The 3MRA risk assessment framework - A flexible approach for performing multimedia, multipathway, and multireceptor risk assessments under uncertainty

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1655-1677

  Marin, C M ^a,c   Guvanasen, V ^b   Saleem, Z A ^c  

^a Ambiotec Group Inc   (United States)

^b HYDROGEOLOGIC INC   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Multi stage Monte Carlo methodology; Multimedia risk assessment; Protective concentration limits; Quantified uncertainty; Separation of uncertainty and variability

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342650186     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/714044790     Document Type: Review

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