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University of New Orleans

Odor Monitoring at Wastewater Treatment Plants

Abstract

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<p>Hydrogen sulfide (H<sub>2</sub>S) 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.</p>

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
M.S.
Level thesis:degree_level
Thesis-Restricted
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Year
2012

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Halageri, Natasha
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Dr. Bhaskar Kura
  • Dr. Patricia Williams
  • Dr. Gianna Cothren

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1580
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:scholarworks.uno.edu:td-2624

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2026-07-24
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citation

Halageri, Natasha. Odor Monitoring at Wastewater Treatment Plants. Thesis-Restricted thesis, 2012. https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1580