A dynamic thresholds scheme for contaminant event detection in water distribution systems

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1899-1908

  Arad, Jonathan ^a   Housh, Mashor ^b   Perelman, Lina ^a   Ostfeld, Avi ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Dynamic thresholds; Event detection; Water distribution systems; Water quality; Water security

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION EVENTS; DECISION VARIABLES; DYNAMIC THRESHOLD; EVENT DETECTION; RESIDUAL CHLORINES; WATER QUALITY MEASUREMENT; WATER SECURITY;

POLLUTION DETECTION;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DATABASE; DETECTION METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FILTER; GENETIC ALGORITHM; LEAKAGE; THRESHOLD; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; GENETIC ALGORITHM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUMP; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84873522833     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.01.017     Document Type: Article

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