Optimal water treatment plant design

Journal of Environmental Engineering (United States)

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 1987, Pages 567-584

  Wiesner, Mark R ^a   O’melia, Charles R ^b   Cohon, Jared L ^b  

^a Lyonnaise des Eaux   (France)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS - ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION; WATER FILTRATION;

WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

DRINKING WATER;

COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FILTRATION; THEORETICAL STUDY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0023364005     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(1987)113:3(567)     Document Type: Article

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