The influence of expert opinions on the selection of wastewater treatment alternatives: A group decision-making approach

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 128, Issue , 2013, Pages 844-851

  Kalbar, Pradip P ^a   Karmakar, Subhankar ^a   Asolekar, Shyam R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Analytical hierarchy process; Group decision making; Life cycle assessment; Multiple attribute decision making; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BATCH REACTORS; DECISION MAKING; LIFE CYCLE;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; DECISION-MAKING PROCESS; EXPERT OPINION; GROUP DECISION MAKING; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MULTIPLE ATTRIBUTE DECISION MAKING; PAIRWISE COMPARISON MATRIXES; QUALITATIVE CRITERIA; SCENARIO-BASED; TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; DECISION MAKING; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STAKEHOLDER; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUTROPHICATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84880622685     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.06.034     Document Type: Article

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