Title:
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Reducing the indoor odorous charge in waste treatment facilities
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Author:
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Gallego Piñol, Eva; Roca Mussons, Francisco Javier; Perales Lorente, José Francisco
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Other authors:
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Química; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. CEPIMA - Center for Process and Environment Engineering |
Abstract:
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Characterising and determining the odorous charge of indoor air through Odour Units (OU) is an advantageous
approach to evaluate indoor air quality and discomfort inside municipal solid waste facilities. The assessment of the
OU can be done through the determination of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) concentrations and their odour
thresholds. The aim of the study was to evaluate the differences in the odorous charge in the organic matter pit of
a mechanical-biological waste treatment plant with a processing capacity of 287,500 tons year
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. The sampling was
carried out during the months of September 2012 (original situation) and October 2012 (after emptying the organic
matter pit drain pipe). 150 chemical compounds were determined qualitatively in the studied location, from which 102
were quantified due to their odorous characteristics as well as their potentiality of having negative health effects. The
results obtained demonstrated that after a maintenance cleaning operation such as draining the organic matter pit
pipe, the odorous charge inside the facility can be diminished in a great way, up to a 95% |
Subject(s):
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-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria química::Química del medi ambient::Química de l'aigua -Waste Treatment -Chemical engineering -Indoor air quality -Maintenance cleaning -Municipal
solid waste (MSW) -Odour units -TD GC/MS -Volatile organic
compounds (VOC) -Aigües residuals -Aigua -- Reutilització |
Rights:
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spain
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ |
Document type:
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Article - Published version Article |
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