Development of environmental consequence index (ECI) using fuzzy composite programming

Arunraj, N.S.; Maiti, J.

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.05.067

Cited by 24 publications

(9 citation statements)

References 33 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…CHEMS-1 (Swanson et al, 1997) had very similar parameters as were used in our scoring method including toxicity values, persistence, bioaccumulation, degradation and amount of release. In their Environmental Consequence Index (ECI), Arunraj and Maiti (2009) had a different approach and focused on the environmental fate and distribution of chemicals as did Davis et al (1994) with a different parameter set. The combination of these three forms the basis of the ChemRisk scoring method (Häkkinen et al 2010) used in this study.…”

Section: The Priority Listmentioning

confidence: 99%

Putting sustainability into supply chain management

Beske

Seuring

2014

Supply Chain Management: An International Journal

404

384

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Research limitations/implications The preliminary results of maritime transportation volumes of chemicals and priority list for environmentally most hazardous chemicals are presented in the study. Practical implications The awareness of potential risks of the most transported chemicals is the key factor in increasing the preparedness for and mitigating the effects of possible accidents. Originality/value The risk assessment and the chemical priority list compiled in this study could help authorities to pay special attention to the environmentally most hazardous chemicals and to prevent the chemical accident risks in the Baltic Sea area.

show abstract

Section: The Priority Listmentioning

confidence: 99%

Putting sustainability into supply chain management

Beske

Seuring

2014

Supply Chain Management: An International Journal

404

384

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…CHEMS-1 (Swanson et al 1997) had very similar parameters to those used in our scoring method, including toxicity values, persistence, bioaccumulation, degradation and amount of release. In their Environmental Consequence Index, Arunraj and Maiti (2009) had a different approach and focused on the environmental fate and distribution of chemicals as did Davis et al (1994) with a different parameter set. On the other hand, the EURAM method (Hansen et al 1999), which had separate scores for human health and the environment, had similarities to our scoring method, but risks to human health are weighted more in the EURAM method.…”

Section: Comparison With Other Risk Assessment Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental risk assessment of the most commonly transported chemicals: case study of Finnish coastal areas

Häkkinen

Malk

Posti

et al. 2013

WMU J Marit Affairs

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The environmental hazard potential of a total of 15 chemicals that are transported through the Finnish coastal areas was assessed in this paper using a scoring method developed for accidents. The study indicates that the chemicals most commonly transported/handled in Finnish ports are methanol, sodium hydroxide solution, acids, pentanes, phenol, xylenes, methyl tert-butyl ether, ethanol and ethanol solutions. For the evaluation of the environmental hazardousness of various chemicals, a priority list of chemicals that are the most commonly transported regionally in marine environments was compiled for this study. The method used has many similarities to other commonly used scoring systems, but this study gave more weight to specific characteristics of an accidental release, water biota and impact on the environment. Nonylphenol, ammonia and sulphuric acid ranked as the most hazardous substances on the list. The results of the study can be used by rescue and environmental authorities and enterprises to improve preparedness for accidents and to mitigate the effects of accidental spills.

show abstract

“…These limitations lead to the use of fuzzy-based approaches in environmental consequence assessment. In this study, fuzzy composite programming (FCP) is therefore used in the development of environmental consequence index (ECI) to capture the composite structure of environmental consequence factors, which is developed by Arunraj and Maiti [26]. The methodology involves five stages as mentioned below:…”

Section: Environmental Lossmentioning

confidence: 99%