Measurement of biosolids compost odor emissions from a windrow, static pile, and biofilter

Water Environment Research

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 310-315

  Rosenfeld, Paul ^a,b   Grey, Mark ^c   Sellew, Paul ^d  

^a Soil Water Air Protection Enterprise SWAPE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Synagro Technologies   (United States)

^d Synagro Technologies

Author keywords

Ammonia; Biofilter; Compost; Dimethyl disulfide; Modeling; Nitrogen; Sulfur; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; COMPOSTING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ODOR CONTROL; ORGANIC ACIDS; SEWAGE AERATION; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

BIOSOLIDS; CARBON DISULFIDES; ODOR EMISSIONS; TWO PHASE BIOFILTERS;

WASTE TREATMENT;

ACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; CARBON DISULFIDE; DIMETHYL SULFIDE; FORMIC ACID; SULFUR DIOXIDE; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BIOFILTRATION; COMPOSTING; EMISSION; ODOR;

AERATION; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; BIOSOLID; COMPOST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ODOR CONTROL; OLFACTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTRATION; ODOR; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTRATION; ODORS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 16544379112     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143004X141898     Document Type: Article

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