Managing uncertainty in risk-based corrective action design: Global sensitivity analysis of contaminant fate and exposure models used in the dose assessment

Environmental Modeling and Assessment

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-57

  Avagliano, S ^a   Parrella, L ^a  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Global sensitivity analysis; Inhalation dose model; Risk based corrective action

Indexed keywords

RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SOIL TESTING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

2 ,3 ,7 ,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO P DIOXINS; CONTAMINANTS OF CONCERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ANALYSIS; FOURIER AMPLITUDE SENSITIVITY TESTS; GLOBAL SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; INHALATION DOSE; RISK-BASED CORRECTIVE ACTION; VARIANCE-BASED GLOBAL SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

DESIGN; DIOXIN; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 58549093351     PISSN: 14202026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10666-008-9163-5     Document Type: Article

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