title: Simulation of sulfide buildup in wastewater and atmosphere of sewer networks.
abstract: A model concept for prediction of sulfide buildup in sewer networks is presented. The model concept is an extension to--and a further development of--the WATS model (Wastewater Aerobic-anaerobic Transformations in Sewers), which has been developed by Hvitved-Jacobsen and co-workers at Aalborg University. In addition to the sulfur cycle, the WATS model simulates changes in dissolved oxygen and carbon fractions of different biodegradability. The sulfur cycle was introduced via six processes: 1. sulfide production taking place in the biofilm covering the permanently wetted sewer walls; 2. biological sulfide oxidation in the permanently wetted biofilm; 3. chemical and biological sulfide oxidation in the water phase; 4. sulfide precipitation with metals present in the wastewater; 5. emission of hydrogen sulfide to the sewer atmosphere and 6. adsorption and oxidation of hydrogen sulfide on the moist sewer walls where concrete corrosion may take place.
authors.affiliation: Section of Environmental Engineering, Department of Life Sciences, Aalborg University, Sohngaardsholmsvej 57, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark. ahn@bio.aau.dk
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yongsiri
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hvitved-Jacobsen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vollertsen
mesh_terms: D018441:Biofilms; D004323:Drainage, Sanitary; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008956:Models, Chemical; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012722:Sewage / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000382:microbiology; D013440:Sulfides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage; D013440:Sulfides