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D.K.B. Thistlethwayte and E.E. Goleb
which the sewer pipeline was operated.
The H 2 S concentrations found were around 200 to 300 ppm, representing nearly a 100
fold concentration compared with the sewer air tested in Sydney. C0 2 concentrations
however were only about 1.2%.
Table 4 shows concentrations of Group 4 constituents as normally reaching levels
about 50 to 100 times less than H 2 S levels, ignoring the unusually high values sometimes
observed for H 2 S over short periods, but the relative levels observed in the sewer air at
Werribee on the one sampling day seemed rather of the order of 5 to 10 times less. The
concentrations of aldehydes particularly were comparatively high both at Traralgon, close
to 100 ppm, and at Werribee up to 40 to 50 ppm. However the authors have no data for
the composition of sewer air from normal operating sewers in Victoria.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors are grateful to the Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage Board, of
Sydney, Australia, for financial support, and also the staff of their Chemical Branch for
their valuable co-operation and assistance, especially Messrs, C. Kimpton, Chemist and B.
Donnelly, Technician. They acknowledge also the assistance of the Latrobe Valley Water
and Sewerage Board and of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, especially
Messrs. F. Westbrook and J. Mitchell, and the co-operation of the Department of Applied
Organic Chemistry of the University of New South Wales.
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ADAMS, E. F., BAMESBERGER, W. L. and ROBERTSON, T. J. (1968), "Analysis of Sulphur
containing gases in the ambient air using selective pre-filters and a micro-coulometric detector" J.
Air Pollut. Control Assocn. 18 (1968) 145.
CARLSON, D. A. and LEISER, C. P. (1966) "Sou beds for the control of sewage orders" J. Wat.
Pollut. Control Fedn. 38 (1966) 829.
DAHLGREN, G. (1964) "Spectrophotometric determination of ethyl, diethyl and trimethylamine in
aqueous solution" Anal. Chem. 36 (1964) 596. See also Zitomer.
DIBDIN, W. J. (1903) "The Purification of Sewage and Water", Sanitary Publ. (London).
FELDSTEIN, M., BALESTRIERI, S. and LEVAGGI, D. A. (1965) "Studies on the gas
Chromatographie determination of mercaptans" J. Air Pollut. Control Assocn. 15 (1965) 215.
FOWELL, A. P. (1898) "Sewerage", Wiley (N.Y.).
GLASER, J. R. (1970) "Air Pollution from Sewage Treatment" University Microfilms (Ann Arbor,
Michigan).
LATHAM, B. (1878) "Sanitary Engineering" Spon (London).
OKITA, G. (1970) "Filter method for the determination of trace quantities of amines, mercaptans and
organic sulphides in the atmosphere " "Atmospheric Environ" 4 (1970) 93.
RIDEAL, S. (1900) "Sewage and the Bacterial Purification of Sewage" Ingram (London).
SAWICKI, E., HAUSNER, T. R., STANLEY, T. W. and ELBERT, W. (1961) "The 3 - Methyl 2 -
Benzothiazolone Hydrazone Test". Anal. Chem. 33 (1961) 93, see also Hausner and Cummins,
Idem 36 (1964) 679.
ZITOMER, F. and LAMBERT, J. L. (1962) "Spectrophotometric Determination of Ammonia as
Trichloramine", Anal. Chem. 34 (1962) 1738. See also Dahlgren (1964).
D.K.B. Thistlethwayte and E.E. Goleb
which the sewer pipeline was operated.
The H 2 S concentrations found were around 200 to 300 ppm, representing nearly a 100
fold concentration compared with the sewer air tested in Sydney. C0 2 concentrations
however were only about 1.2%.
Table 4 shows concentrations of Group 4 constituents as normally reaching levels
about 50 to 100 times less than H 2 S levels, ignoring the unusually high values sometimes
observed for H 2 S over short periods, but the relative levels observed in the sewer air at
Werribee on the one sampling day seemed rather of the order of 5 to 10 times less. The
concentrations of aldehydes particularly were comparatively high both at Traralgon, close
to 100 ppm, and at Werribee up to 40 to 50 ppm. However the authors have no data for
the composition of sewer air from normal operating sewers in Victoria.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors are grateful to the Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage Board, of
Sydney, Australia, for financial support, and also the staff of their Chemical Branch for
their valuable co-operation and assistance, especially Messrs, C. Kimpton, Chemist and B.
Donnelly, Technician. They acknowledge also the assistance of the Latrobe Valley Water
and Sewerage Board and of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, especially
Messrs. F. Westbrook and J. Mitchell, and the co-operation of the Department of Applied
Organic Chemistry of the University of New South Wales.
REFERENCES
ADAMS, E. F., BAMESBERGER, W. L. and ROBERTSON, T. J. (1968), "Analysis of Sulphur
containing gases in the ambient air using selective pre-filters and a micro-coulometric detector" J.
Air Pollut. Control Assocn. 18 (1968) 145.
CARLSON, D. A. and LEISER, C. P. (1966) "Sou beds for the control of sewage orders" J. Wat.
Pollut. Control Fedn. 38 (1966) 829.
DAHLGREN, G. (1964) "Spectrophotometric determination of ethyl, diethyl and trimethylamine in
aqueous solution" Anal. Chem. 36 (1964) 596. See also Zitomer.
DIBDIN, W. J. (1903) "The Purification of Sewage and Water", Sanitary Publ. (London).
FELDSTEIN, M., BALESTRIERI, S. and LEVAGGI, D. A. (1965) "Studies on the gas
Chromatographie determination of mercaptans" J. Air Pollut. Control Assocn. 15 (1965) 215.
FOWELL, A. P. (1898) "Sewerage", Wiley (N.Y.).
GLASER, J. R. (1970) "Air Pollution from Sewage Treatment" University Microfilms (Ann Arbor,
Michigan).
LATHAM, B. (1878) "Sanitary Engineering" Spon (London).
OKITA, G. (1970) "Filter method for the determination of trace quantities of amines, mercaptans and
organic sulphides in the atmosphere " "Atmospheric Environ" 4 (1970) 93.
RIDEAL, S. (1900) "Sewage and the Bacterial Purification of Sewage" Ingram (London).
SAWICKI, E., HAUSNER, T. R., STANLEY, T. W. and ELBERT, W. (1961) "The 3 - Methyl 2 -
Benzothiazolone Hydrazone Test". Anal. Chem. 33 (1961) 93, see also Hausner and Cummins,
Idem 36 (1964) 679.
ZITOMER, F. and LAMBERT, J. L. (1962) "Spectrophotometric Determination of Ammonia as
Trichloramine", Anal. Chem. 34 (1962) 1738. See also Dahlgren (1964).