An integrated fuzzy model based on interval numbers for assessment of environmental health risks of water sources

Huanjing Kexue Xuebao / Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1527-1533

  Zhu, Huina ^a   Yuan, Xingzhong ^a   Zeng, Guangming ^a   Jiang, Hongwei ^a   Liang, Jie ^a   Zhao, Ningning ^a   Zhang, Zhao ^a  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fuzzy; Health risk assessment; Inlerval numbers; Membership degree

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CHILD HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; PHENOL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER POLLUTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HUNAN; XIANG RIVER;

EID: 67651049135     PISSN: 02532468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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