Application of risk assessment and decision analysis to the evaluation, ranking and selection of environmental remediation alternatives

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 71, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 35-57

  Bonano, E J ^a   Apostolakis, G E ^b   Salter, P F ^c   Ghassemi, A ^d   Jennings, S ^e  

^a Beta Corporation International   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^c QuantiSci   (United States)

^d NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e 2340 Menaul Blvd NE 87107 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Decision analysis; Environmental remediation; Risk assessment; Stakeholder involvement

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; REMEDIATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; COST; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HEALTH; HISTORY; LIFE CYCLE; MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TECHNOLOGY;

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033627137     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3894(99)00071-0     Document Type: Article

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