Estimating and optimising analytical and sampling uncertainty in environmental investigations: Application and evaluation

Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 237-249

  Boon, Katy A ^a   Taylor, Paul D ^a   Ramsey, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fitness for purpose; Measurement; Optimisation; Sampling; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 35148883267     PISSN: 16394488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-908X.2007.00854.x     Document Type: Article

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