| Titre : | Hybrid approach for addressing uncertainty in risk assessments. (2003) |
| Auteurs : | Dominique Guyonnet ; Bernard BOURGINE ; Jean-Paul CHILES ; COME (Bernard) : FRA. Antea. Orléans. ; Didier Dubois ; Hélène FARGIER ; Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) (Orléans, FRA) ; Université Paul Sabatier. Toulouse. FRA |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Journal of environmental engineering (vol. 129, n° 1, 2003) |
| Pagination : | 68-78 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Mesure risque ; Loi probabilité ; Etude cas ; France ; Europe ; Pollution sol ; Cadmium ; Ingestion |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS vyUR0x2c. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Parameter uncertainty is a major aspect of the model-based estimation of the risk of human exposure to pollutants. The Monte Carlo method, which applies probability theory to address model parameter uncertainty, relies on a statistical representation of available information. In recent years, other uncertainty theories have been proposed as alternative approaches to address model parameter uncertainty in situations where available information is insufficient to identify statistically representative probability distributions, due in particular to data scarcity. The simplest such theory is possibility theory, which uses so-called fuzzy numbers to represent model parameter uncertainty. In practice, it may occur that certain model parameters can be reasonably represented by probability distributions, because there are sufficient data available to substantiate such distributions by statistical analysis, while others are better represented by fuzzy numbers (due to data scarcity). The question then arises as to how these two modes of representation of model parameter uncertainty can be combined for the purpose of estimating the risk of exposure. This paper proposes an approach (termed a hybrid approach) which combines Monte Carlo random sampling of probability distribution functions with fuzzy calculus. The approach is applied to a real case of estimation of human exposure, via vegetable consumption, to cadmium present in the surficial soils of an industrial site located in the north of France. The application illustrates the potential of the proposed approach, which allows the uncertainty affecting model parameters to be represented in a way that is consistent with the information at hand. Also, because the hybrid approach takes advantage of the "rich" information provided by probability distributions, while retaining the conservative character of fuzzy calculus, it is believed to hold value in terms of a "reasonable" application of the precautionary principle. |
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