Environmental- and health-risk-induced remediation design for benzene-contaminated groundwater under parameter uncertainty: A case study in Western Canada

Chemosphere

Volumn 111, Issue , 2014, Pages 604-612

  Fan, X ^a   He, L ^a   Lu, H W ^a   Li, J ^a  

^a NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fuzzy set; Ground water; Health risk; Remediation design; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; FUZZY SETS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HEALTH; REMEDIATION;

CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER; ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH RISKS; ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS; PETROLEUM-CONTAMINATED SITES; PUMP-AND-TREAT SYSTEMS; REMEDIATION DESIGN; SIMULATION AND OPTIMIZATION; UNCERTAINTY;

HEALTH RISKS;

BENZENE; GROUND WATER;

BENZENE; BIOREMEDIATION; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH RISK; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER RISK; CASE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; HEALTH HAZARD; PUMP; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CANADA;

FUZZY SET; GROUND WATER; HEALTH RISK; REMEDIATION DESIGN; UNCERTAINTY;

BENZENE; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; GROUNDWATER; PETROLEUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84903629508     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.04.082     Document Type: Article

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