Characterization and biofiltration of a real odorous emission from wastewater treatment plant sludge

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 116, Issue , 2013, Pages 50-57

  Lebrero, Raquel ^a   Rangel, M Gabriela L ^a   Muñoz, Raúl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; Odour treatment; Sludge handling and treatment; Solid phase microextraction; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; COMPOSTING; EFFICIENCY; KETONES; ODOR REMOVAL; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIOFILTRATIONS; EMPTY BED RESIDENCE TIME; ODOROUS EMISSIONS; ODOUR TREATMENTS; OPTIMIZED DESIGNS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SLUDGE HANDLING AND TREATMENT; SOLID-PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; TREATMENT-PLANT SLUDGE; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ACETIC ACID; ACETONE; BENZENE; DIMETHYL TRISULFIDE; KETONE; LIMONENE; METHANETHIOL; SULFIDE; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ABATEMENT COST; BIOFILTRATION; EMISSION; ODOR; SLUDGE; SULFUR; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIOFILTRATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EMPTY BED RESIDENCE TIME; ODOR CONTROL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 84871959428     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.11.038     Document Type: Article

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