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A review of Deepwater Horizon Oil Budget Calculator for its Application to Korea

딥워터 호라이즌호 유출유 수지분석 모델의 국내 적용성 검토

  • Kim, Choong-Ki (Korea Environment Institute) ;
  • Oh, Jeong-Hwan (Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering (KRISO) / Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technolgoy) ;
  • Kang, Seong-Gil (Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering (KRISO) / Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technolgoy)
  • 김충기 (한국환경정책.평가연구원) ;
  • 오정환 (한국해양과학기술원 부설 선박해양플랜트연구소) ;
  • 강성길 (한국해양과학기술원 부설 선박해양플랜트연구소)
  • Received : 2016.10.14
  • Accepted : 2016.11.03
  • Published : 2016.11.25
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Abstract

Oil budget calculator identifies the removal pathways of spilled oil by both natural and response methods, and estimates the remaining oil required response activities. A oil budget calculator was newly developed as a response tool for Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident in Gulf of Mexico in 2010 to inform clean up decisions for Incident Comment System, which was also successfully utilized to media and general public promotion of oil spill response activities. This study analyzed the theoretical background of the oil budget calculator and explored its future application to Korea. The oil budge calculation of four catastrophic marine pollution incidents indicates that 3~8% of spilled oil was removed mechanically by skimmers, 1~5% by in-situ burning, 4.8~16% by chemical dispersion due to dispersant operation, and 37~56% by weathering processes such as evaporation, dissolution, and natural dispersion. The results show that in-situ burning and chemical dispersion effectively remove spilled oil more than the mechanical removal by skimming, and natural weathering processes are also very effective to remove spilled oil. To apply the oil budget calculator in Korea, its parameters need to be optimized in response to the seasonal characteristics of marine environment, the characteristics of spilled oil and response technologies. A new algorithm also needs to be developed to estimate the oil budget due to shoreline cleanup activities. An oil budget calculator optimized in Korea can play a critical role in informing decisions for oil spill response activities and communicating spill prevention and response activities with the media and general public.

연안 및 해양에 유출된 기름의 자연적 또는 인위적 제거 경로와 양을 파악하고 방제활동이 필요한 잔류기름 양을 산정하는 것을 유출유 수지분석이라 한다. 2010년 멕시코만 딥워터 호라이즌호 사고 시 개발된 유출유 수지분석 모델은 현장 방제기술 분석 수단의 하나로서 미국 국가사고지휘본부에 방제전략 수립를 위한 핵심적인 정보를 제공하였고 방제활동의 언론 및 대국민 홍보 등에 성공적으로 활용되었다. 본 연구에서는 유출유 수지분석 기법의 이론적 내용을 분석하고 향후 국내 적용 가능성을 검토하였다. 국내외의 재난적 해양오염사고들의 유출유 수지분석 결과를 비교해보면, 유회수기를 활용한 기계적 수거로 유출량 대비 3~8%, 소각 1~5%, 유처리제에 의한 화학적 분산으로 4.8~16%의 기름이 제거되었고, 자연적 풍화작용(증발, 용해, 자연분산 등)에 의해서 37~56%가 제거된 것으로 분석되었다. 이는 유회수기와 함께 소각 및 화학적 분산이 효과적인 해상방제 기술로 적용될 수 있으며, 자연적인 풍화작용 또한 유출유 제거에 효과적임을 보여준다. 유출유 수지분석 모델이 국내 방제활동에 활용되기 위해서는 국내의 계절적 해양환경, 유류 및 방제장비 특성, 방제방법 등을 고려한 최적화된 매개변수 설정연구가 선행되어야 하며, 해안방제에 의한 유출유 제거량 산정 기법이 새로이 개발되어야 한다. 향후 국내 환경에 최적화된 유출유 수지분석 모델을 개발하여 방제 현장에 적용할 경우 보다 체계적이며 신뢰성 있고 일관성 있는 방제전략 수립, 방제작업 현장관리, 대국민 홍보 및 언론 보도 등에 유용하게 활용가능 할 것으로 사료된다.

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