Knowledge based ranking algorithm for comparative assessment of post-closure care needs of closed landfills

Waste Management

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1232-1238

  Sizirici, Banu ^a   Tansel, Berrin ^b   Kumar, Vivek ^b  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b Florida International University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT; CRITICAL AREA; CRITICAL CONDITION; DECISION MAKING TOOL; GROUNDWATER MONITORING WELLS; HUMAN HEALTH; INTEGRATED DATA; KNOWLEDGE BASE; KNOWLEDGE-BASED DECISION MAKING; LANDFILL CONDITION; LEACHATE COLLECTION SYSTEMS; LIMITED DATA; MONITORING ACTIVITIES; PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT; RANKING ALGORITHM; RELATIVE IMPORTANCE; SITE CONDITIONS; SITE SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS; WATER QUALITY MONITORING; WEIGHTED SUM;

ALGORITHMS; CONDITION MONITORING; DECISION MAKING; GROUNDWATER; HEALTH RISKS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; LEACHATE TREATMENT; LEACHING; MAINTENANCE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WELLS;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

GROUND WATER; SURFACE WATER;

ALGORITHM; DECISION MAKING; LANDFILL; RANKING; WASTE DISPOSAL;

AGRICULTURE; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CLOSED LANDFILL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; GAS; INDUSTRIAL AREA; KNOWLEDGE BASE; LAND USE; LANDFILL; LANDFILL LEACHATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SOIL;

ALGORITHMS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MAINTENANCE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 79954924253     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.01.014     Document Type: Article

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