Uncertainty from synergistic effects of multiple parameters in the Johnson and Ettinger (1991) vapor intrusion model

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 4098-4112

  Tillman Jr , Fred D ^a,b   Weaver, James W ^b  

^a National Research

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Johnson and Ettinger model; Risk assessment; Vapor intrusion; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

INHALATION EXPOSURE; JOHNSON AND ETTINGER MODEL; SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS; VAPOR INTRUSION;

VAPORS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CONTAMINATED LAND; GROUNDWATER; MIGRATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFTWARE; SUBSURFACE FLOW; SYNERGISM; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VOLATILE ELEMENT;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CANCER RISK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MODEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VAPOR;

CANADA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33745167728     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.03.011     Document Type: Article

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