Use of environmental expert systems growing
STU BORMAN · Chemical & Engineering News · 1989
Environmental expert systems are increasing rapidly in number, applications areas are expanding, and the systems have begun to attain greater acceptability in the environmental community as decisionmaking tools, says Judith M. Hushon, head of artificial intelligence and information systems at Roy F. Weston Inc., Washington, D.C. Hushon presented her assessment at a Division of Chemical Information symposium on environmental expert systems that she organized at the recent American Chemical Society national meeting in Miami Beach, Fla. Hushon points out that although the first such systems came out only about five years ago, almost 70 are being used today or are in various stages of development. In addition, she says, "Whereas a number of the early systems took on very limited areas of expertise, such as the operation of a sewage treatment plant, the systems are now moving out to tackle siting problems and recommendations of complex remedial technology combinations" She adds, "What is even more ...