Probabilistic and monte carlo risk models for carbon nanomaterial production processes

IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Ok, Zeynep D ^a   Isaacs, Jacqueline A ^a   Benneyan, James C ^a  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

HiPco; Occupational health risk; SWNT; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BAYESIAN NETWORKS; CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBON NANOTUBES; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; DECISION TREES; HEALTH RISKS; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PROBABILITY; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); STANDARDS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

BAYESIAN BELIEF NETWORKS; DECISION-MAKERS; HEALTH AND SAFETY; HIGH PRESSURE; HIPCO; INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM; MANUFACTURING COSTS; MANUFACTURING PROCESSES; MONTE CARLO; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION; NANO MATERIALS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH RISK; PROBABILISTIC APPROACHES; PRODUCTION PROCESSES; RELATIVE RISKS; RESEARCH PRIORITIES; RISK ASSESSMENT METHODS; RISK MODELING; SINGLE-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; SWNT; UNCERTAINTY;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

EID: 52149114209     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISEE.2008.4562944     Document Type: Conference Paper

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