Geostatistical modeling of the spatial distribution of soil dioxins in the vicinity of an incinerator. 1. Theory and application to Midland, Michigan

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 3648-3654

  Goovaerts, Pierre ^a   Trinh, Hoa T ^c   Demond, Avery ^c   Franzblau, Alfred ^b   Garabrant, David ^b   Gillespie, Brenda ^b   Lepkowski, James ^d   Adriaens, Peter ^c  

^a BIOMEDWARE INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; INTERPOLATION; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; TOXIC MATERIALS; WASTE INCINERATION;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; GEOSTATISTICAL MODELING;

SOIL SURVEYS;

DIOXIN;

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; INTERPOLATION; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; SOIL SURVEYS; TOXIC MATERIALS; WASTE INCINERATION;

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; DECISION MAKING; DIOXIN; DISPERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; FIELDWORK; GEOSTATISTICS; INCINERATION; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REMEDIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DISPERSION; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; INCINERATION; INDUSTRY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; SIMULATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC MODEL; UNITED STATES;

DIOXINS; GEOGRAPHY; INCINERATION; MICHIGAN; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

MICHIGAN; MIDLAND COUNTY [MICHIGAN]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43749092636     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es702494z     Document Type: Article

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