Predicting odour emissions from wastewater treatment plants by means of odour emission factors

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1977-1985

  Capelli, Laura ^a   Sironi, Selena ^a   Del Rosso, Renato ^a   Céntola, Paolo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Odour emission factors; Odour prediction; Specific odour emission rate; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; RECLAMATION; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT; DEPURATION; EMISSION FACTORS; ODOR EMISSION FACTOR; ODOR SOURCES; ODOUR CONCENTRATIONS; ODOUR EMISSIONS; ODOUR PREDICTIONS; SPECIFIC ODOR EMISSION RATE; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DEPURATION; ODOR; SEDIMENTATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; MODEL; ODOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 63449091183     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.01.022     Document Type: Article

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