An environmental decision support system for spatial assessment and selective remediation

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 751-760

  Stewart, Robert N ^a,b   Purucker, S Thomas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental decision support software; Geostatistics; Risk assessment; Sample design; Selective remediation

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORTS; ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION SUPPORTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS; GEOSTATISTICS; HUMAN HEALTH; REMEDIAL DESIGNS; RESEARCH GOALS; SAMPLE DESIGN; SAMPLING DESIGN; SELECTIVE REMEDIATION; SITE INVESTIGATIONS; SOIL REMEDIATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ASPECT; SPATIAL ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL MODELING TOOLS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; DESIGN; ECOLOGY; HEALTH RISKS; RATING; REMEDIATION; SAMPLING; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; USER INTERFACES; VISUALIZATION;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALGORITHM; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GEOSTATISTICS; GIS; REMOTE SENSING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFTWARE; SOIL REMEDIATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VISUALIZATION;

EID: 79951724763     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2010.12.010     Document Type: Article

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