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In an attempt to improve managing river water quality, this paper presents a model to a three-objective WLA problem using the constraint method in conjunction with the parametric linear programming technique. The three objectives considered are: (1) maximization of total waste load discharge, (2) minimization of the largest difference in equity between dischargers, and (3) maximization of the lowest allowable water quality standard.
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Tung, YK., Hathhorn, W.E. Multiple-objective waste load allocation. Water Resour Manage 3, 129–140 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00872468
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