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Water quality simulation modeling and uncertainty analysis for risk assessment and decision making

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Reckhow, KH
Published in: Ecological Modelling
January 1, 1994

The usefulness of water quality simulation models for environmental management is explored with a focus on prediction uncertainty. Ecological risk and environmental analysis often involve scientific assessments that are highly uncertain. Still, environmental management decisions are being made, often with the support of a mathematical simulation model. In the area of pollutant transport and fate in surface waters, few of the extant simulation models have been rigorously evaluated. Limited observational data and limited scientific knowledge are often incompatible with the highly-detailed model structures of the large pollutant transport and fate models. Two examples are presented to illustrate data and knowledge weaknesses that are likely to undermine these large models for decision support. An alternative to comprehensive structured simulation models is proposed as a flexible approach to introduce science into the environmental risk assessment and decision making process. © 1994.

Duke Scholars

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Ecological Modelling

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0304-3800

Publication Date

January 1, 1994

Volume

72

Issue

1-2

Start / End Page

1 / 20

Related Subject Headings

  • Ecology
 

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Reckhow, K. H. (1994). Water quality simulation modeling and uncertainty analysis for risk assessment and decision making. Ecological Modelling, 72(1–2), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-3800(94)90143-0
Reckhow, K. H. “Water quality simulation modeling and uncertainty analysis for risk assessment and decision making.” Ecological Modelling 72, no. 1–2 (January 1, 1994): 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-3800(94)90143-0.
Reckhow, K. H. “Water quality simulation modeling and uncertainty analysis for risk assessment and decision making.” Ecological Modelling, vol. 72, no. 1–2, Jan. 1994, pp. 1–20. Scopus, doi:10.1016/0304-3800(94)90143-0.
Journal cover image

Published In

Ecological Modelling

DOI

ISSN

0304-3800

Publication Date

January 1, 1994

Volume

72

Issue

1-2

Start / End Page

1 / 20

Related Subject Headings

  • Ecology