Application of a multi-objective optimization method to provide least cost alternatives for NPS pollution control

Environmental Management

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 448-461

  Maringanti, Chetan ^a   Chaubey, Indrajeet ^a,b   Arabi, Mazdak ^c   Engel, Bernard ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Biofuel; BMP tool; Multi objective genetic algorithms; Nonpoint source pollution; Optimization

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL AREAS; AGRICULTURAL WATERSHEDS; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BMP TOOL; CORN FIELDS; CORN STOVER; COST INFORMATION; IMPLEMENTATION COST; INDIANA; LEAST COST; MAINTENANCE COST; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; MULTI OBJECTIVE; MULTI OBJECTIVE ALGORITHM; MULTI-OBJECTIVE GENETIC ALGORITHM; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; NONPOINT SOURCES; NOVEL METHODS; NSGA-II; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; OPTIMIZATION MODELS; PARETO-OPTIMAL FRONT; POLLUTANT LOADS; POLLUTION REDUCTION; RESIDUE MANAGEMENT; SEARCH METHOD; SINGLE OBJECTIVE; UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATERBODIES; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT; WATERSHED SCALE;

AGRICULTURE; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIOFUELS; COST REDUCTION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; LANDFORMS; MAINTENANCE; PESTICIDES; PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOIL CONSERVATION; SURFACE WATERS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

NITROGEN; PESTICIDE; PHOSPHORUS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ATRAZINE; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; BIOFUEL; GENETIC ALGORITHM; NITROGEN; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; OPTIMIZATION; PESTICIDE; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CONTOUR FARMING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; COST CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; FARMING SYSTEM; GENETIC ALGORITHM; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SEDIMENT; TILLAGE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ALGORITHMS; BIOFUELS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDIANA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROGEN; PESTICIDES; PHOSPHORUS; WATER POLLUTION; ZEA MAYS;

ARANEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80054746203     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-011-9696-2     Document Type: Article

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