Selecting water disinfection processes using fuzzy synthetic evaluation technique

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-10

  Chowdhury, Shakhawat ^a   Champagne, Pascale ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy process and uncertainty; Disinfection approach; Fuzzy synthetic evaluation; Multicriteria decision making

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; AMINATION; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHLORINATION; DECISION MAKING; FUZZY SET THEORY; GRANULAR MATERIALS; HEALTH RISKS; MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS; POTABLE WATER; RISK MANAGEMENT; WATER FILTRATION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS AND UNCERTAINTY; ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; DISINFECTION APPROACH; FUZZY SYNTHETIC EVALUATION; FUZZY SYNTHETIC EVALUATION TECHNIQUE; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; MULTI CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; TRIANGULAR MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS;

DISINFECTION;

CHLORINATION; CHLORINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH RISK; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 60149103471     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2008.002     Document Type: Article

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