Ofungwu Statistical Applications for Environmental Analysis and Risk Assessment

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-118-63451-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 656 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Statistics in Practice

Statistical Applications for Environmental Analysis and RiskAssessment guides readers through real-world situations and thebest statistical methods used to determine the nature and extent ofthe problem, evaluate the potential human health and ecologicalrisks, and design and implement remedial systems as necessary.Featuring numerous worked examples using actual data and"ready-made" software scripts, StatisticalApplications for Environmental Analysis and Risk Assessmentalso includes:
* Descriptions of basic statistical concepts andprinciples in an informal style that does not presume priorfamiliarity with the subject
* Detailed illustrations of statistical applications inthe environmental and related water resources fields usingreal-world data in the contexts that would typically be encounteredby practitioners
* Software scripts using the high-powered statisticalsoftware system, R, and supplemented by USEPA's ProUCL andUSDOE's VSP software packages, which are all freelyavailable
* Coverage of frequent data sample issues such asnon-detects, outliers, skewness, sustained and cyclical trend thathabitually plague environmental data samples
* Clear demonstrations of the crucial, but oftenoverlooked, role of statistics in environmental sampling design andsubsequent exposure risk assessment.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ofungwu, Joseph

Über Autor(innen)

Joseph Ofungwu, PhD, is an environmental professional with over eighteen years of hands-on experience in environmental practice, including contaminant impact analysis, human health and ecological risk assessment, pollutant fate and transport modeling in ambient air, soil, ground and surface water. Dr. Ofungwu is also Visiting Assistant Professor with the Urban Environmental Systems Management Program at Pratt Institute and teaches statistics courses for professional engineer license maintenance requirements.