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- Evaluating and classifying contaminated areas based on loss functions using annealing simulations
- Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
- Fed Univ Para
- Cent Lab Eletronorte
- 0375-6742
- This paper presents a methodology based on geostatistical theory for quantifying the risks associated with heavy-metal contamination in the harbor area of Santana, Amapa State, Northern Brazil. In this area there were activities related to the commercialization of manganese ore from Serra do Navio. Manganese and arsenic concentrations at unsampled sites were estimated by postprocessing results from stochastic annealing simulations; the simulations were used to test different criteria for optimization, including average, median, and quantiles. For classifying areas as contaminated or uncontaminated, estimated quantiles based on functions of asymmetric loss showed better results than did estimates based on symmetric loss, such as the average or the median. The use of specific loss functions in the decision-making process can reduce the costs of remediation and health maintenance. The highest global health costs were observed for manganese. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved
- 1-Jun-2009
- Journal of Geochemical Exploration. Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V., v. 101, n. 3, p. 265-282, 2009.
- 265-282
- Elsevier B.V.
- Decision making process
- Uncertainty modeling
- Risk and loss functions
- Annealing simulation
- Geostatistics
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2008.09.005
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