Understanding odorants associated with compost, biomass facilities, and the land application of biosolids

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 193-199

  Rosenfeld, P E ^a   Suffet, I H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air odors; Aqueous odors; Biosolids odor; Compost; Odor; Odor quality

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOLS; ALDEHYDES; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FATTY ACIDS; KETONES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ODOR CONTROL; SOLVENTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIOSOLIDS; BUTYRIC ACID; ODOROUS COMPOUNDS;

COMPOSTING;

ACETIC ACID; ALDEHYDE; BUTYRIC ACID; FATTY ACID; KETONE; VALERIC ACID; VOLATILE AGENT;

AIR QUALITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOSOLID; ODOR; SOIL AMENDMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOSOLID; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERMENTATION; ODOR CONTROL; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD;

EID: 3042813609     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0569     Document Type: Article

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