Field measurement of greenhouse gas emission rates and development of emission factors for wastewater treatment. Final report, September 1994-March 1997

Technical Report · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1997

OSTI ID:590978

Eklund, B; LaCosse, J

The report gives results of field testing to develop more reliable greenhouse gas (GHG) emission estimates for Wastewater treatment (WWT) lagoons. Field tests of emissions were conducted for WWT lagoons that use anaerobic processes to treat large volumes of wastewater with large biological oxygen demand (BOD) loadings. Air emissions and wastewater were measured at anaerobic lagoons at three meat processing plants and two publicly owned treatment works. The overall emission rates of CH4, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrous oxide, ammonia (NH3), and chlorofluorocarbons were measured from each source using an open-path monitoring approach. The emitted compounds were identified and quantified by Fourier-Transform Infrared spectroscopy. Emission factors were developed for CH4 and NH3 as a function of the plant production rate, wastewater parameters (e.g., influent BOD and chemical oxygen demand (COD) loadings), and WWT system performance (e.g., BOD and COD removal rates).

• Research Organization: Radian Corp., Austin, TX (United States)
• OSTI ID: 590978
• Report Number(s): PB-98-117898/XAB; CNN: Contract EPA-68-D4-0100; TRN: 80902752
• Resource Relation: Other Information: DN: See also PB--98-106898; PBD: Sep 1997
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
GREENHOUSE GASES
AIR POLLUTION MONITORING
METHANE
AMMONIA
NITROUS OXIDE
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON MONOXIDE
CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND
WASTE WATER
WATER TREATMENT PLANTS
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
EMISSION
PROGRESS REPORT