Characterising uncertainties in human exposure modelling through the Random Sampling-High Dimensional Model Representation (RS-HDMR) methodology

International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 2-4, 2005, Pages 387-406

  Wang, Sheng Wei ^a   Georgopoulos, Panos G ^a   Li, Genyuan ^b   Rabitz, Herschel ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

global uncertainty sensitivity analysis; HDMR; human exposure assessment; microenvironmental models; model reduction; Monte Carlo methods; multimedia multipathway exposure and dose modelling; pharmacokinetics models; random sampling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84952956081     PISSN: 14668297     EISSN: 17415241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijram.2005.007179     Document Type: Article

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