Evaluation of a risk-based environmental hot spot delineation algorithm

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 338-345

  Sinha, Parikhit ^a   Lambert, Michael B ^a   Schew, William A ^a  

^a O'Brien and Gere   (United States)

Author keywords

Geospatial analysis; Hazardous waste; Risk assessment; Site remediation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS; HAZARD QUOTIENTS; HOT SPOTS; SITE REMEDIATION;

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS;

ALGORITHMS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ALGORITHM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HAZARDOUS WASTE; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REMEDIATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HAZARDOUS WASTE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RANDOM SAMPLE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALGORITHMS; ANTIMONY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RISK; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 34648826006     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.03.086     Document Type: Article

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