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Table 14.2 The factors matrix scores
Factors
Seawater intrusion Coal ash Industrial storage
tanks
Arsenic Agriculture
Seawater
intrusion
1
3
5
7
9
Coal ash
1/3
1
3
5
7
Industrial storage
tanks
1/5
1/3
1
3
5
Arsenic
1/7
1/5
1/3
1
3
Agriculture
1/9
1/7
1/5
1/3
1
Table 14.3 Factors rankings
Value
Value (%)
1. Seawater intrusion
51.28
2. Coal ash
26.15
3. Industrial storage tanks
12.90
4. Arsenic
6.34
5. Agriculture
3.33
14.7 Conclusion
Formerly, project implementation mechanisms worldwide have been observing vital
modifications as a result of various researches advocating that selecting the proficient
implementing technique is able to reduce the projects time and cost quantities by a
third pro rata. It has been proven that the AHP methodology in decision making is very
efficient and is capable of choosing the most desired common factor which impacts
groundwater. The results gathered from this study advocate that the most typical
factor effecting groundwater is seawater intrusion and the respectively succeeding
factor is coal ash.
Factors that have been affecting the quality of groundwater has become an
increasing widespread subject, due to the essential need of groundwater for our wellbeing. Moreover, defining the factors that impact groundwater quality is considered
to be a vital necessity, since it assists in easing the complications faced in the management of groundwater. Hence, the following study is capable of providing an insight
on the methodology that can be utilized to help in understanding and defining the
factors that impact the groundwater qualities.