Interpreting drinking water quality in the distribution system using Dempster-Shafer theory of evidence

Chemosphere

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 177-188

  Sadiq, Rehan ^a   Rodriguez, Manuel J ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggregation operators; Data fusion; Theory of evidence; Water distribution system; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; DECISION MAKING; POTABLE WATER; QUALITY CONTROL; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

DATA FUSION; WATER QUALITY INDEX; WATER QUALITY INDICATORS; WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

WATER QUALITY;

DRINKING WATER;

DRINKING WATER; MEASUREMENT METHOD; WATER QUALITY;

DRINKING WATER; MEASUREMENT METHOD; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; QUALITY CONTROL; THEORETICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL STUDY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 13844299128     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.11.087     Document Type: Article

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