Worldwide residential soil regulatory guidance values for chlorinated methanes

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 137, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 416-432

  Jennings, Aaron A ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorinated organics; Methane; MonteCarlo method; MonteCarlo simulation; Regulation; Regulations; Simulation; Soil pollution; Statistical analysis; Statistics; Surface soil contamination

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATED ORGANICS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; REGULATION; REGULATIONS; SIMULATION; SURFACE SOIL CONTAMINATION;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DICHLOROMETHANE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; GEOLOGIC MODELS; METHANE; RANDOM VARIABLES; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SOILS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GUIDELINE; INTERNATIONAL LAW; METHANE; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION POLICY; REGULATORY APPROACH; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79959431658     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000343     Document Type: Article

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