Manuscript: The national implications of adding sewer CH4 and methanol-derived CO2 to wastewater treatment and conveyance GHG inventories

John Willis; Bill Brower; Sudhir Murthy; Chris Peot; Keshab Sharma; Zhiguo Yuan

doi:10.2175/193864717822156758

Manuscript: The national implications of adding sewer CH4 and methanol-derived CO2 to wastewater treatment and conveyance GHG inventories

John Willis
, Bill Brower
, Sudhir Murthy
, Chris Peot
, Keshab Sharma
, Zhiguo Yuan

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Abstract

Sewer methane (CH4) and methanol carbon dioxide (CO2) have been poorly covered in greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions protocols. Sewer CH4 in the developed world has been formally discounted by the IPCC (2006) and this approach has been adopted by all other protocols to date. Methanol, which is derived from natural gas and its conversion to CO2 therefore represents an anthropogenic emissions source, had been ignored until ICLEI's US Protocol published their methodology WW.9 in 2012. This paper normalizes estimate for these two “new” GHG sources within the context of DC Water's (Washington, DC) Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant's (AWTP) GHG inventory. These DC Water data are then used to estimate the national significance of these new sources. Copyright © 2017 Water Environment Federation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference 2017, WEFTEC 2017
Publisher	Water Environment Federation
Pages	5196-5205
Volume	7
ISBN (Print)	9781510863682
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2175/193864717822156758
Publication status	Published - 2017
Externally published	Yes
Event	Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference 2017, WEFTEC 2017 - Chicago, United States Duration: 30 Sept 2017 → 4 Oct 2017

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Name	Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference 2017, WEFTEC 2017
Volume	7

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Conference	Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference 2017, WEFTEC 2017
Place	United States
City	Chicago
Period	30/09/17 → 4/10/17

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SDG 13 Climate Action

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And Carbon Dioxide
Gravity Sewers
Greenhouse Gases
Methane
Methanol

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Willis, J., Brower, B., Murthy, S., Peot, C., Sharma, K., & Yuan, Z. (2017). Manuscript: The national implications of adding sewer CH4 and methanol-derived CO2 to wastewater treatment and conveyance GHG inventories. In Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference 2017, WEFTEC 2017 (Vol. 7, pp. 5196-5205). (Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference 2017, WEFTEC 2017; Vol. 7). Water Environment Federation. https://doi.org/10.2175/193864717822156758

Willis, John ; Brower, Bill ; Murthy, Sudhir et al. / Manuscript : The national implications of adding sewer CH4 and methanol-derived CO2 to wastewater treatment and conveyance GHG inventories. Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference 2017, WEFTEC 2017. Vol. 7 Water Environment Federation, 2017. pp. 5196-5205 (Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference 2017, WEFTEC 2017).

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Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference 2017, WEFTEC 2017. Vol. 7 Water Environment Federation, 2017. p. 5196-5205 (Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference 2017, WEFTEC 2017; Vol. 7).

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Willis J, Brower B, Murthy S, Peot C, Sharma K, Yuan Z. Manuscript: The national implications of adding sewer CH4 and methanol-derived CO2 to wastewater treatment and conveyance GHG inventories. In Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference 2017, WEFTEC 2017. Vol. 7. Water Environment Federation. 2017. p. 5196-5205. (Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference 2017, WEFTEC 2017). doi: 10.2175/193864717822156758

Manuscript: The national implications of adding sewer CH4 and methanol-derived CO2 to wastewater treatment and conveyance GHG inventories

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