Influence of wastewater constituents on hydrogen sulfide emission in sewer networks

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1676-1683

  Yongsiri, Chaturong ^a,b   Vollertsen, Jes ^b   Hvitved Jacobsen, Thorkild ^b  

^a Fujikasui Engineering Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Air water interactions; Hydraulic networks; Hydrogen sulfides; Reaeration; Sewers; Wastewater management

Indexed keywords

FLOW INTERACTIONS; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRAULICS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEWERS; TURBULENCE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER AERATION;

AIR WATER INTERACTIONS; CORRECTION FACTOR; HYDRAULIC NETWORKS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE EMISSION; MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; REAERATION; WASTEWATER CONSTITUENTS; WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AERATION; EMISSION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; ODOR; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 28844451982     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2005)131:12(1676)     Document Type: Article

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