Fostering innovation in contaminated sediments management through multicriteria technology assessment and public participation

Risk Analysis

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1043-1052

  Seager, T P ^a   Lambert, J H ^b   Gardner, K H ^c  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beneficial reuse; Multicriteria decision analysis; Partnerships for innovation

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; COST ACCOUNTING; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SEDIMENTS;

CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS MANAGEMENT; FOSTERING INNOVATION; MULTICRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS; MULTICRITERIA TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION;

RISK ANALYSIS;

DECISION MAKING; POLLUTION CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; STAKEHOLDER;

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTAMINATION; COST; DECISION MAKING; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROPHYLAXIS; SEDIMENT; SOCIAL CARE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ECOLOGY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 35448960689     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2007.00942.x     Document Type: Article

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