Water Environment Research Article Examines Odors In San Francisco Sewers

The open access article for the November 2015 issue of Water Environment Research (WER) examines the measurement of odor-producing biochemical reactions in San Francisco sewers through modeling sulfides, pH and hydrogen sulfide gas. The resulting data led to the development of a sewer process model that helps predict and mitigate odor issues in collection systems.

“Through the evaluation of biochemical reactions occurring in wastewater collection systems, Vollertsen et al. calibrated a sewer process model using data from the San Francisco Bay area,” said WER Editor-in-Chief Tim Ellis. “The model was relatively accurate in predicting wastewater and off gas hydrogen sulfide concentrations as well as pH values throughout the collection system.”

Selected WER articles such as this one are available free to the public on a monthly basis through an open-access program. Click here to download the open access article, “Modeling Sulfides, pH and Hydrogen Sulfide Gas in the Sewers of San Francisco,” by Jes Vollertsen, Nohemy Revilla, Thorkild Hvitved-Jacobsen, and Asbjørn Haaning Nielsen.

Published by the Water Environment Federation since 1928, WER is a popular professional journal that features peer-reviewed research papers and research notes, as well as state-of-the-art and critical reviews on original, fundamental, and applied research in all scientific and technical areas related to water quality, pollution control, and management.

Originally known as the Sewage Works Journal, WER is available in both print and online formats and receives approximately 400 new research submissions each year.

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