Uncertainty of measurement or of mean value for the reliable classification of contaminated land

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 409, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 423-429

  Boon, Katy A ^a   Ramsey, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification; Contaminated land; Uncertainty of mean value; Uncertainty of measurement

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; CONTAMINATED LANDS; MEAN VALUES; SIGNIFICANT HARM; SITE INVESTIGATIONS; TEST SITE; UNCERTAINTY OF MEASUREMENT;

CONTAMINATION; MEASUREMENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

LAND DEGRADATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS; UNCERTAINTY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78649736431     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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