Multi-criteria decision analysis of treated wastewater use for agriculture in water deficit regions

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 395-411

  Al Juaidi, Ahmed E ^a   Kaluarachchi, Jagath J ^a   Kim, Ungtae ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Irrigation; Optimization; Public health; Risk assessment; Water quality economics

Indexed keywords

BENEFICIAL USE; COASTAL REGIONS; DECISION MAKERS; DRIP IRRIGATION; ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY; EXISTING CONDITIONS; FLEXIBLE MANAGEMENT; FRESHWATER SUPPLY; GAZA STRIP; GOAL PROGRAMMING; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; GROUNDWATER USE; LAND AREAS; MEAN SEA LEVEL; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS; PALESTINE; PRACTICAL MEASURES; PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES; QUALITY ECONOMICS; TREATED WASTEWATER; WATER DEFICITS; WATER DEMAND; WATER USE;

AGRICULTURE; AQUIFERS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; IRRIGATION; OPTIMIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA LEVEL; SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION); WATER LEVELS; WATER SUPPLY;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION ANALYSIS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISK; IRRIGATION; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECYCLING; RESOURCE DEPLETION; RESOURCE SCARCITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALINE INTRUSION; WASTEWATER; WATER PLANNING; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

GAZA STRIP; OCCUPIED TERRITORIES;

EID: 80855163235     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: 17521688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2009.00409.x     Document Type: Article

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