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SMARTE'S SITE CHARACTERIZATION TOOL
Citation:
VEGA, A. M. AND K. BLACK. SMARTE'S SITE CHARACTERIZATION TOOL. Presented at ITRC CluIn Training, Cincinnati, OH, April 11, 2007.
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Description:
Site Characterization involves collecting environmental data to evaluate the nature and extent of contamination. Environmental data could consist of chemical analyses of soil, sediment, water or air samples. Typically site characterization data are statistically evaluated for three decision endpoints of interest: background comparisons; regulatory threshold comparisons; and risk assessment. This SMARTe tool offers standard statistical methods for performing background comparisons (exploratory data analyses and some Classical two-sample statistical hypothesis tests [both parametric and non-parametric tests are offered]; upper tolerance limits are also offered to characterize the background data) and supporting regulatory comparisons and risk assessment (exploratory data analysis, spatial plots, confidence limits, and some Classical one-sample statistical hypothesis tests [both parametric and non-parametric tests are offered]). This training will teach users how to use the site characterization tool using an example data set.