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Hazards of Industrial Anaerobic Digester Effluent Discharges to Sewer
Author(s) -
House S. J.,
Evison L. M.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
water and environment journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1747-6593
pISSN - 1747-6585
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1997.tb00130.x
Subject(s) - effluent , anaerobic exercise , sewage , environmental science , methane , waste management , anaerobic digestion , sanitary sewer , explosive material , sewage treatment , environmental engineering , engineering , chemistry , physiology , organic chemistry , biology
With the increase in use of anaerobic digesters in industry, there is concern that the direct discharge of effluents (from such plants) to sewer could cause explosive conditions because of increased methane production. The study explored this issue by undertaking laboratory analyses of methane‐production rates of sewage and anaerobic digester effluents. A particular sewer was studied and basic calculations were undertaken to try and establish the risk of methane build‐up to dangerous levels.