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Assessment of BTEX-induced health risk under multiple uncertainties at a petroleum-contaminated site: An integrated fuzzy stochastic approach

Water resources research, 2011-12, Vol.47 (12), p.n/a [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2011 by the American Geophysical Union ;ISSN: 0043-1397 ;EISSN: 1944-7973 ;DOI: 10.1029/2011WR010682

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  • Title:
    Assessment of BTEX-induced health risk under multiple uncertainties at a petroleum-contaminated site: An integrated fuzzy stochastic approach
  • Author: Zhang, Xiaodong ; Huang, Guo H.
  • Subjects: fuzzy ; groundwater pollution ; health risk ; multiple uncertainties ; petroleum contaminated sites ; stochastic
  • Is Part Of: Water resources research, 2011-12, Vol.47 (12), p.n/a
  • Description: Groundwater pollution has gathered more and more attention in the past decades. Conducting an assessment of groundwater contamination risk is desired to provide sound bases for supporting risk‐based management decisions. Therefore, the objective of this study is to develop an integrated fuzzy stochastic approach to evaluate risks of BTEX‐contaminated groundwater under multiple uncertainties. It consists of an integrated interval fuzzy subsurface modeling system (IIFMS) and an integrated fuzzy second‐order stochastic risk assessment (IFSOSRA) model. The IIFMS is developed based on factorial design, interval analysis, and fuzzy sets approach to predict contaminant concentrations under hybrid uncertainties. Two input parameters (longitudinal dispersivity and porosity) are considered to be uncertain with known fuzzy membership functions, and intrinsic permeability is considered to be an interval number with unknown distribution information. A factorial design is conducted to evaluate interactive effects of the three uncertain factors on the modeling outputs through the developed IIFMS. The IFSOSRA model can systematically quantify variability and uncertainty, as well as their hybrids, presented as fuzzy, stochastic and second‐order stochastic parameters in health risk assessment. The developed approach haw been applied to the management of a real‐world petroleum‐contaminated site within a western Canada context. The results indicate that multiple uncertainties, under a combination of information with various data‐quality levels, can be effectively addressed to provide supports in identifying proper remedial efforts. A unique contribution of this research is the development of an integrated fuzzy stochastic approach for handling various forms of uncertainties associated with simulation and risk assessment efforts. Key Points Health risk assessment under multiple uncertainties Subsurface modeling under interval and fuzzy uncertainties
  • Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0043-1397
    EISSN: 1944-7973
    DOI: 10.1029/2011WR010682
  • Source: Wiley Blackwell AGU Digital Archive
    AUTh Library subscriptions: ProQuest Central
    Alma/SFX Local Collection
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