On uncertainty in remediation analysis: Variance propagation from subsurface transport to exposure modeling

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 62, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 117-129

  Bennett, D H ^a,b   James, A L ^a   McKone, T E ^a,c   Oldenburg, C M ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAMINATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; REMEDIATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT; LINEAR METHOD; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

HEALTH RISKS;

EID: 0032183963     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(97)00160-9     Document Type: Article

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