Assessing the spatial and temporal variability of  greenhouse gas emissions from different configurations  of on-site wastewater treatment system using discrete  and continuous gas flux measurement

Knappe, Jan; Somlai, Celia; Gill, Laurence W.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-1067-2022

Articles | Volume 19, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-1067-2022

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-1067-2022

© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 19, issue 4

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18 Feb 2022

Research article |

| 18 Feb 2022

Assessing the spatial and temporal variability of greenhouse gas emissions from different configurations of on-site wastewater treatment system using discrete and continuous gas flux measurement

Jan Knappe, Celia Somlai, and Laurence W. Gill

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Two domestic on-site wastewater treatment systems have been monitored for greenhouse gas (carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide) emissions coming from the process units, soil and vent pipes. This has enabled the net greenhouse gas per person to be quantified for the first time, as well as the impact of pre-treatment on the effluent before being discharged to soil. These decentralised wastewater treatment systems serve approx. 20 % of the population in both Europe and the United States.