An evaluation of sources of uncertainty in a dredged material assessment

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 369-389

  Vorhees, D J ^a   Kane Driscoll, S B ^a   Von Stackelberg, K ^a   Cura, J J ^a   Bridges, T S ^b  

^a Menzie Cura and Associates   (United States)

^b WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Dredged material; Open water disposal; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242724735     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20028091056962     Document Type: Conference Paper

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