Author(s)

C.S. Lew, W.B. Mills, A. MacNeill, S. Liu & S. Gherini

Abstract

RIVRISK provides the means to analyze the environmental impact of a power plant on a river. RIVRISK evaluates river contamination from direct discharges, stack emissions, ground water seepage, and cooling water discharges, and predicts the chemical concentrations and water temperatures in the river. RIVRISK simplifies evaluation of the impacts by also calculating the human health risks from the inhalation, ingestion, and direct contact exposure routes. RIVRISK's integrated modeling environment allows the user to quickly evaluate a problem and graphically view the results. In addition, uncertainty analysis of RIVRISK's predictions is available via Monte Carlo analysis. Typical uses of RIVRISK include evaluation of NPDES permits, 316(a) and 316(b) permitt

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