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Since the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the equation (Effective Daily Recovery Capacity; EDRC) used to evaluate cleanup capacity of select tools has been considered inadequate for calculating oil spill equipment needs. As a result, a new calculator (Estimated Recovery System Potential; ERSP) was developed. The ERSP aims to incorporate factors not accounted for in the EDRC. However, in inland and nearshore environments, ERSP may not be applicable. Thus, at a 2017 workshop, stakeholders developed an approach for upgrading the ERSP calculator. The objective of this study is to provide an independent peer review of the inland calculator and guidelines.
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Review of the Inland Estimated Recovery System Potential (ERSP) Prototype Calculator
Consensus Study Report
·2022
In the wake of major oil spills, including the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989 and Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010, the United States developed tools for calculating the clean-up capability of oil spill response equipment. These tools, while useful for open-water spills, had limited applicability in near...
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