Analysis of Worldwide Naphthalene Surface Soil Regulatory Guidance Values

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 451-497

  Jennings, Aaron A ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental regulations; Monte Carlo simulation; naphthalene; risk models; soil contamination; statistical analysis; uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; DERMAL EXPOSURE; LOG-NORMAL RANDOM VARIABLE; MONTE CARLO; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; REGULATORY GUIDANCE; REMEDIATION COSTS; RISK MODEL; SOIL CONTAMINANTS; SOIL CONTAMINATION; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; SURFACE SOIL; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; HEALTH RISKS; IMPURITIES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOILS; STATISTICAL METHODS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

NAPHTHALENE;

EID: 84861963184     PISSN: 15320383     EISSN: 15497887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320383.2012.672492     Document Type: Article

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