A comparative analysis of odour treatment technologies in wastewater treatment plants

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1100-1106

  Estrada, José M ^a   Kraakman, N J R Bart ^b,c   Muñoz, Raúl ^a   Lebrero, Raquel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c CH2M Hill ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON ADSORPTION; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES; BIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOTRICKLING; CARBON ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL SCRUBBING; CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; ECONOMY OF SCALE; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; HIGH WATER; HYBRID TECHNOLOGY; INVESTMENT COSTS; MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS; NET PRESENT VALUE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ODOR ABATEMENT; ODOR TREATMENT; PROCESS ECONOMICS; SECONDARY EFFLUENT; SELECTION CRITERIA; SOCIAL BENEFITS; SOCIAL IMPACT; SUSTAINABILITY METRICS; TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES; WASTE PRODUCTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ADSORPTION; BIOACTIVITY; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EFFLUENTS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INVESTMENTS; ODOR CONTROL; OPERATING COSTS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOFILTRATION; BIOREACTOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH RISK; INCINERATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODOR; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DEODORIZATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ODOR CONTROL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ODORS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 79851491509     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es103478j     Document Type: Article

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