| Main Title |
Estimation of Background Levels of Contaminants. |
| Author |
Singh, A. ;
Singh, A. K. ;
Flatman, G. ;
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| CORP Author |
Lockheed Environmental Systems and Technologies Co., Las Vegas, NV. ;Nevada Univ., Las Vegas. Dept. of Mathematics.;Environmental Monitoring Systems Lab., Las Vegas, NV. |
| Publisher |
c1994 |
| Year Published |
1994 |
| Report Number |
EPA-68-C0-0049; EPA/600/J-94/375; |
| Stock Number |
PB95-124822 |
| Additional Subjects |
Hazardous materials ;
Statistical analysis ;
Environmental monitoring ;
Pollution sampling ;
Site characterization ;
Background ;
Estimation ;
Quality assurance ;
Probability distribution funtions ;
Statistical distribution ;
Comparative evaluations ;
Concentration(Composition) ;
Superfund ;
Reprints ;
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| Holdings |
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| NTIS |
PB95-124822 |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
29p |
| Abstract |
The chapter describes a statistical approach for assessing background levels from a dataset. These elevated values that may be associated with a plume or contaminated area of the site are separated from lower values that are assumed to represent background levels. It would be desirable to separate the two populations either by Kriging the data or chronologically by a time series analysis, provided an adequate number of samples were properly collected in space and/or time. Unfortunately, quite often the data are too few or too improperly designed to support either spatial or time series analysis. The paper provides a robust probabilistic approach for gaining this information from poorly collected data that are suitable for above-mentioned alternative approaches. The method presented here is quite general and is suitable for many geological and biological applications. |
| Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Mathematical Geology, v26 n3 p361-388 Apr 94. Prepared in cooperation with Nevada Univ., Las Vegas. Dept. of Mathematics. Sponsored by Environmental Monitoring Systems Lab., Las Vegas, NV. |
| NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
| Title Annotations |
Reprint: Estimation of Background Levels of Contaminants. |
| Category Codes |
68C |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A03/MF A01 |
| Primary Description |
600/07 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
435317596 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
