A multi-criteria decision approach for choosing and ranking SO2 emission reduction measures for a network of power stations

World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development

Volumn 4, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 196-225

  Al Gharib, S A ^a   Elkamel, A ^b   Baker, C G J ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid rain; AHP; Air pollution control; Analytic Hierarchy Process; Energy conservation; Flue gas desulphurisation; Power plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347331051     PISSN: 17412242     EISSN: 17412234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/WRSTSD.2007.013583     Document Type: Article

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