Processing Technology Selection for Municipal Sewage Treatment Based on a Multi-Objective Decision Model under Uncertainty

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Mar 5;15(3):448. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15030448.

Abstract

This study considers the two factors of environmental protection and economic benefits to address municipal sewage treatment. Based on considerations regarding the sewage treatment plant construction site, processing technology, capital investment, operation costs, water pollutant emissions, water quality and other indicators, we establish a general multi-objective decision model for optimizing municipal sewage treatment plant construction. Using the construction of a sewage treatment plant in a suburb of Chengdu as an example, this paper tests the general model of multi-objective decision-making for the sewage treatment plant construction by implementing a genetic algorithm. The results show the applicability and effectiveness of the multi-objective decision model for the sewage treatment plant. This paper provides decision and technical support for the optimization of municipal sewage treatment.

Keywords: multi-objective decision; municipal sewage treatment; processing technology selection.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Conservation of Natural Resources
  • Decision Support Techniques*
  • Sanitary Engineering*
  • Sewage*
  • Uncertainty
  • Waste Disposal, Fluid
  • Water Pollution / prevention & control

Substances

  • Sewage