Development of a decision support system for the selection of wastewater treatment technologies

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 731; p. 139158
• Main Authors: Ullah, Abaid, Hussain, Salman, Wasim, Ahmad, Jahanzaib, Mirza
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 20.08.2020
• Subjects: computer software; Decision support system; decision support systems; environment; sustainable development; Treatment levels; Treatment processes; User constraints; wastewater; Wastewater contaminants; wastewater treatment; Wastewater treatment technologies; F/M; User constraints; WWTT; HRT; Treatment processes; Opex; UF; BOD; MD; SDG; COD; Wastewater treatment technologies; AOP; Decision support system; DSS; Wastewater contaminants; DAF; VOC; Treatment levels; HEI; PST; CAS; TSS; WWT; O&M; Capex; NF; MCDM; NEQS; RO

Multiple factors including technical, social, economic, regulatory, governmental, and environmental add complexity in the process of selecting a suitable wastewater treatment technology. To overcome this issue, this paper aims to propose a decision support system (DSS) for the selection of wastewate...