Performance evaluation of slow sand filters using fuzzy rule-based modelling

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 507-515

  Sadiq, Rehan ^a   Al Zahrani, Muhammad A ^b   Sheikh, Anwer K ^b   Husain, Tahir ^c   Farooq, Shaukat ^b,d  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^d Gulf Org for Industrial Consulting   (Qatar)

Author keywords

If then rules; Possibility and necessity measures; Removal efficiency; Risk analysis; Slow sand filters; Total coliforms fuzzy rule based modelling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUZZY SETS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAND; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

SAND FILTERS;

BIOFILTERS;

EFFICIENCY; FILTER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PILOT SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAND; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 1642326832     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-8152(03)00165-8     Document Type: Article

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