2024 Volume 80 Issue 25 Article ID: 24-25030
The reduction of gaseous nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from wastewater treatment processes is required for the decarbonization of wastewater treatment plants, but the actual fluctuations in N2O emissions have not yet been clarified. In this study, we conducted continuous monitoring of N2O emissions from two wastewater treatment processes using an automatic gas analyzer. As a result of continuous monitoring for approximately four months, long-term, medium-term, and short-term fluctuations in N2O emissions were revealed and the effects of influent water quality were evaluated. The results indicated that N2O emissions may fluctuate due to the effects of water temperature in the biological reaction tank and influent nitrogen concentration, and that continuous monitoring is effective in clarifying the factors that affect N2O emissions. Based on these results, it is necessary to review the N2O emission coefficient and to study operational methods to reduce N2O emissions.