Navy Aircraft Carrier Slide 14. 13 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: US Navy

14 Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Slide 14. 14 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: US Fish and Wildlife Service ncplanning.fws.gov/.../pages/waterfowl3_JPG.htm

15 Navy Fighter Jet Slide 14. 15 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: US Navy

16 Military Helicopter Slide 14. 16 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: US Department of Defense

17 US Navy Submarine Slide 14. 17 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: US Navy

18 Beached Whale Slide 14. 18 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Photo Credit: Northwest Stranding Network Source: NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/health/mmume/

19 Offshore Oil Well May Leak Petroleum Onto Ocean Surface Slide 14. 19 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: seis.natsci.csulb.edu/bperry/scbweb/pollution.htmseis.natsci.csulb.edu/bperry/scbweb/pollution.htm

20 Accident During Tanker Transport Slide 14. 20 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: NOAA http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/kids/spillshttp://response.restoration.noaa.gov/kids/spills Supertanker, the Amoco Cadiz, sinking off the coast of France in 1978

21 Exxon Valdez Slide 14. 21 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: NOAA

22 Oil Spill On Shore Slide 14. 22 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: NOAA

23 Growing Oil Slick Slide 14. 23 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: NOAA Tanker ALVENUS incident, Cameron, Louisiana, July 1984

24 Heavy Oil in the Form of a Tar Mat on Beach Slide 14. 24 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: NOAA

25 Boom Contains Oil Spill Slide 14. 25 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Booms like these collect and trap oil to prevent it from reaching the shoreline Source: NOAA www.oceanservice.noaa.gov/.../welcome.htmlwww.oceanservice.noaa.gov/.../welcome.html

26 Oil Spill Cleanup on Shore Slide 14. 26 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: NOAA http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/kids/spillshttp://response.restoration.noaa.gov/kids/spills

27 Response Vessels Tow a Boom in Place Slide 14. 27 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Tanker ALVENUS incident, Cameron, Louisiana, July 1984. Response vessels towing a containment boom in the area of the ALVENUS. Source: NOAA

28 Damage Assessment Following An Oil Spill Slide 14. 28 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Natural resource damage assessment is an essential element in determining restoration needs. Source: NOAA www.oceanservice.noaa.gov/.../welcome.htmlwww.oceanservice.noaa.gov/.../welcome.html

29 Location of U.S. Nuclear Power Reactors Slide 14. 29 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

30 Nuclear Facility in Coastal Florida Slide 14. 30 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Crystal River 1-3 Photograph by Levy County Emergency Management Source: www.industcards.com/nuclear-us-southeast.htmwww.industcards.com/nuclear-us-southeast.htm

31 Ocean Floor Disposal of Nuclear Waste Slide 14. 31 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: US DOE http://www.ocrwm.doe.gov/ymp/about/oceanfloor.shtml

32 Offshore Wind Farm in Danish Coastal Waters Slide 14. 32 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: Danish Trade Council www.um.dk/.../0202/0202/html/chapter03.htmwww.um.dk/.../0202/0202/html/chapter03.htm

33 Wave Energy Slide 14. 33 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: California Energy Commission www.energy.ca.gov/development/oceanenergy / www.energy.ca.gov/development/oceanenergy /

34 Tidal Energy Slide 14. 34 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: UN Atlas of the Oceans Source: www.oceansatlas.org/cds_static/en/tidal_energ...www.oceansatlas.org/cds_static/en/tidal_energ...

35 Coastal Brownfield Slide 14. 35 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: NOAA www.magazine.noaa.gov/stories/mag57.htmwww.magazine.noaa.gov/stories/mag57.htm

36 Brownfields are often sites of former industrial facilities Slide 14. 36 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: NOAA http://www.brownfields.noaa.gov/htmls/portfields/portfields.html

37 Surrounding waterways are often impaired in brownfield locations Slide 14. 37 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: NOAA: www.magazine.noaa.gov/stories/mag57.htmwww.magazine.noaa.gov/stories/mag57.htm

38 Multiple Brownfield Sites in New Bedford, MA Slide 14. 38 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: NOAA http://www.brownfields.noaa.gov/htmls/portfields/pilot_newbed.html

39 Improved Waterfront Access in Revitalized Coastal Brownfield Slide 14. 39 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: NOAA http://www.brownfields.noaa.gov/htmls/portfields/portfields.html

40 Dredging in New Bedford Harbor Improves Navigation Slide 14. 40 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: NOAA http://www.brownfields.noaa.gov/htmls/portfields/pilot_newbed.html

41 Trash in Coastal Waters Slide 14. 41 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: US EPA www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/debris/

42 Debris Hazardous to Marine Animals Slide 14. 42 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: US EPA www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/debris /

43 Trash Under the Ocean Slide 14. 43 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: US EPA www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/debris /www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/debris /

44 Ocean Dumping from Split Hull Barge Slide 14. 44 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: EPA www.epa.gov/.../mprsa/whatsallowed.html

45 Dumping of Sewage Sludge Slide 14. 45 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: US EPA www.epa.gov/.../regulatory/mprsa/before.html

46 Garbage Barge Slide 14. 46 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: US EPA www.epa.gov/.../regulatory/mprsa/before.html

47 Coastal Tourism: Sand, Sea, and Sun Slide 14. 47 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: NOAA http://spo.nos.noaa.gov/busline/socioeco.html

48 Miami Beach, Florida Slide 14. 48 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: www.miamibeachfl.gov/www.miamibeachfl.gov/

49 Aerial View of Beach at Riis Park with Parking in Background (NY) Slide 14. 49 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: Federal Transportation Administration www.fta.dot.gov/.../NPS/Northeast/Gateway.html

50 Coastal Ecotourism: Biking Slide 14. 50 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course New Jersey’s coastal region offers miles of scenic paths and routes for cyclists. Source: NOAA

51 Coastal Ecotourism: Birdwatching Slide 14. 51 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal Hazards Management Course Source: NOAA Bird watching generates millions of ecotourism dollars in Cape May, NJ. www.oar.noaa.gov/.../spot_ecotourism.html

52 Cruise Ship Slide 14. 52 Session 14: Technological Hazards Facing Coastal Communities Coastal 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

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