Predicting the impact of mercury pollution with a fuzzy expert system

Author

Meech, John A. ; Veiga, Marcello M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Min. & Miner. Process Eng., British Columbia Univ., Vancouver, BC, Canada

Volume

2

fYear

1997

fDate

12-15 Oct 1997

Firstpage

1056

Abstract

A fuzzy expert system to assess the bioaccumulation risk in gold mining regions of the World has been developed. Since the subject is fraught with uncertainties about the effects of natural variables, the knowledge base accommodates imprecise data based on field observations. Heuristic equations are used to mimic the reasoning of an expert, conferring elasticity to the degree of belief calculated for a conclusion. In this application, linguistic terms have the same practical effect as complex mathematical models which usually demand high costs, large data and much skill to quantify the relationship between each factor and bioaccumulation. Rapid diagnosis can bring rapid decisions

Keywords

environmental factors; expert systems; fuzzy systems; mercury (metal); mining; pollution control; belief; bioaccumulation risk; fuzzy expert system; gold mining; mercury pollution; uncertainty handling; Environmental economics; Force measurement; Gold; Hybrid intelligent systems; Law; Legal factors; Marine animals; Mercury (metals); Modems; Pollution;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 1997. Computational Cybernetics and Simulation., 1997 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

ISSN

1062-922X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4053-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSMC.1997.638088

Filename

638088