Volatile organic compound emissions from wastewater treatment plants in Taiwan: Legal regulations and costs of control

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1485-1494

  Cheng, Wen Hsi ^a   Hsu, Shu Kang ^b   Chou, Ming Shean ^c  

^a FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Energy and Resources Laboratories   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Emission; Volatile organic compound (VOC); Wastewater treatment plants

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; AIR PURIFICATION; COST ACCOUNTING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DICHLOROMETHANE; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; OPERATING COSTS; PETROCHEMICALS; RECLAMATION; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; TOLUENE; WASTE HEAT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CH 4; COST ANALYSIS; EMISSION; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS; LEGAL REGULATION; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; PRIMARY TREATMENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND EMISSION; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ACETONE; ACRYLONITRILE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CHLOROFORM; DICHLOROMETHANE; HYDROCARBON; METHANE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG INDUSTRY; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INCINERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; OXIDATION; PAINT INDUSTRY; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; TAIWAN; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 47249133843     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.07.022     Document Type: Article

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