The vulnerability of the environment to spills of dangerous substances on highways: A diagnosis based on multi criteria modeling |
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| Institution: | 1. Laboratório de Geoprocessamento, Instituto Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Campus Uberaba, Uberaba, Brazil;2. Centro de Investigação e Tecnologias Agroambientais e Biológicas, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Ap 1013, 5001–801 Vila Real, Portugal;3. Centro de Química de Vila Real, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Ap 1013, 5001–801 Vila Real, Portugal;1. School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom;2. Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, United Kingdom;1. Grupo de Investigación en Yacimientos de Hidrocarburos, Facultad de Minas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Medellín, Kra 80 No. 65-223, Medellín, Colombia;2. Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;3. Department of Chemical Engineering, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine;1. School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea;2. Korea Environment Institute, Sejong, 30147, Republic of Korea;3. State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, China;4. School of Earth and Environmental Sciences & Research Institute of Oceanography, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea;5. Oil and POPs Research Group, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), Geoje, 53201, Republic of Korea;6. Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences & Toxicology Center, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada;7. Department of Ocean Environmental Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea |
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| Abstract: | Highways and freeways are the main infrastructure channel used to transport cargo in Brazil. This cargo often includes dangerous chemical products which can, in the event of an accident, negatively impact the environment. The development and implementation of tools for the rapid diagnosis of environmental vulnerability in the transportation of dangerous goods has been studied. However, for highways and freeways there is a lack of studies based on environmental attributes, and not just based on statistical data which demands a specific period for collection and analysis and only after that the implementation of preventive measures. Thus, evaluation grounded on multiple criteria embedded in Geographic Information System (GIS) has significant potential for the practical implementation of risk management of road transportation of dangerous goods. This study has determined the environmental vulnerability of route BR 050, specifically the segment between the cities of Uberlândia and Uberaba in the state of Minas Gerais, where multi criteria analysis has been efficient in determining the most vulnerable areas. The main attributes analyzed were the drainage density, soil type and geology, determining that in case of an accident with dangerous substances the regional environment would be immediately affected, and so endorsing the use of this tool in many segments involved in environmental management of highway enterprises. |
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| Keywords: | Intrinsic environmental vulnerability Multi criteria spatial analysis Risk management Transportation of hazardous substances |
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