Uncertainty in environmental analysis: theory and laboratory studies

International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 2-4, 2005, Pages 311-335

  Conti, Marcelo Enrique ^a   Muse, Jorge Oscar ^b   Mecozzi, Mauro ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c Istituto Centrale per la Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica Applicata al Mare   (Italy)

Author keywords

calibration; environmental monitoring; laboratory analysis; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 35649018325     PISSN: 14668297     EISSN: 17415241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijram.2005.007174     Document Type: Article

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