Methodology for Setting Risk-Based Concentrations of Contaminants in Soil and Groundwater and Application to a Model Contaminated Site

Risk Analysis

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 122-137

  Fujinaga, Aiichiro ^a   Uchiyama, Iwao ^b   Morisawa, Shinsuke ^b   Yoneda, Minoru ^b   Sasamoto, Yuzuru ^c  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Geo Environmental Management Department   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contaminated soil and groundwater; Risk assessment; Risk based concentration

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATED SITES; ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS; LEACHATES; NETHERLANDS; REMEDIATION GOALS; RISK-BASED; SITE CONDITIONS;

CONTAMINATION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GROUNDWATER; LEACHING; POTABLE WATER; RATING; REMEDIATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON;

CONTAMINATED LAND; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LEACHATE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; STANDARD (REGULATION); WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HUMAN; JAPAN; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOIL POLLUTANT; STANDARD; THEORETICAL MODEL; WATER CYCLE; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; JAPAN; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER CYCLE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

JAPAN; NETHERLANDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855298695     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2011.01677.x     Document Type: Article

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