Stochastic risk assessment of groundwater contamination under uncertainty: A Canadian case study

Journal of Environmental Informatics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 80-86

  Li, J B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Contamination; Groundwater; Modeling; Risk assessment; Stochastic; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CLEANUP; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL PROPERTY; STOCHASTICITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; XYLENE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34447624309     PISSN: 17262135     EISSN: 16848799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3808/jei.200700089     Document Type: Article

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