Carbon footprints of Scandinavian wastewater treatment plants

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 887-893

  Gustavsson, D J I ^a   Tumlin, S ^b  

^a VA SYD   (Sweden)

^b Karl IX:s väg   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Greenhouse gas emissions; Methane; Nitrous oxide; Wastewater treatment plants

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS PRODUCTION; COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; EMISSION FACTORS; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; NITROUS OXIDE; OPERATIONAL DATA; SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIOGAS; CARBON; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDES; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CARBON FOOTPRINT;

BIOGAS; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; PHOSPHORUS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; DATA SET; DENITRIFICATION; EMISSION INVENTORY; GREENHOUSE GAS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; METHANE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PUMP; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SOURCE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY YIELD; FOSSIL; HEAT; HUMAN; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT;

CARBON FOOTPRINT; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; SCANDINAVIA; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 84883774848     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.318     Document Type: Article

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