Ecological impact analysis on Mahshahr petrochemical industries using analytic hierarchy process method

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 725-734

  Malmasi, S ^a   Jozi, S A ^a   Monavari, S M ^a   Jafarian, M E ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy process; Environment; Estuaries; Expert choice; Impacts; Petrochemical industries

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; EIGENVALUE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTUARY; GASTROPOD; HEAVY METAL; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY;

IRAN; KHUZESTAN; MAHSHAHR;

GASTROPODA; PISCES;

EID: 79955577579     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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