Characterization and environmental studies of Pompano Beach anaerobic digestion facility. Annual report

Technical Report · Fri Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5086121· OSTI ID:5086121

Sengupta, S; Gerrish, H P; Wong, K F; Nemerow, N; Farooq, S; Chriswell, C

Municipal solid wastes contain numerous substances of potential environmental concern. While some understanding of the composition of raw municipal waste and its leachate products is available, no information regarding characteristics of solid, liquid and gaseous outputs from anaerobic digestion exists. If centralized anaerobic digestion plants are to be environmentally viable, the characteristics and environmental effects of effluents from these plants must be acceptable. The environmental concerns are particularly acute where ground water supplies are precariously low and the water table is high, South Florida is such a location. A characterization and environmental study was initiated by the Resource Recovery Group on August 1978. The specific objectives are: (1) systematic characterization of solid, liquid and gaseous inputs and outputs; (2) investigations of leaching characteristic of output solid and liquid effluents, and the transport of pollutants to and through ground water systems; and (3) analysis of environmental and process parameters to obtain causal relationships.

• Research Organization: Miami Univ., Coral Gables, FL (USA). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AS05-78EV10133
• OSTI ID: 5086121
• Report Number(s): DOE/EV/10133-1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ALKANES
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
BIOCONVERSION
BIOSYNTHESIS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
DIGESTION
DISSOLUTION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
FLORIDA
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
GROUND WATER
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
LEACHING
MANAGEMENT
MASS TRANSFER
METHANE
MUNICIPAL WASTES
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PILOT PLANTS
PROCESSING
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOUTHEAST REGION
SYNTHESIS
USA
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTE PROCESSING PLANTS
WASTES
WATER