An aggregate fuzzy hazardous index for composite wastes

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 723-733

  Musee, N ^a   Lorenzen, L ^a   Aldrich, C ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fuzzy hazardous waste index; Fuzzy logic; Hazardous waste; Uncertainty evaluation

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE WASTES; FUZZY ALGORITHM; FUZZY HAZARDOUS WASTE INDEX(FHWI); UNCERTAINITY EVALUATION;

ALGORITHMS; DECISION MAKING; FUZZY SETS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; TOXICITY;

SOLID WASTES;

ALGORITHMS; DECISION MAKING; FUZZY SETS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; SOLID WASTES; TOXICITY;

COMPOSITE; CORROSION; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INDEX METHOD; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; TOXICITY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; COST; FLAMMABILITY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INTEGRATED FUZZY HAZARDOUS WASTE INDEX; TECHNIQUE; TOXICITY;

ALGORITHMS; FUZZY LOGIC; HAZARDOUS WASTE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 33748429487     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.03.060     Document Type: Article

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