Uncertainty in the assessment of hazard, exposure and risk

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 205-217

  Ramsey, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exposure; Risk assessment; Sampling; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD; ESTIMATION METHOD; ETIOLOGY; HEALTH IMPACT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DANGEROUS GOODS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; UNCERTAINTY;

ATTICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; LAVRION; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 61849105477     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-008-9211-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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