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http://dx.doi.org/10.15681/KSWE.2016.32.1.80

Managerial Priority Derivation for Pollutants in Drinking Water  

Oh, Hee-Kyun (Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Sejong University)
Lee, Hee-Chan (Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Sejong University)
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Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment / v.32, no.1, 2016 , pp. 80-88 More about this Journal
Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to derive managerial priority for pollutants in drinking water using the Delphi technique and analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method. We collected fundamental existing items based on a literature review for water pollutants, and deduced a total of 36 sub-items from nine core sectors, as follows: organic matter; inorganic substances; pathogenic organisms; chemicals; heavy metals; radioactive substances; sediment deposits; heat; and oil, and then conducted the first round of an expert study to ensure that objective indicators properly evaluate major issues for management of for drinking water quality. In the following round, the necessity and importance assessments of adjusted items were implemented using a content validity ratio index. Finally, items modified by Delphi surveys were applied to AHP. We computed weighted values by pair-wise comparison of sub-items and each of five sectors modified by the second round. According to the results of AHP, the managerial priority for pollutants in drinking water was as follows; while heavy metal placed first in importance, pathogenic organisms came second, followed by inorganic substances, organic matter and chemical substances from the sector perspective.
Keywords
AHP; Delphi technique; Drinking water; Pollutants;
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