Use of treated wastewater: Evaluation of wastewater minimization strategies using fuzzy techniques

Proceedings of the Second IASTED International Conference on Advanced Technology in the Environmental Field, ATEF 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 25-31

  Chowdhury, Shakhawat ^a   Champagne, Pascale ^a   Sarkar, Abhijit ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Mackenzie Building ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Priority matrix and analytic hierarchy process; Uncertainty; Wastewater reuse

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC HABITATS; LANDSCAPING ACTIVITIES; NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES; RENEWABLE GROUNDWATER;

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUZZY SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER;

WASTEWATER;

EID: 38049129003     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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