Impact assessment of odours emitted by a wastewater treatment plant

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2223-2228

  Beghi, Sandra P ^a   Santos, Jane Méri ^a   Reis, Neyval Costa ^a   De Sá, Leandro Melo ^b   Goulart, Elisa Valentim ^a   De Abreu Costa, Elza ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO FEDERAL DO ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^c Edifício BEMGE ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

CALPUFF model; Odour emissions; Odour perception; Population survey; Wastewater treatment plant

Indexed keywords

ODORS; RECLAMATION; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

AERATION TANKS; CALPUFF MODEL; EMISSION MODEL; EMISSION REDUCTION; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; ODOR PERCEPTION; ODOUR EMISSIONS; POPULATION SURVEY; SEWAGE ODORS; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

SURVEYS;

HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

AERATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; DISPERSION; EMISSION CONTROL; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; ODOR; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

AERATION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; ODOR; SEWAGE; SMELLING; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WIND;

BRAZIL; DOMINGOS MARTINS; ESPIRITO SANTO;

EID: 84870371538     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.409     Document Type: Article

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