Fuzzy sets analysis for ballast water treatment systems: Best available control technology

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 397-407

  Mamlook, Rustom ^a   Badran, Omar ^b   Abu Khader, Mazen M ^b   Holdo, Arne ^c   Dales, Jason ^c  

^a Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Science   (Jordan)

^b AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ballast water; Benefit to cost ratios; Control technology; Fuzzy sets methodology; Marine pollution; Marine systems

Indexed keywords

BACKWARD WAVE TUBES; BALLAST (RAILROAD TRACK); COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYCLONE SEPARATORS; FUZZY SETS; MARINE INDUSTRY; MARINE POLLUTION; PETROLEUM TAR; RADIATION CHEMISTRY; RADIOLYSIS; SAFETY FACTOR; ULTRASONICS; WATER; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATERWORKS;

BALLAST WATER; BENEFIT TO COST RATIOS; CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES; FUZZY SETS METHODOLOGY; MARINE SYSTEMS;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 54149116089     PISSN: 1618954X     EISSN: 16189558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10098-007-0130-7     Document Type: Article

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