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Table 6 Increases in carbon emissions under the same increased removal rates

From: Improving the operational performance of a wastewater treatment plant by using GPS-X simulations: a case study in northern Taiwan

Scenario

\(\frac{\begin{array}{c}\\ {\text{increase of carbon emission}} \, ({\text{t CO}}_{2} \, {\text{yr}}^{-1})\end{array}}{\text{increased removal efficiency} \, \left({\%}\right)}\)

BOD

COD

SS

NH4+

TN

A

0

0

0

0

0

B

72.3

233.6

289.3

8.2

14.2

C:

0

0

0

0

0

D

82.2

259.2

329.4

8.8

14.8

E

77.9

226.6

334.6

8.6

14.0