Comparison of RBCA and CalTOX for setting risk-based cleanup levels based on inhalation exposure

Chemosphere

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 359-367

  Chang, Shih Hsien ^a   Kuo, Chung Yih ^a   Wang, Jiunn Wen ^a   Wang, Kai Sung ^a  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Deterministic analysis; ISCST3, Industrial Source Complex Short Term 3; PRGs, US EPA region 9 Preliminary Remediation Goals; RBCA, Risk based corrective action; Risk assessment; Sensitivity analysis; SSTLs, Site specific target levels.

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CLEANING; DEGRADATION; DISPERSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLOPE PROTECTION;

RISK-BASED CORRECTIVE ACTION (RBCA); RISK-BASED SOIL CLEANUP;

SOILS;

HEXACHLOROBENZENE; VINYL CHLORIDE;

AIR QUALITY; CLEANUP; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EXPOSURE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTION MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 2942548988     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.01.006     Document Type: Article

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