Main Title |
Evaluation of the Rackwitz-Fiessler Uncertainty Analysis Method for Environmental Fate and Transport Models. |
Author |
Schanz, R. W. ;
Salhotra, A. ;
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CORP Author |
Williams (Philip) and Associates, San Francisco, CA. ;Woodward-Clyde Consultants, Oakland, CA.;Environmental Protection Agency, Athens, GA. |
Publisher |
c1992 |
Year Published |
1992 |
Report Number |
EPA-68-03-6304; EPA/600/J-92/180; |
Stock Number |
PB92-188879 |
Additional Subjects |
Environmental transport ;
Path of pollutants ;
Hazardous materials ;
Mathematical models ;
Waste management ;
Waste disposal ;
Remedial action ;
Pollution regulations ;
Probability theory ;
Monte Carlo method ;
Study estimates ;
Chemical compounds ;
Land pollution ;
Water pollution ;
Reprints ;
Rackwitz-Fiessler method ;
Cleanup operations
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PB92-188879 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
11p |
Abstract |
The use of contaminant transport modeling has become an integral component of the regulatory and decision process for the disposal and cleanup of hazardous wastes. Because many of the input parameters to these models are uncertain, analysis of the uncertainty and its impact on the decision process has become increasingly important. Many contaminant transport models are computationally intensive and require run times that make traditional Monte Carlo analysis impractical. The paper therefore evaluates and tests an approximate technique, the Rackwitz-Fiessler method, that can be used when computation time prohibits the use of Monte Carlo simulation. The accuracy and efficiency of the method is assessed and compared to Monte Carlo simulation for three contaminant transport models. (Copyright (c) 1992 by the American Geophysical Union.) |
Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Water Resources Research, v28 n4 p1071-1079 Apr 92. Prepared in cooperation with Woodward-Clyde Consultants, Oakland, CA. Sponsored by Environmental Protection Agency, Athens, GA. |
NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
Title Annotations |
Reprint: Evaluation of the Rackwitz-Fiessler Uncertainty Analysis Method for Environmental Fate and Transport Models. |
Category Codes |
68C; 68D |
NTIS Prices |
PC A03/MF A01 |
Primary Description |
600/01 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
220521424 |
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NTIS |
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CAT |