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Evaluation of alternative discharging points from Valdivia Cellulose Plant by using Bayesian Belief Network for environmental risk management

Widén, Anna (2008) In LUTVDG/TVBB--5254--SE VBR920
Division of Fire Safety Engineering
Risk Management and Safety Engineering (M.Sc.Eng.)
Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety
Abstract
In November 2004, Valdivia Cellulose Pulp Plant started operating in San Pedro de la Mariquina, 56 kilometers north-west of Valdivia in southern Chile. A few months later a decrease in the population of the Black Necked Swans (Cygnus melancoryphus) in the Carlos Anwandter Sanctuary, near the discharging point of the mill, was discovered. The aim of the thesis was to evaluate three alternative discharging points from Valdivia Cellulose Pulp Plant: Cruces River, San Pedro River and Mehuin near the Pacific Ocean. The evaluation was made with respect to ecological, social and economical values. A Bayesian Belief Network System (BN) was chosen as a method and the information was based on interviews with stakeholders, experts and the general... (More)
In November 2004, Valdivia Cellulose Pulp Plant started operating in San Pedro de la Mariquina, 56 kilometers north-west of Valdivia in southern Chile. A few months later a decrease in the population of the Black Necked Swans (Cygnus melancoryphus) in the Carlos Anwandter Sanctuary, near the discharging point of the mill, was discovered. The aim of the thesis was to evaluate three alternative discharging points from Valdivia Cellulose Pulp Plant: Cruces River, San Pedro River and Mehuin near the Pacific Ocean. The evaluation was made with respect to ecological, social and economical values. A Bayesian Belief Network System (BN) was chosen as a method and the information was based on interviews with stakeholders, experts and the general public. The resulting BN indicated that the most suitable discharging point would be Mehuin near the Pacific Ocean. (Less)
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author
Widén, Anna
supervisor
organization
course
VBR920
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Bayesian Belief Network System, stakeholder participation, risk management
publication/series
LUTVDG/TVBB--5254--SE
report number
5254
ISSN
1402-3504
language
English
id
1689084
date added to LUP
2011-01-20 17:42:30
date last changed
2020-12-03 14:26:05
@misc{1689084,
  abstract     = {{In November 2004, Valdivia Cellulose Pulp Plant started operating in San Pedro de la Mariquina, 56 kilometers north-west of Valdivia in southern Chile. A few months later a decrease in the population of the Black Necked Swans (Cygnus melancoryphus) in the Carlos Anwandter Sanctuary, near the discharging point of the mill, was discovered. The aim of the thesis was to evaluate three alternative discharging points from Valdivia Cellulose Pulp Plant: Cruces River, San Pedro River and Mehuin near the Pacific Ocean. The evaluation was made with respect to ecological, social and economical values. A Bayesian Belief Network System (BN) was chosen as a method and the information was based on interviews with stakeholders, experts and the general public. The resulting BN indicated that the most suitable discharging point would be Mehuin near the Pacific Ocean.}},
  author       = {{Widén, Anna}},
  issn         = {{1402-3504}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{LUTVDG/TVBB--5254--SE}},
  title        = {{Evaluation of alternative discharging points from Valdivia Cellulose Plant by using Bayesian Belief Network for environmental risk management}},
  year         = {{2008}},
}