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Ecological municipal solid waste (MSW) treatment systems are complex systems engineering concerning with multiple objectives and hierarchical levels. By combining an extension method with fuzzy logic theory, this paper investigated key technologies required by the comprehensive evaluation of ecological health. The method includes the construction of an evaluation system, quantification of evaluation indices, development of a matter-element model, development of an extension evaluation method, and assignment of a blended weight that combines subjectively and objectively estimated weights. This approach was used to develop a comprehensive model for evaluating the ecological health of an ecological treatment system for MSW. The model was then applied to a case study, and the results demonstrated that the model is a reasonable and effective.
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Wang, Ym., Zhang, Qf. Model for evaluating the ecological health of municipal solid waste treatment system. J. Shanghai Jiaotong Univ. (Sci.) 13, 629–634 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12204-008-0629-z
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Key words
- municipal solid waste(MSW)
- ecological treatment
- ecological health
- extension evaluation method
- comprehensive evaluation