Model comparison for risk assessment: A case study of contaminated groundwater

Chemosphere

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 751-761

  Chen, Yen chuan ^a   Ma, Hwong wen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Conceptual model; Model uncertainty; Monte Carlo; Multimedia models; Sensitivity; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

CONCEPTUAL MODELS; MODEL UNCERTAINTIES; MONTE CARLO; MULTIMEDIA MODELS; SENSITIVITY; UNCERTAINTIES;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

GROUND WATER;

CONTAMINATION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MODEL; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; MULTIMEDIA; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCREENING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 33646055134     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.08.011     Document Type: Article

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