Notice of RetractionArtificial neural networks applied in environmental quality assessment

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The problem of environmental quality assessment is a pattern recognition problem, and a well-trained ANN can exploit the underlying nonlinear relationships that determine the environmental rating of a region. In this study, we are trying with the neural network model to make an effective analysis for environmental quality assessment. A 4-9-1 three-layer feedforward neural network using the backpropagation and Levenberg-Marquardt algorithms has been used in the proposed artificial neural network. The case study shows that this neural network is efficient and forms a useful tool for the prediction of environmental quality.