The concentration term and derivation of cleanup goals using probabilistic risk assessment

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (HERA)

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 809-821

  Bowers, Teresa S ^a  

^a GRADIENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cleanup goals; Concentration; Probabilistic risk; Target risk; Uncertainty; Variability

Indexed keywords

EID: 22844453380     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039.1999.9657741     Document Type: Article

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