An Internet survey for perceptions of computers and the World Wide Web: relationship, prediction, and difference

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Title:	An Internet survey for perceptions of computers and the World Wide Web: relationship, prediction, and difference
Authors:	Liaw, SS
Contributors:	通識教育中心;China Med Coll, Gen Educ Ctr, Taichung 404, Taiwan
Date:	2002
Issue Date:	2010-09-24 14:42:57 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Abstract:	Many sites of contamination due to inappropriate disposal of hazardous materials or wastes have been found. These sites have the potential of damaging the environment and human health and thus need to be evaluated as to whether and what actions should be initiated. In the decision on whether a contaminated site should be subject to management, the knowledge concerning important parameters that would influence the decision will be beneficial to planning of data collection to support the decision. This paper presents a case study of contaminated site located in northern Taiwan, where the groundwater is contaminated by chlorinated hydrocarbons including trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (PCE). A site-specific multimedia risk assessment is performed to estimate the total risk resulting from the contamination. In addition, Monte Carlo simulation, rank correlation coefficients, and decision criteria are combined to develop a methodology for assessing the important of parameters in terms of their influence on the decision. It is found that TCE concentration, vegetable yield, deposition interception fraction of vegetables, and plant surface loss constant, are the four parameters important to the decision-making of the case problem. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Relation:	COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR 18(1):17-35
Appears in Collections:	[General Education Center] Journal articles

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