Estimation of measurement uncertainty from field sampling: Implications for the classification of contaminated land

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 198, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 243-257

  Ramsey, Michael H ^a   Argyraki, Ariadni ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contaminated land; Measurement uncertainty; Sampling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SOIL POLLUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

FIELD SAMPLING; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0030616457     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(97)05456-9     Document Type: Article

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