Date of Award
Fall 12-2012
Degree Type
Thesis-Restricted
Degree Name
M.S.
Degree Program
Environmental Engineering
Department
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Major Professor
Dr. Bhaskar Kura
Second Advisor
Dr. Patricia Williams
Third Advisor
Dr. Gianna Cothren
Abstract
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is notable for its toxicity and corrosion is one of the major sources of odor in wastewater treatment plants. Evaluation of existing or potential odor problems requires knowledge of the type of compounds likely to cause such problems and the mechanism of their formation in wastewater systems which is discussed in this paper. For the present study, the East Bank wastewater treatment plant was chosen since it is the largest wastewater treatment facility within Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. To combat the odor problems in this facility, a monitoring program was designed and developed to characterize the severity of the problem. The program involved continuous ambient monitoring followed by careful evaluation of the data obtained from sample collection and analysis. Different instruments were strategically placed within the facility after a hot-spot analysis to determine the major sources of odor generation.
Recommended Citation
Halageri, Natasha, "Odor Monitoring at Wastewater Treatment Plants" (2012). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 1580.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1580
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