Machine learning methods for microbial source tracking

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 741-750

  Belanche Muñoz, Lluís ^a   Blanch, Anicet R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Faecal pollution; Machine learning methods; Microbial indicators; Microbial source tracking; Water

Indexed keywords

FEATURE EXTRACTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

FAECAL POLLUTION; MACHINE LEARNING METHODS; MICROBIAL INDICATORS; MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; FECES; LEARNING; MACHINERY; MODELING; PREDICTION; TRACKING; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTEROIDES THETAIOTAOMICRON;

EID: 38949183032     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2007.09.013     Document Type: Article

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