Published 1994
| Version v1
Report
Explaining probalistic risk assessment in common language
Description
Probabilistic human health risk assessment is explained in ordinary language using a hypothetical example and the ingestion equation from EPA's Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund. A section on understanding probabilities and probability distributions used in a Monte Carlo simulation is included as well as an appendix showing the computer run and the technical assumptions behind it
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- [Modular risk analysis for assessing multiple waste sites]: Proceedings
- Imprint Pagination
- 495 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 440.
- Report number
- CONF-9406226--
Conference
- Title
- DOE integrated workshop from strategic planning to baseline and other objectives.
- Dates
- 1-2 Jun 1994.
- Place
- Golden, CO (United States).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 27007945
- Subject category
- S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- EVALUATION; HAZARDS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROBABILISTIC ESTIMATION; RISK ASSESSMENT
- Descriptors DEC
- CALCULATION METHODS