Expert system for environmental pollutant analysis

ES-EPA (Expert System for Environmental Pollutant Analysis) is an expert system for producing laboratory test plans, including the appropriate sampling methods, pretreatments, test methods and their order. ES-EPA generates test plans in a stepwise manner from abstract plans called "templates" to detailed plans, using a hierarchical planning mechanism. The knowledge base contains information on analysis items, test methods, test equipment, pretreatments and other necessary information. The prototype system has been successfully tested for various cases in the domain. The development of a delivery version has been completed and it will soon be used in the field on a daily basis to further verify its feasibility. 

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