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

Abstract

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.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Miami Univ., Coral Gables, FL (USA). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
5086121
Report Number(s):
DOE/EV/10133-1
DOE Contract Number:  
AS05-78EV10133
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
09 BIOMASS FUELS; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 14 SOLAR ENERGY; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; PILOT PLANTS; MUNICIPAL WASTES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; FLORIDA; GROUND WATER; LEACHING; METHANE; WASTE PROCESSING PLANTS; WASTES; ALKANES; BIOCONVERSION; DIGESTION; DISSOLUTION; FUNCTIONAL MODELS; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; MANAGEMENT; MASS TRANSFER; NORTH AMERICA; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PROCESSING; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SOUTHEAST REGION; SYNTHESIS; USA; WASTE PROCESSING; WATER; 090122* - Hydrocarbon Fuels- Preparation from Wastes or Biomass- (1976-1989); 520100 - Environment, Aquatic- Basic Studies- (-1989); 510100 - Environment, Terrestrial- Basic Studies- (-1989); 140400 - Solar Energy- Environmental Aspects

Citation Formats

Sengupta, S, Gerrish, H P, Wong, K F, Nemerow, N, Daly, Jr, E L, Farooq, S, and Chriswell, C. Characterization and environmental studies of Pompano Beach anaerobic digestion facility. Annual report. United States: N. p., 1980. Web. doi:10.2172/5086121.
Sengupta, S, Gerrish, H P, Wong, K F, Nemerow, N, Daly, Jr, E L, Farooq, S, & Chriswell, C. Characterization and environmental studies of Pompano Beach anaerobic digestion facility. Annual report. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5086121
Sengupta, S, Gerrish, H P, Wong, K F, Nemerow, N, Daly, Jr, E L, Farooq, S, and Chriswell, C. 1980. "Characterization and environmental studies of Pompano Beach anaerobic digestion facility. Annual report". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5086121. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5086121.
@article{osti_5086121,
title = {Characterization and environmental studies of Pompano Beach anaerobic digestion facility. Annual report},
author = {Sengupta, S and Gerrish, H P and Wong, K F and Nemerow, N and Daly, Jr, E L and Farooq, S and Chriswell, C},
abstractNote = {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.},
doi = {10.2172/5086121},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980},
month = {Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980}
}