Decision support tools for oil spill response (OSR-DSTs): Approaches, challenges, and future research perspectives. (June 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yang, Zhaoyang; Chen, Zhi; Lee, Kenneth; Owens, Edward; Boufadel, Michel C.; An, Chunjiang; Taylor, Elliott
• Is Part Of: Marine pollution bulletin. Volume 167(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-06
• Subjects: OSR oil spill response -- DSTs decision support tools -- OSR-DSTs decision support tools for oil spill response -- MCDM Multi-Criteria Decision Making -- BN Bayesian network -- IDs influence diagrams -- ANNs artificial neural networks -- ESs expert systems -- IMS incident management system -- ESI environmental sensitivity index -- GIS Geographic Information System -- SCAT Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Technique -- SAR synthetic aperture radar -- MODIS Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer -- NIR Near Infrared -- ML machine learning -- SL supervised learning -- AUVs autonomous underwater vehicles -- CBR Case-Based Reasoning -- NEBA Net Environmental Benefit Analysis -- SIMA Spill Impact Mitigation Assessment -- TOPSIS Technique for Order Preference by Similarity -- AHP analytic hierarchy process -- BATs best available techniques -- EMs Eulerian methods -- LMs Lagrangian methods -- LBM lattice Boltzmann method -- CFD computational fluid dynamics -- ERAA Environmental Risk Assessment of Acute -- VECs valued ecosystem components -- ADIOS Automated Data Inquiry for Oil Spills -- GNOME General NOAA Operational Modeling Environment -- BLOSOM Blowout and Spill Occurrence Model -- OSCAR Oil Spill Contingency and Response -- GSR green and sustainable remediation -- IAP Incident Action Plan; Oil spill response -- Decision support tool -- Risk assessment -- Oil spill model -- Cold regions; Marine pollution -- Periodicals; Marine Biology -- Periodicals; Water Pollution -- Periodicals; Mer -- Pollution -- Périodiques; Publications périodiques; Pollution des mers; Lutte antipollution; Electronic journals; 363.7394
• DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112313
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0025-326X

Abstract

Abstract: Marine oil spills pose a significant threat to ocean and coastal ecosystems. In addition to costs incurred by response activities, an economic burden could be experienced by stakeholders dependent on coastal resources. Decision support tools for oil spill response (OSR-DSTs) have been playing an important role during oil spill response operations. This paper aims to provide an insight into the status of research on OSR-DSTs and identify future directions. Specifically, a systematic review is conducted including an examination of the advantages and limitations of currently applied and emerging decision support techniques for oil spill response. In response to elevated environmental concerns for protecting the polar ecosystem, the review includes a discussion on the use of OSR-DSTs in cold regions. Based on the analysis of information acquired, recommendations for future work on the development of OSR-DSTs to support the selection and implementation of spill response options are presented. Graphical abstract: Unlabelled Image Highlights: A systematic review of current decision support approaches for oil spill response. Decision support to oil spills in typical conditions and cold region is researched. The decision support tools for oil spill response are categorized for the first time. Novel integration of decision tools in an incident management system is discussed. Future direction of the decision tools for oil spill response is deliberated.