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Ye X, Zhang B, Lee K, Storesund R, Song X, Kang Q, Li P, Chen B. A multi-criteria simulation-optimization coupling approach for effective emergency response in marine oil spill accidents. J Hazard Mater 2024; 469:133832. [PMID: 38428295 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 02/17/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
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Effective marine oil spill responses are vital to reduce environmental, societal, and economic damage. This study developed a Multi-Criteria Emergency Response System (MC-ERS) to comprehensively evaluate response efficiency, operational costs, and environmental losses. The proposed system integrates dynamic multiphase simulation of oil weathering and oil cleanup processes and further provides effective planning for multi-stage resource allocation through system optimization. The developed weight-sum model improved the performance of response operations by reducing the complexity of multi-criteria decision-making. Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) was chosen as the foundational optimization algorithm due to its efficiency in rapid convergence and suitability for complex problems. From extensive comparisons of PSO variants across benchmark functions and inertia strategies, the C-PSO algorithm was developed, demonstrating enhanced optimization performance for MC-ERS. The developed modelling system performance was demonstrated and evaluated through a representative case study. The optimization plan coordinated resource allocation from onshore warehouses to harbors and spill sites, balancing oil recovery efficiency, costs, and ecological losses. Optimized results indicate an oil recovery of up to 76.50% in five days. Additionally, the system cuts costs by 3.45% and environmental losses by 15.75%. The findings enhance the efficiency of marine oil spill emergency response and provide support for such incidents.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xudong Ye
- Northern Region Persistent Organic Pollution Control (NRPOP) Laboratory, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, St. John's, NL A1B 3X5, Canada
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- Northern Region Persistent Organic Pollution Control (NRPOP) Laboratory, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, St. John's, NL A1B 3X5, Canada
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- Environment and Biodiversity Science Branch, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E6, Canada
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- Center for Catastrophic Risk Management (CCRM), University of California, Berkeley 94720, USA
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- Northern Region Persistent Organic Pollution Control (NRPOP) Laboratory, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, St. John's, NL A1B 3X5, Canada
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- Northern Region Persistent Organic Pollution Control (NRPOP) Laboratory, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, St. John's, NL A1B 3X5, Canada
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering, School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Northern Region Persistent Organic Pollution Control (NRPOP) Laboratory, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, St. John's, NL A1B 3X5, Canada.
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Ye X, Chen B, Lee K, Storesund R, Zhang B. An integrated offshore oil spill response decision making approach by human factor analysis and fuzzy preference evaluation. Environ Pollut 2020; 262:114294. [PMID: 32443192 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2019] [Revised: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Human factors/errors (such as inappropriate actions by operators and unsafe supervision by organizations) are a primary cause of oil spill incidents. To investigate the influences of active operational failures and unsafe latent factors in offshore oil spill accidents, an integrated human factor analysis and decision support process has been developed. The system is comprised of a Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) framework to qualitatively evaluate the influence of various factors and errors associated with the multiple operational stages considered for oil spill preparedness and response (e.g., oil spill occurrence, spill monitoring, decision making/contingency planning, and spill response); coupled with quantitative data analysis by Fuzzy Set Theory and the Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (Fuzzy-TOPSIS) to enhance decision making during response operations. The efficiency of the integrated human factor analysis and decision support system is tested with data from a case study to generate a comprehensive priority rank, a robust sensitivity analysis, and other theoretical/practical insights. The proposed approach improves our knowledge on the significance of human factors/errors on oil spill accidents and response operations; and provides an improved support tool for decision making.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xudong Ye
- Northern Region Persistent Organic Pollution Control (NRPOP) Laboratory, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, St. John's, NL, A1B 3X5, Canada
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- Northern Region Persistent Organic Pollution Control (NRPOP) Laboratory, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, St. John's, NL, A1B 3X5, Canada; College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
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- Ecosystem Science, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0E6, Canada
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- Center for Catastrophic Risk Management (CCRM), University of California, Berkeley, 94720, USA
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- Northern Region Persistent Organic Pollution Control (NRPOP) Laboratory, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, St. John's, NL, A1B 3X5, Canada
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Kondolf GM, Anderson SD, Storesund R, Tompkins M, Atwood P. Post-Project Appraisals of River Restoration in Advanced University Instruction. Restor Ecol 2011. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100x.2011.00803.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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