Development of a multi-function software decision support tool for the promotion of the safe reuse of treated urban wastewater

Hidalgo, D; Irusta, R; Martinez, L; Fatta, D; Papadopoulos, A

dc.contributor.author	Hidalgo, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Irusta, R	en
dc.contributor.author	Martinez, L	en
dc.contributor.author	Fatta, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Papadopoulos, A	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:26:07Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:26:07Z
dc.date.issued	2007	en
dc.identifier.issn	0011-9164	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/17930
dc.subject	Decision support tool	en
dc.subject	Design of reuse schemes	en
dc.subject	Software tool	en
dc.subject	Urban wastewater	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Chemical	en
dc.subject.classification	Water Resources	en
dc.subject.other	Computer aided software engineering	en
dc.subject.other	Decision making	en
dc.subject.other	Decision support systems	en
dc.subject.other	Water management	en
dc.subject.other	Water treatment plants	en
dc.subject.other	Decision support tool	en
dc.subject.other	Urban wastewater	en
dc.subject.other	Wastewater facilities	en
dc.subject.other	Wastewater treatment systems	en
dc.subject.other	Wastewater treatment	en
dc.subject.other	Computer aided software engineering	en
dc.subject.other	Decision making	en
dc.subject.other	Decision support systems	en
dc.subject.other	Wastewater treatment	en
dc.subject.other	Water management	en
dc.subject.other	Water treatment plants	en
dc.subject.other	decision support system	en
dc.subject.other	recycling	en
dc.subject.other	software	en
dc.subject.other	urban area	en
dc.subject.other	wastewater	en
dc.subject.other	water treatment	en
dc.title	Development of a multi-function software decision support tool for the promotion of the safe reuse of treated urban wastewater	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.desal.2006.09.028	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2006.09.028	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2007	en
heal.abstract	Decision-making in environmental projects can be complex principally due to the inherent existence of trade-offs between socio-political, environmental and economic factors. This is why the MEDAWARE project which is an EU MEDA Water project (ME8/AIDCO/2001/0515/59341-P033) has focused its aims on the development of a software tool able to apply a scoring system for existing wastewater facilities based on the potential safe reuse of the final effluent. The scope of this work is to present the multi-criteria analysis user friendly software that has been developed. The tool is able to guide the responsible authorities to the most efficient solutions in terms of health and safety for the agricultural reuse of the produced effluent as well as to help them undertake actions that can be sustainable. The input data for the specific model are quite simple and can be easily collected (e.g. data concerning the population served by the facility, the possibilities for agricultural reuse of the water in the area, specific requirements or preferences on cultural, economical, technological or social issues), while the outcome is the ranking of the alternative scenarios and the suggestion of specific processes and treatment systems.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV	en
heal.journalName	Desalination	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.desal.2006.09.028	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000250040800011	en
dc.identifier.volume	215	en
dc.identifier.issue	1-3	en
dc.identifier.spage	90	en
dc.identifier.epage	103	en