Support mechanisms for oil spill accident response in costal lagoon areas (Ria de Aveiro,Portugal) |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Fish Genetics and Biotechnology Division, Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar 751002, Odisha, India;2. University of Chile, Santiago, Chile;1. Section of Legal Medicine, University of Pisa, S. Chiara Hospital, Pisa, Italy;2. ASL2 Lucca Hospital, Lucca, Italy;3. Fondazione G. Monasterio CNR-Regione Toscana, Pisa, Italy;4. Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy;1. Pharmaceutical Analysis Research Center and Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran;2. Food and Drug Safety Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran;3. Liver and Gastrointestinal Diseases Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran;4. Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran;5. Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203 5070, United States;6. Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran;1. Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Pádua Dias, No. 11, CEP 13400-970 Piracicaba, SP, Brazil;2. Arava Development Co. Ltd., Arava, Israel;3. Centro de Biologia Molecular e Engenharia Genética and Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Rua Cândido Rondon No. 400, CEP 13083-875 Campinas, SP, Brazil;4. Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Av. 24 A, No. 1515, Bela Vista, CEP 13506-970 Rio Claro, SP, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | Oil spill accidents can be caused by several risk factors associated to maritime transport and port activities, which cannot always be predicted or controlled. Therefore, it is essential to support prevention and contingency plans, whose effectiveness is crucial to produce adequate responses and minimize resulting impacts.Ria de Aveiro (Portugal) is a wide coastal lagoon, within a densely populated area, representing a concentration of important biodiversity resources and several economic activities. This paper presents alternative methodologies to support the optimization of civil protection assets in the occurrence of oil spill events and the results of their application on a section area of the Aveiro Lagoon, using an established geographic information system database containing crucial data.The presented methodologies are based on the Environmental Sensitivity Index developed by the North American National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (USA) and the Global Vulnerability Index which were applied on the Bay of Biscay (Spain). However, during the development of this work, neither of these methodologies was considered to entirely assess the study area in its full extent, which led to the need to adapt and define a bespoke approach. The introduced changes include extra categories in shoreline classification, an adapted physical vulnerability index for coastal lagoons, differentiated aspects for highly protected status areas, qualitative assessment of socioeconomic features and an access and operability index created to support emergency operation response.The resulting maps are the subject of analysis, in which considerations regarding control and cleanup methods are introduced, together with guidelines for further integration in local risk management strategies. |
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