Application of an environmental decision support system to a water quality trading program affected by surface water diversions

Environmental Management

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 946-956

  Obropta, Christopher C ^a   Niazi, Mehran ^a   Kardos, Josef S ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental decision support systems; Total maximum daily load; Water quality trading; Water resource management; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD; WATER QUALITY TRADING; WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMMERCE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; EARTH SCIENCES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLOOD CONTROL; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; LANDFORMS; MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PHOSPHORUS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROCESS ENGINEERING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RIVERS; SOIL CONSERVATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WATERSHEDS;

WATER RESOURCES;

PHOSPHORUS; SURFACE WATER;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; PHOSPHORUS; SURFACE WATER; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HYDROLOGY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; RIVER BASIN; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FRESH WATER; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NEW JERSEY; PHOSPHORUS; QUALITY CONTROL; RIVERS; UNCERTAINTY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; PASSAIC RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56549103609     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-008-9153-z     Document Type: Review

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