Abbreviations
ALARP As Low As Reasonably Possible
BCF
Bioconcentration Factor
CBR
Critical Body Residue
DHOS
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
DSHA
Defined Situation of Hazard and Accident
ELS
Early Life Stage
EqP
Equilibrium Partitioning Theory
ERA
Environmental Risk Assessment
ERM
Environmental Risk Management
ESI
Environmental Sensitivity Index
EVOS
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
FPRV
Factor Prioritization by Reduction of Variance
GIS
Geographical Information System
IW
Interstitial water
MC
Monte Carlo
MIRA
An ERA method used on the NCS
NCS
Norwegian Continental Shelf
NEBA
Net Environmental Benefit Analysis
NRDA
Natural Resources Damage Assessment
O&G
Oil & Gas
OHC
Oil-holding capacity
OSCAR Oil Spill Contingency And Response (Oil spill trajectory model by
SINTEF)
OSRA
Oil Spill Risk Assessment
OVI
Oil Vulnerability Index
PRCC
Partial Rank Correlation Coefficient
QSAR
Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship
RDF
Resource Damage Factor
RTC
Risk Tolerance Criteria
SA
Sensitivity Analysis
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