Assessing environmental risks through fuzzy parameterized probabilistic analysis

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-58

  Qin, X S ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Dual uncertainty; Environmental risk assessment; Fuzzy transformation; Monte Carlo simulation

Indexed keywords

DUAL UNCERTAINTY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGERS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION PROBLEM; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; FUZZY RISK; FUZZY TRANSFORMATION; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINANT PLUME; MODELING PARAMETERS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PARAMETERIZED; POSSIBILISTIC; PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS; PROBABILISTIC RISK; PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK; RIVER SYSTEMS; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; STOCHASTIC DISTRIBUTION; UNCERTAIN FEATURES; WASTE LANDFILL; WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAMETERIZATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RATING; RIVER POLLUTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER POLLUTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 82755189777     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-010-0454-4     Document Type: Article

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