Nitrous oxide and methane emissions from different treatment processes in full-scale municipal wastewater treatment plants

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 34, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 2917-2927

  Ren, Y G ^a   Wang, J H ^b   Li, H F ^c   Zhang, J ^a   Qi, P Y ^a   Hu, Z ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG JIANZHU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Beijing Municipal Engineering Consulting Corporation   (China)

Author keywords

biological nutrient removal process; greenhouse gas emission; methane; nitrous oxide; wastewater treatment plant

Indexed keywords

METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDES; NUTRIENTS; REDOX REACTIONS; SEWAGE LAGOONS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; BIOLOGICAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS; CARROUSEL OXIDATION DITCHES; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; NITRIFICATION/DENITRIFICATION; NITROUS OXIDE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION POTENTIALS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

METHANE; NITRITE; NITROUS OXIDE;

GREENHOUSE GAS; METHANE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NITROUS OXIDE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENITRIFICATION; HUMAN; NITRIFICATION; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSION; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER FLOW;

CHINA;

AIR POLLUTION; BACTERIA; CHINA; CITIES; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84890504339     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2012.696717     Document Type: Article

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