Article: Compost odor control. (upgrading of Montgomery County Regional Composting Facility in Silver Spring, Maryland) (Environmental Wastes Control Digest)

Odor control has been an important component of the operation of the Montgomery County Regional Composting Facility located in Silver Spring, Maryland. This facility is a 40-dry ton per day aerated static pile sludge-composting operation owned and operated by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. The operation started in 1983 and throughout the years since, opposition has been incurred from surrounding communities from odors. Several improvements have been implemented including: 1) replacement of the biofilter originally installed for process air treatment with a three-stage misting scrubber; 2) installation of a dilution/dispersion fan for the treated process air; ...

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