Dissolved methane in rising main sewer systems: Field measurements and simple model development for estimating greenhouse gas emissions

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2963-2971

  Foley, Jeff ^a   Yuan, Zhiguo ^a   Lant, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Greenhouse gas emissions; Methane; Model; Rising mains; Sewers

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; METHANATION; METHANE; SEWERS; WASTEWATER;

DISSOLVED METHANE; FIELD DATA; FIELD MEASUREMENT; HANDLING SYSTEMS; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; METHANE EMISSIONS; METHANE FORMATION; PREDICTIVE MODELS; RISING MAINS; SEWER SYSTEM; SEWERAGE SYSTEM; SIMPLE MODEL; SURFACE AREA; THEORETICAL MODELS; VOLUME RATIO; WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEMS;

LEAKAGE (FLUID);

METHANE;

DISSOLVED GAS; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; GREENHOUSE GAS; METHANE; PIPELINE; RETENTION; SEWER NETWORK; WASTEWATER;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ALGORITHM; CONFERENCE PAPER; GREENHOUSE GAS; MEASUREMENT; SEWER; THEORETICAL MODEL; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 85000259715     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.718     Document Type: Article

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