A knowledge management methodology for the integrated assessment of WWTP configurations during conceptual design

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 165-172

  Garrido Baserba, M ^a   Reif, R ^b,c   Rodriguez Roda, I ^a,b   Poch, M ^a,b  

^a CATALAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH ICRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conceptual design; Integrated assessment; Knowledge bases (KBs); Process flow diagram (PFD); Wastewater treatment plants (WWTP)

Indexed keywords

CURRENT COMPLEXITY; FLOW SCHEMES; INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT; INTEGRATED PLANTS; KNOWLEDGE BASIS; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; PLANT SIZE; PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAMS; PROCESS UNIT; SMALL COMMUNITY; TREATMENT PROCESS; WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; TOXICITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; INNOVATION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; METHODOLOGY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84862630714     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.087     Document Type: Article

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