Nitrous oxide generation in full-scale biological nutrient removal wastewater treatment plants

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 831-844

  Foley, Jeffrey ^a   de Haas, David ^a   Yuan, Zhiguo ^a   Lant, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological nutrient removal; Greenhouse gas; Mass balance; Mass transfer; Nitrite; Nitrous oxide

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; MASS TRANSFER; NITROGEN OXIDES; NUTRIENTS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; MASS BALANCE; NITRITE; NITROGEN TRANSFORMATIONS; NITROUS OXIDE; POSSIBLE MECHANISMS; WASTE WATER SYSTEMS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

NITROUS OXIDE;

GREENHOUSE GAS; MASS BALANCE; MASS TRANSFER; NITRITE; NITROUS OXIDE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; DENITRIFICATION; FIELD EMISSION; GREENHOUSE GAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUMETRY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 76049102641     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.10.033     Document Type: Article

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