Multilevel Decision Analysis Method for Remediation of Contaminated Sites Under Conditions of Uncertainty

Abstract

This study was conducted to provide a decision analysis methodology for military commanders and their staffs when confronted with an environmental contamination problem. The methodology was based on an established problem solving foundation that was adapted to incorporate uncertainty analysis of imperfect data and quantify the uncertainty with respect to time. The methodology provided a link between the uncertainty analysis and a decision optimization model which can be applied to strategic, operational or tactical level decision making.