Addressing uncertainties in the ERICA Integrated Approach

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1384-1392

  Oughton, D H ^a   Aguero A ^b   Avila, R ^c   Brown, J E ^d   Copplestone, D ^e   Gilek, M ^f  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b CIEMAT   (Spain)

^c Facillia   (Sweden)

^d NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

^e ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^f School of Life Sciences Södertörn University   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ecological risk assessment; Ionising radiation; Uncertainty; Variability

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED CONTROL; IONIZING RADIATION; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; RADIATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

CHARACTERISATION; COMPLEX SYSTEMS; ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT (ERA); ECONOMIC IMPACTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; IONISING RADIATION; PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT (PRA); PROBLEM FORMULATION; TIERED APPROACH;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ECONOMIC IMPACT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CONCEPT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; ETHICS; IONIZING RADIATION; KNOWLEDGE; MODEL; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNCERTAINTY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIATION, IONIZING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 48149094334     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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