Municipal solid waste landfill siting using intelligent system
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Published on: July 13, 2012
Omar Al-Jarrah1, Hani Abu-Qdais
1Department of Computer Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan. aljarrah@just.edu.jo
Abstract:
Historically, landfills have been the dominant alternative for the ultimate disposal of municipal solid waste. This paper addresses the problem of siting a new landfill using an intelligent system based on fuzzy inference. The proposed system can accommodate new information on the landfill site selection by updating its knowledge base. Several factors are considered in the siting process including topography and geology, natural resources, socio-cultural aspects, and economy and safety. The system will rank sites on a scale of 0-100%, with 100% being the most appropriate one. A weighting system is used for all of the considered factors. The results from testing the system using different sites show the effectiveness of the system in the selection process.
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