Benchmarking of the saturated-zone module associated with three risk assessment models: RESRAD, MMSOILS, and MEPAS

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-80

  Whelan, Gene ^a   McDonald, John P ^a   Gnanapragasam, Emmanuel K ^b   Laniak, Gerard F ^c   Lew, Christine S ^d   Mills, William B ^d   Yu, Charley ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d TETRA TECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Groundwater; Modeling; Multimedia; Risk; Saturated zone

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BENCHMARKING; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH RISKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; URANIUM;

SATURATED-ZONE MODULE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

GROUND WATER; LEAD 210; RADIUM 226; THORIUM; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; HALF LIFE TIME; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MOISTURE; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 0032959191     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.1999.16.67     Document Type: Article

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