She has also worked in government and as an industry consultant on environmetal questions related to nuclear power and ocean disposal of sewage sludge and dredged material. She is a member of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry and a past member of the editorial board for the Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry journal. In the last 25 years, there has been a major effort to mitigate adverse impacts from oil and hazardous materials spills in our country. We're reducing harm from oil spills in two ways. We're cutting the amount of oil spilled, and we're improving our ability to clean it up.
Less oil is spilled because of better education and training.
We're now phasing in double-hulled oil tankers. Of course, we can do better and we should. That's why industry commits substantial resources each year for spill response equipment, training and exercises, as well as for more sophisticated communications networks. Industry is also conducting the research necessary to support acceptance of alternative cleanup options, such as dispersant use and in-situ burning.