Optimal water and waste-load allocations in rivers using a fuzzy transformation technique: A case study

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 2483-2502

  Nikoo, Mohammad Reza ^a   Kerachian, Reza ^a   Karimi, Akbar ^b   Azadnia, Ali Asghar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fuzzy transformation; Game theory; Water and waste load allocation; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ALLOCATION MODEL; FUZZY TRANSFORMATION; OPTIMIZATION FRAMEWORK; SIMULATION MODEL; TRANSFORMATION METHODS; TRANSFORMATION TECHNIQUES; WASTE LOAD ALLOCATIONS; WATER ALLOCATIONS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUZZY SETS; GAME THEORY; WATER QUALITY;

OPTIMIZATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GAME THEORY; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIVER BASIN; WASTE; WATER QUALITY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUZZY TRANSFORMATION METHOD; IRAN; PROCESS MODEL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RIVER BASIN; WASTE LOAD ALLOCATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUZZY LOGIC; METHODOLOGY; RIVER; SEWAGE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

DEZ RIVER; IRAN;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUZZY LOGIC; IRAN; MODELS, CHEMICAL; RIVERS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874987214     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-012-2726-6     Document Type: Article

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