Optimization of remediation operations at petroleum-contaminated sites through a simulation-based stochastic-MCDA approach

Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects

Volumn 30, Issue 14-15, 2008, Pages 1300-1326

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Groundwater; MCDA; Remediation; Simulation; Stochastic; Subsurface contamination

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BENZENE; CHANNEL CAPACITY; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; FOSSIL FUELS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; POLLUTION; STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING; TOLUENE; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; XYLENE;

COMPLETE INFORMATION; CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT MODELING; CONTAMINATED SITES; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; DECISION MAKER (DM); ECONOMICAL FACTOR (EF); ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE (EP); GENERAL FRAMEWORK; GROUND WATER REMEDIATION; IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION (MCS); MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION-ANALYSIS (MCDA); OPERATIONAL COSTS; PROCESS MODELING; SIMULATION-BASED; SITE REMEDIATIONS; VACUUM EXTRACTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 47749153433     PISSN: 15567036     EISSN: 15567230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567030801928623     Document Type: Article

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