Can fuzzy LOGIC bring complex environmental problems into focus?

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  McKone, Thomas E ^a   Deshpande, Ashok W ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FUZZY SETS; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARITHMETIC; COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY;

ARITHMETIC; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDIA; MODEL; POLICY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 12344318100     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0531632     Document Type: Review

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