Statistical analysis of BTEX surface soil regulatory guidance values

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 135, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 723-736

  Jennings, Aaron A ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Regulations; Remedial action; Soil pollution; Statistics

Indexed keywords

BENZENE , TOLUENE , ETHYLBENZENE , AND XYLENES; BTEX COMPOUNDS; DERMAL EXPOSURE; LOG-NORMAL RANDOM VARIABLE; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; REGULATIONS; REGULATORY GUIDANCE; REMEDIAL ACTION; RISK-BASED; SOIL CONTAMINANTS; SOIL CONTAMINATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE SOIL; VALUE DISTRIBUTION; WELL-DISPERSED;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; RANDOM VARIABLES; SOILS; SURFACE ANALYSIS; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

SOIL POLLUTION;

BTEX; CHILD HEALTH; GUIDELINE; HEALTH RISK; INGESTION RATE; REGULATORY APPROACH; SKIN DISORDER; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69149086330     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000037     Document Type: Article

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