Definition and GIS-based characterization of an integral risk index applied to a chemical/petrochemical area

Chemosphere

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1526-1535

  Nadal, Martí ^a   Kumar, Vikas ^a   Schuhmacher, Marta ^a   Domingo, José L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental pollutants; Geographic information system; Hazard Index; Risk map; Self organizing maps; Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain)

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HAZARD INDEX; RISK MAP; SELF-ORGANIZING MAPS; TARRAGONA (CATALONIA, SPAIN);

SOIL POLLUTION;

DIBENZOFURAN; HEAVY METAL; INORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

BIOACCUMULATION; GIS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEAVY METAL; INDEX METHOD; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PAH; PCB; PCDD; PCDF; PERSISTENCE; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; INDUSTRIAL AREA; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANT; SPAIN;

CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; TARRAGONA [CATALONIA];

EID: 33746023967     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.11.078     Document Type: Article

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