ABSTRACT

A Training Tool for the Environmental Risk ProfessionalEnvironmental Risk Analysis: Probability Distribution Calculations defines the role that probability distributions play in risk analysis, and gives direction on how to measure and compare the magnitude of risk more efficiently. Designed for the practicing environmental engineer and scientist, t

part |2 pages

Section I: Introduction to Environmental Risk Analysis

chapter 1|18 pages

Introduction to Environmental Risk

chapter 2|24 pages

Chapter 2Environmental Risk Analysis

chapter 3|16 pages

Introduction to Probability and Statistics

part |2 pages

Section II: Discrete Probability Distributions

chapter 5|14 pages

Binomial Distribution

chapter 6|14 pages

Chapter 6Multinomial Distribution

chapter 7|12 pages

Hypergeometric Distribution

chapter 8|12 pages

Poisson Distribution

part |2 pages

Section III: Continuous Probability Distributions

chapter 9|24 pages

Normal Distribution

chapter 10|20 pages

Log-Normal Distribution

chapter 11|20 pages

Exponential Distribution

chapter 12|18 pages

Chapter 12Weibull Distribution

chapter 13|24 pages

Other Continuous Probability Distributions

part |2 pages

Section IV: Applications

chapter 14|22 pages

Chemicals and Refineries

chapter 15|18 pages

Energy and Power

chapter 16|20 pages

Manufacturing and Electronics

chapter 17|14 pages

Pharmaceuticals

chapter 18|14 pages

Military and Terrorism

chapter 19|18 pages

Travel/Aerospace/Weather

chapter 20|21 pages

Chapter 20Nanotechnology