Site-specific applications of probabilistic health risk assessment: Review of the literature since 2000

Risk Analysis

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 635-658

  Lester, Richard R ^a   Green, Laura C ^a   Linkov, Igor ^a,b  

^a Cambridge Environmental Inc   (United States)

^b Intertox Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Effects assessment; Exposure assessment; Health risk; Monte Carlo; Probalistic risk assessment; Uncertainty; Variability

Indexed keywords

EFFECTS ASSESSMENT; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT (PRA); VARIABILITY;

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

HEALTH RISKS;

CONTAMINATED LAND; HEALTH RISK; LITERATURE REVIEW; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFTWARE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PEER REVIEW; POLLUTION; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 34447542839     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2007.00890.x     Document Type: Review

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