Methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide emissions from septic tank systems

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2741-2747

  Diaz Valbuena, Libia R ^a   Leverenz, Harold L ^a   Cappa, Christopher D ^a   Tchobanoglous, George ^a   Horwath, William R ^b   Darby, Jeannie L ^a  

^a University of California Davis   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION FACTOR; EMISSION RATES; EMISSION VALUES; EMISSIONS MODEL; FLUX CHAMBERS; GAS CONCENTRATION; MASS EMISSIONS; METHANE EMISSIONS; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS; TANK SYSTEM; VENT SYSTEMS;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDES; OFFSHORE PIPELINES; OXYGEN; SEPTIC TANKS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

GAS EMISSIONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION INVENTORY; FLUX CHAMBER; GREENHOUSE GAS; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE; NUMERICAL MODEL;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FLOW RATE; GREENHOUSE GAS; METHANE EMISSION; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSION; SEPTIC TANK;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; DRAINAGE, SANITARY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE; SEWAGE;

EID: 79953238423     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es1036095     Document Type: Article

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