Probabilistic risk analysis and fault trees: Initial discussion of application to identification of risk at a wellhead

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 36, Issue , 2012, Pages 133-145

  Rodak, C ^a   Silliman, S ^a  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

Author keywords

Fault tree; Groundwater; Health risk; Land use; Probabilistic risk analysis; Wellhead protection

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER PROPERTIES; CAPTURE ZONES; CHEMICAL TRANSPORT; CONTAMINANT SOURCES; FAULT-TREES; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINANTS; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH OUTCOMES; HUMAN HEALTH RISKS; IDENTIFICATION OF RISKS; NEW STRATEGY; PROBABILISTIC RISK ANALYSIS; UNCONFINED AQUIFERS;

AQUIFERS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FAULT TREE ANALYSIS; FORESTRY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HEALTH; IMPURITIES; LAND USE; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WELLHEADS;

HEALTH RISKS;

GROUNDWATER; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HETEROGENEITY; LAND USE; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCONFINED AQUIFER; WELLHEAD;

ALGORITHMS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FORESTRY; GROUND WATER; HEALTH; IMPURITIES; LAND USE; PROBABILITY; RESERVOIRS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84855243444     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2011.02.005     Document Type: Article

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