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Investigating the capacity of an activated sludge process to reduce volatile organic compounds and odors emissions

dc.contributor.author Burgess, J en_US
dc.contributor.author Callan, J en_US
dc.contributor.author Stuetz, Richard en_US
dc.contributor.author Barbosa, V en_US
dc.contributor.author Hobbs, P en_US
dc.contributor.author Sneath, R en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2021-11-25T13:49:43Z
dc.date.available 2021-11-25T13:49:43Z
dc.date.issued 2006 en_US
dc.description.abstract The effects of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) diffusion into activated sludge (AS) on odor and volatile organic compound (VOC) concentrations in offgas were studied over an 8-week period. Most VOCs detected in the offgas of both aeration tanks were aromatic hydrocarbons. The VOC concentrations generally decreased when H2S was introduced to the AS compared with the control, indicating a negative effect of H2S on VOC removal. Two volatile organic sulfur compounds present in the test AS offgas showed an increase followed by a decrease during H2S peak loads. Six VOCs and odor concentration increased during the introduction of an H2S peak; however no correlation was observed between H2S and odor concentration. The increase in odor concentration resulted from the increase in the concentration of six aromatic VOCs, which had their removal slowed down during a 100-ppmv H2S peak. Activated sludge diffusion provides effective H2S removal with minimal affect on odor emissions. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1061-4303 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1959.4/41194
dc.language English
dc.language.iso EN en_US
dc.rights CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 en_US
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/au/ en_US
dc.source Legacy MARC en_US
dc.title Investigating the capacity of an activated sludge process to reduce volatile organic compounds and odors emissions en_US
dc.type Journal Article en
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unsw.identifier.doiPublisher http://dx.doi.org/10.2175/106143005X72876 en_US
unsw.relation.faculty Engineering
unsw.relation.ispartofissue 8 en_US
unsw.relation.ispartofjournal Water Environment Research en_US
unsw.relation.ispartofpagefrompageto 842-851 en_US
unsw.relation.ispartofvolume 78 en_US
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation Burgess, J en_US
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation Callan, J en_US
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation Stuetz, Richard, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UNSW en_US
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation Barbosa, V en_US
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation Hobbs, P en_US
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation Sneath, R en_US
unsw.relation.school School of Civil and Environmental Engineering *
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