A systematic uncertainty analysis of an evaluative fate and exposure model

Risk Analysis

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 439-454

  Hertwich, Edgar G ^a   Pease, William S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Life cycle assessment; Multimedia modeling; Potential dose; Toxics release inventory; Uncertainty; Variability

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LIFE CYCLE; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

PARAMETER UNCERTAINITY;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

CLEANUP; CONTAMINATED LAND; LIFE CYCLE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOXICOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATION; DECISION MAKING; DOSE CALCULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; EVALUATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; POLLUTION CONTROL; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEADY STATE; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXICOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CLIMATE; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PLANTS; PROBABILITY; RAIN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 0034581326     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0272-4332.204043     Document Type: Article

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