A decision-analysis approach for contaminated dredged material management in South Korea

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 72-82

  Hong, Gi Hoon ^a   Kim, Suk Hyun ^a   Suedel, Burton C ^b   Clarke, Joan U ^b   Kim, Jongbum ^c  

^a Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^b US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^c US Army Corps of Engineers   (United States)

Author keywords

Contaminated sediment; Decision making; Dredged material; Risk informed; South Korea

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; SEDIMENT; SOUTH KOREA; WASTE DISPOSAL;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 77249083313     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/IEAM_2009-033.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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