Reuse of treated wastewater in Saudi Arabia: An assessment framework

Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 297-314

  Chowdhury, Shakhawat ^a   Al Zahrani, Muhammad ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Environmental protection; Fuzzy multistage framework; Groundwater saving; Treated wastewater reuse; Wheat production

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894268281     PISSN: 22201319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wrd.2013.082     Document Type: Article

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