Using Bayesian belief networks to support health risk assessment for sewer workers

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 385-394

  Liu, K F R ^a   Chen, C W ^b   Shen, Y S ^c  

^a MING CHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c MACKAY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hazard quotient; Morbidity; Mortality; Sanitary sewerage; Target organ specific hazard index

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PIPELINES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWERS; VENTILATION;

HAZARD INDICES; HAZARD QUOTIENTS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; SANITARY SEWERAGE;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWER NETWORK; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84891595279     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13762-012-0136-5     Document Type: Article

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