Integrating decision tools for the sustainable management of land contamination

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 325, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 15-28

  Pollard, S J T ^a   Brookes, A ^b   Earl, N ^c   Lowe, J ^d   Kearney, T ^e   Nathanail, C P ^f  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Gifford   (United Kingdom)

^c ATKINS   (United Kingdom)

^d Independent User Consultant   (United Kingdom)

^e ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Land contamination; Risk based land management; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DECISION THEORY; DIAGNOSIS; MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DECISION TOOLS; DIAGNOSTIC METHODS;

LAND FILL;

CONTAMINATED LAND; DECISION MAKING; LAND MANAGEMENT; POLICY MAKING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 2442511797     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2003.11.017     Document Type: Article

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