Challenges and perspectives in applying the environmental sensitivity index to pipelines: a review on the prevention and management of oil spills disasters.

Autor: Veloso VQ; Center for Applied Natural Sciences (UNESPetro) and Department of Geology, Institute of Geosciences and Exact Sciences (IGCE), São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, SP, Brazil. vinicius.veloso@unesp.br., Reis FAGV; Center for Applied Natural Sciences (UNESPetro) and Department of Geology, Institute of Geosciences and Exact Sciences (IGCE), São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, SP, Brazil., Cabral VC; Center for Applied Natural Sciences (UNESPetro) and Department of Geology, Institute of Geosciences and Exact Sciences (IGCE), São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, SP, Brazil.; Geo-Umweltforschungszentrum (GUZ), University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany., do Carmo Giordano L; Center for Applied Natural Sciences (UNESPetro) and Department of Geology, Institute of Geosciences and Exact Sciences (IGCE), São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, SP, Brazil., Dos Santos CVC; Center for Applied Natural Sciences (UNESPetro) and Department of Geology, Institute of Geosciences and Exact Sciences (IGCE), São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, SP, Brazil., Kuhn CES; Geo-Umweltforschungszentrum (GUZ), University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.; Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, MT, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Environmental monitoring and assessment [Environ Monit Assess] 2023 Nov 10; Vol. 195 (12), pp. 1449. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 10.
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-023-12034-7
Abstrakt: The oil spill environmental sensitivity index is a key tool for preventing and dealing with environmental disasters caused by oil spills. This study aims to review the available literature on the subject and highlight the importance of methodological advances to improve how the index is applied in continental areas, especially in regions crossed by pipelines. Most current mapping techniques focus on coastal areas and fail to consider the stretches of land that are vulnerable to geodynamic natural disasters. In this context, the need to implement environmental sensitivity indices specific for pipelines has become urgent. This study also presents an overview of the main accidents around the world and a detailed analysis of the history of Brazilian disasters related to oil spills along continental stretches, with a focus on pipelines and natural disasters. In addition, this work highlights the importance of carrying out new research in mountainous areas of Brazil and is aimed at preventing Natechs (natural hazard triggering technological disasters) and improving contingency plans. As a result, several pathways have been identified, which involves the necessity of resolving gaps in terrestrial environmental sensitivity mapping methodologies, particularly as applied to pipelines. Furthermore, solutions must be capable of integrating terrestrial, fluvial, coastal, and maritime environmental sensitivity mapping techniques. Moreover, the need to implement dynamic risk monitoring systems in real time is critical to help manage such a complex problem.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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