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SPILL CONTROL NEWS
Learning from the Legacy of Past Oil Spills: Proceedings of a Workshop Series
The Gulf of Alaska and the Southern Gulf Coast have been the sites of the two worst oil spills in...
PFAS and petroleum: Inside the months-long cleanup of the UPS Flight 2976 tragedy
Aviation fuel and fire-fighting foam combine to make a challenging clean-up Louisville Courier Journal: PFAS and petroleum: Inside the months-long cleanup...
Second Annual plastic pellet results are in!
Eco: The results of the second-annual International Plastic Pellet Count are in, and they support what organizers suspected: No matter...
IFI publishes new interagency fish kill emergency response plan
A new State interagency plan to urgently respond to significant fish kills was published by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) on...
Germany’s Asbestos Safety Rules Under Scrutiny After Highway Spill
A overturned truck spilling asbestos on the A1 motorway caused a 23km tailback, highlighting Germany's patchy toxic waste management system...
Turboboom put through its paces at OHMSETT
ISCO council member Ed Levine recently witnessed testing of a new type of boom at OHMSETT and kindly alerted us...
NOAA blog: Spring 2026 responses
NOAA’s response and restoration blog highlights the quantity and diversity of recent responses: NOAA releases spring '26 response blog
New study suggests health damage from exposure to Ohio toxic train spill
Research finds immune systems still ‘responding to toxic chemical exposures’ related to East Palestine derailment The Guardian: research on toxic...
Finland ratifies 2010 HNS Convention
Finland has become the latest State to ratify the 2010 HNS Convention, bringing the number of Contracting Parties to 13. The...
Introduction to ISCO Council members – Ed Levine
Ed Levine retired from NOAA as the Response Operations Supervisor - East for the Office of Response & Restoration’ s...
DESMI releases 2025 Annual Report
https://www.desmi.com/news/annual-report-2025
South Africa faces plastic pollution crisis: WRC
South Africa’s Water Research Commission (WRC) has warned that the country is facing a plastic pollution crisis: South Africa faces...
Court upholds block on Sable Offshore’s oil pipeline repairs
Follow-up: Sable Offshore Corp. is refusing to back down in its escalating legal war with California after suffering a major...
Hazmat team activated after Mercury spill at courier company in Penang
Five workers of a Penang courier and logistics company were treated for mercury exposure after a package was damaged during the...
ISCO MEMBER NEWS
ISCO member Lamor supporting specialized emergency response training in Colombia
ISCO member Lamor will be supporting the upcoming course, “Emergency Response Strategies for Fires and Spills in Ports and Offshore...
ISCO member Lamor releases May Newsletter
Click here to see the latest news from ISCO member Lamor.
CTEH becomes Onterris
ISCO Council member Josh Dubach (formerly CTEH) tells us that as of April 22nd, CTEH has transitioned over to Onterris,...
ISCO member Darcy Expands Merseyside Operations with Third Site in Merseyside U.K.
ISCO memberDarcy Group, established in 1935, has expanded technical production of its drain closure systems and pollution monitoring alarms. With...
ISCO member FyterTech Nonwovens Announces Canadian Acquisition
ISCO member FyterTech Nonwovens, LLC has announced the acquisition of Spill Solutions Canada, more commonly known as ESP Canada, a...
ISCO WHAT'S NEW
ISCO attends ADRIASPILLCON 2026
Image - M. Kerem Kemerli, President at MEKE Marine and Rupert Bravery of ISCO This week has Rupert Bravery, ISCO...
ISCO continues to work with University of Sussex
ISCO has continued its collaboration with the University of Sussex, with Professor Rupert Bravery of ISCO, recently announced as Chair...
ISCO Council Member and team publishes study results
ISCO Council member Larissa Montas Bravo was a lead author of a recently published article focused on pathogenic fungi in...
ISCO Council member to serve on IOSC program committee
Ed Levine advises us that he has been invited to serve on the Program Committee for the upcoming International Oil...
ISCO presents at ITAC meeting at CEDRE
The International Technical Advisory Committee (ITAC) meeting, October 28-30, 2025, in Brest, France, offered a forum for knowledge sharing and...
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