Methane emissions from wastewater management
Methane emissions from wastewater management
Greenhouse gas emissions in the form of methane and carbon dioxide are produced when municipal and industrial wastewater and their residual solid by-product (sludge) are handled under or subject to anaerobic conditions, thus contributing to the global warming potential or the greenhouse effect. This paper presents estimation methods used for determining methane emissions from the management of wastewater. Applications for estimating countrywide methane gas emissions from wastewater management are presented with the country of Lebanon as an example. The relative significance of these emissions is assessed in comparison with methane emissions from developing and developed countries. Uncertainty associated with the estimation process and mitigation measures to reduce potential impacts of methane emissions from wastewater management are also discussed.
wastewater, anaerobic treatment, methane emissionsm greenhouse gas, climate change, global warming
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El Fadel, M.
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Massoud, M.
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September 2001
El Fadel, M.
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Massoud, M.
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Abstract
Greenhouse gas emissions in the form of methane and carbon dioxide are produced when municipal and industrial wastewater and their residual solid by-product (sludge) are handled under or subject to anaerobic conditions, thus contributing to the global warming potential or the greenhouse effect. This paper presents estimation methods used for determining methane emissions from the management of wastewater. Applications for estimating countrywide methane gas emissions from wastewater management are presented with the country of Lebanon as an example. The relative significance of these emissions is assessed in comparison with methane emissions from developing and developed countries. Uncertainty associated with the estimation process and mitigation measures to reduce potential impacts of methane emissions from wastewater management are also discussed.
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Published date: September 2001
Keywords:
wastewater, anaerobic treatment, methane emissionsm greenhouse gas, climate change, global warming
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Civil Engineering & the Environment
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Local EPrints ID: 188991
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/188991
ISSN: 0269-7491
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