Oil spill risk assessment and response planning for Canadian estuarine shorelines

加拿大拥有世界上最长的海岸线。溢出的石油往往到达海岸线，破坏海岸线的生态系统。油污海岸线的处理是一个复杂的过程，涉及许多环境、技术、社会和经济方面的考虑。仍然缺乏有效的解决方案，溢油响应，特别是在加拿大的河口海岸线。该项目将在一个总体框架内集成油行为模拟、脆弱性识别、洗涤剂开发、除油评估、工艺优化和决策支持。详细地说，拟议的项目包括四个任务：（一）模拟的命运和运输的河口溢油，（二）评估的脆弱性河口海岸线的石油泄漏的生态系统服务的角度来看，（三）开发一个综合的河口海岸线清理策略，石油清除，和（四）最佳的管理措施，石油在加拿大河口环境的反应。一个强大的多学科研究小组，在溢油反应、风险评估和污染控制方面具有互补的专门知识，共同开展这项研究。该团队拥有来自魁北克省和加拿大其他地区的最佳专业知识，以实现有关溢油风险评估和应对计划的研究目标。拟议的项目是在漏油反应的既定办法之外的创新努力的综合。所开发的方法可应用于加拿大河口海岸线范围内的溢油响应和管理，拟议的项目将大大有助于填补技术，法规和政策的差距溢油响应。该项目将通过提供有关河口地区溢油应对的科学证据，促进伙伴间协作和政策交付。通过这一举措开发的技术将使魁北克和加拿大受益，为根据各种社会、经济和环境标准减轻石油泄漏风险提供有效的办法。在这个为期三年的项目期间，还将对HQP进行处理溢油反应问题的培训。

Canada has the longest coastline in the world. Spilled oil often reaches the shoreline and damages the shoreline ecosystems. The treatment of oiled shoreline is a complex process involving many environmental, technical, social and economic considerations. There is still a lack of effective solutions for oil spill response, particularly for the estuarine shorelines in Canada. The project will integrate oil behavior simulation, vulnerability identification, washing agent development, oil removal assessment, process optimization, and decision support within a general framework. In detail, the proposed project involves four tasks: (i) modeling the fate and transport of oil spill in estuaries, (ii) assessment of the vulnerability of estuarine shorelines to oil spills from the perspective of ecosystem services, (iii) development of an integrated estuarine shoreline cleanup tactic for oil removal, and (iv) best management practices for oil response in Canadian estuarine environments. A strong multidisciplinary research team with complementary expertise of oil spill response, risk assessment and pollution control has come together to develop this research. This team has the best expertise from Québec and the rest of Canada to achieve the research objectives about oil spill risk assessment and response planning. The proposed project represents an integration of innovative efforts beyond established approaches in oil spill response. The developed methodologies can be applied to oil spill response and management within a Canadian estuarine shoreline context, and the proposed project will considerably contribute to filling the gaps of technique, regulation, and policy for oil spill responses. The project will facilitate inter-partner collaboration and policy delivery through provision of a scientific proof regarding the oil spill response in estuarine areas. Technologies developed through this initiative will benefit Quebec and Canada by providing efficient approaches for oil spill risk mitigation subject to various social, economic and environmental criteria. The HQPs will also be trained for tackling spill response problems during this three-year project.