EOS - Environment & Oil Spill Response. An analytic tool for environmental assessments to support oil spill response planning: Framework, principles, and proof-of-concept by an Arctic example

Susse Wegeberg*, Janne Fritt-Rasmussen, Kim Gustavson, Madis-Jaak Lilover, David Boertmann, Tom Christensen, Kasper Lambert Johansen, Daniel Spelling-Clausen, Frank Rigét, Anders Mosbech

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Abstract

The Environment & Oil Spill Response tool (EOS), supports oil spill response planning and decision making. This tool is developed on a research basis, and is an index based, generic and open-source analytic tool, which environmentally can optimise the choice of oil spill response methods for a given spill situation and for a given sea area with respect to environment and nature. The tool is not linked to a particular oil spill simulation model, although it is recommended using oil spill simulation models to have detailed data available for the analysis. The EOS tool consists of an Excel workbook with formulas for calculations and scores followed by screening through decision trees. As case for the EOS tool proof-of-concept, the area of Store Hellefiskebanke, West Greenland, is used. The tool can be downloaded from the Aarhus University home page as a free-of-charge application and is accompanied by a handbook for guidance.

Original languageEnglish
Article number115948
JournalMarine Pollution Bulletin
Volume199
ISSN0025-326X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2024

Keywords

  • Analytic tool
  • Contingency planning
  • Decision tree
  • Environmental assessment
  • Interactive
  • Marine oil spill response

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