Mathematical properties of the risk equation when variability is present

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (HERA)

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 348-355

  Burmaster, David E ^a   Bloomfield, Leslie R ^b  

^a Alceon Corporation   (United States)

^b Stone & Webster Engineering Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

LogNormal distributions; Monte Carlo; Probabilistic risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141618009     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039609383612     Document Type: Article

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