A Bayesian network for assessing the collision induced risk of an oil accident in the Gulf of Finland

Environmental Science & Technology
Annukka LehikoinenSakari Kuikka

Abstract

The growth of maritime oil transportation in the Gulf of Finland (GoF), North-Eastern Baltic Sea, increases environmental risks by increasing the probability of oil accidents. By integrating the work of a multidisciplinary research team and information from several sources, we have developed a probabilistic risk assessment application that considers the likely future development of maritime traffic and oil transportation in the area and the resulting risk of environmental pollution. This metamodel is used to compare the effects of two preventative management actions on the tanker collision probabilities and the consequent risk. The resulting risk is evaluated from four different perspectives. Bayesian networks enable large amounts of information about causalities to be integrated and utilized in probabilistic inference. Compared with the baseline period of 2007-2008, the worst-case scenario is that the risk level increases 4-fold by the year 2015. The management measures are evaluated and found to decrease the risk by 4-13%, but the utility gained by their joint implementation would be less than the sum of their independent effects. In addition to the results concerning the varying risk levels, the application provides interest...Continue Reading

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May 22, 2016·Marine Pollution Bulletin·Osiris A Valdez BandaJakub Montewka
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Aug 26, 2020·Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management·Laura KaikkonenAnnukka Lehikoinen
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