Chapter 12
Evaluating Disinfection Techniques
of Water Treatment Using Multi-criteria
Decision-Making Method
Gebre Gelete, Hüseyin Gökçeku¸ s, Berna Uzun, Dilber Uzun Ozsahin,
and Tagesse Gichamo
Abstract Disinfection in the process of water treatment is used to make water safe
for intended purpose by eliminating pathogenic microorganisms from it. There are
different kinds of disinfection methods used in water supply each of them with
their own weakness and strength. The main objective of this study is to evaluate
different water disinfection methods using VIKOR model and selecting the best alternative among the computing disinfection techniques. The study compares five water
disinfection methods namely Ozone, Ultraviolent radiation, chlorination, chlorine
dioxide and chloramination. For comparison of the disinfection methods, different
G. Gelete (B) · H. Gökçeku¸ s · T. Gichamo
Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Near East University, Nicosia, Turkish Republic
of Northern Cyprus, Turkey
e-mail: gegelete04@gmail.com
H. Gökçeku¸ s
e-mail: huseyin.gokcekus@neu.edu.tr
T. Gichamo
e-mail: tagesseg@gmail.com
G. Gelete · T. Gichamo
College of Environmental Science, Arsi University, 193 Asela, Ethiopia
B. Uzun · D. Uzun Ozsahin
DESAM Institute, Near East University, Nicosia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Turkey
e-mail: berna.uzun@neu.edu.tr
D. Uzun Ozsahin
e-mail: dilber.uzunozsahin@neu.edu.tr
B. Uzun
Department of Mathematics, Near East University, Nicosia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,
Turkey
D. Uzun Ozsahin
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Near East University, Nicosia, Turkish Republic of
Northern Cyprus, Turkey
Medical Diagnostic Imaging Department, College of Health Science, University of Sharjah,
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
D. Uzun Ozsahin et al. (eds.), Application of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis in
Environmental and Civil Engineering, Professional Practice in Earth Sciences,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64765-0_12
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Evaluating Disinfection Techniques
of Water Treatment Using Multi-criteria
Decision-Making Method
Gebre Gelete, Hüseyin Gökçeku¸ s, Berna Uzun, Dilber Uzun Ozsahin,
and Tagesse Gichamo
Abstract Disinfection in the process of water treatment is used to make water safe
for intended purpose by eliminating pathogenic microorganisms from it. There are
different kinds of disinfection methods used in water supply each of them with
their own weakness and strength. The main objective of this study is to evaluate
different water disinfection methods using VIKOR model and selecting the best alternative among the computing disinfection techniques. The study compares five water
disinfection methods namely Ozone, Ultraviolent radiation, chlorination, chlorine
dioxide and chloramination. For comparison of the disinfection methods, different
G. Gelete (B) · H. Gökçeku¸ s · T. Gichamo
Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Near East University, Nicosia, Turkish Republic
of Northern Cyprus, Turkey
e-mail: gegelete04@gmail.com
H. Gökçeku¸ s
e-mail: huseyin.gokcekus@neu.edu.tr
T. Gichamo
e-mail: tagesseg@gmail.com
G. Gelete · T. Gichamo
College of Environmental Science, Arsi University, 193 Asela, Ethiopia
B. Uzun · D. Uzun Ozsahin
DESAM Institute, Near East University, Nicosia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Turkey
e-mail: berna.uzun@neu.edu.tr
D. Uzun Ozsahin
e-mail: dilber.uzunozsahin@neu.edu.tr
B. Uzun
Department of Mathematics, Near East University, Nicosia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,
Turkey
D. Uzun Ozsahin
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Near East University, Nicosia, Turkish Republic of
Northern Cyprus, Turkey
Medical Diagnostic Imaging Department, College of Health Science, University of Sharjah,
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
D. Uzun Ozsahin et al. (eds.), Application of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis in
Environmental and Civil Engineering, Professional Practice in Earth Sciences,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64765-0_12
101