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Nitrate Risk Management under Uncertainty
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: In many areas throughout the United States, ground‐water supplies are contaminated by nitrates. Nitrate contamination has been a subject of concern because nitrate salts can induce infant methemoglobinemia and possibly ...
Nitrate-Risk Assessment Using Fuzzy-Set Approach
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: A methodology is developed to estimate the human-health risk from ground-water contamination and evaluate possible regulatory actions. The methodology is illustrated considering the case of health risk from ground-water ...
Improving Energy Efficiency of Small Water-Resource Recovery Facilities: Opportunities and Barriers
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Approximately 80% of US centralized Small Water Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRFs) serve populations less than 10,000 and can be significantly less energy efficient (E2) relative to larger systems. This study’s purpose ...