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RELIABILITY-BASED UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS OF GROUNDWATER CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT AND REMEDIATION
Citation:
Hamed, M. M. AND P. B. Bedient. RELIABILITY-BASED UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS OF GROUNDWATER CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT AND REMEDIATION. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/R-99/028, 1999.
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Description:
This report presents a discussion of the application of the first- and second-order reliability methods (FORM and SORM, respectively) to ground-water transport and remediation, and to public health risk assessment. Using FORM and SORM allows the formal incorporation of parameter uncertainty in the analysis of such applications. The report shows the advantages of the reliability methods over currently available simulation methods, such as the Monte Carlo Simulation Method. Special attention is also given to the stochastic sensitivity results obtained as an integral part from the reliability analysis. Numerous examples and case studies are given to illustrate the method application. The report concludes with an outlook of possible future efforts needed in this research area. It is published and made available by EPA's Office of Research and Development to assist the user community.