Using decision analysis to determine optimal experimental design for monitoring sewer exfiltration with tracers

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 6-7, 2006, Pages 161-168

  Rieckermann, Joerg ^a   Borsuk, M E ^a   Gujer, W ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Decision analysis; Experimental design; Monte Carlo simulation; QUEST; Sewer leakage

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION;

SEWER EXFILTRATION; TRACER METHOD;

SEWERS;

GROUND WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRACER;

DECISION THEORY; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; SEWERS;

DECISION ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FILTRATION; LEAKAGE; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; SEWER NETWORK; TRACER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEWER; TIME; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DRAINAGE, SANITARY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEWAGE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 33751041417     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.615     Document Type: Article

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