Baseline levels of bioaerosols and volatile organic compounds around a municipal waste incinerator prior to the construction of a mechanical-biological treatment plant

2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (9) ◽  
pp. 2454-2461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lolita Vilavert ◽  
Martí Nadal ◽  
Isabel Inza ◽  
María J. Figueras ◽  
José L. Domingo
Keyword(s):  
Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Biological Treatment ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Waste Incinerator ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Baseline Levels ◽  
Municipal Waste Incinerator

Predicting the Fate of Volatile Organic Compounds in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants

1992 ◽  
Vol 25 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 383-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Melcer ◽  
J. Bell ◽  
D. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Pilot Plant ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Dynamic Models ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Plant Data

Pilot plant and full scale investigations were carried out to determine the fate of selected volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in activated sludge aeration basins. Treatability parameters for each VOC were estimated from these investigations and used to calibrate TOXCHEM, computer-based steady state and dynamic models developed to predict the fate of VOCs in municipal activated sludge systems. The pilot plant was fed with wastewater from two different municipal sources. It was operated in parallel with a municipal treatment plant and was found to adequately simulate the performance of the full scale plant. Data suggest that the current models, calibrated with pilot plant data, may produce useful predictions of the fate of VOCs in full scale plants.

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