A stepwise-inference-based optimization system for supporting remediation of petroleum-contaminated sites

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 185, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 349-368

  Qin, X S ^a   Huang, G H ^a,b   Chakma, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Free product recovery; Groundwater remediation; Optimization; Stepwise cluster analysis

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MULTIPHASE FLOW; OIL SPILLS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

FREE PRODUCT RECOVERY; GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION; VACUUM ENHANCED FREE PRODUCT RECOVERY;

WATER POLLUTION;

HYDROCARBON; PETROLEUM;

CONTAMINATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MULTIPHASE FLOW; OIL SPILLS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TWO DIMENSIONAL; WATER POLLUTION;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; OIL SPILL RESPONSE; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM;

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRODUCT RECOVERY; SPILLAGE; VACUUM ENHANCED FREE PRODUCT RECOVERY; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 34548814785     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-007-9458-1     Document Type: Article

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