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Journal of Chemistry
Volume 2016, Article ID 3796352, 12 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3796352
Review Article

Greenhouse Gases Emissions from Wastewater Treatment Plants: Minimization, Treatment, and Prevention

J. L. Campos,1 D. Valenzuela-Heredia,1 A. Pedrouso,2 A. Val del Río,2 M. Belmonte,3,4 and A. Mosquera-Corral2

1Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Avenida Padre Hurtado 750, 2520000 Viña del Mar, Chile
2Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela, Rua Lope Gómez de Marzoa s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
3Department of Environment, Faculty of Engineering, University of Playa Ancha, Avenida Leopoldo Carvallo 270, 2340000 Valparaíso, Chile
4School of Biochemical Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, Avenida Brasil 2085, 2340000 Valparaíso, Chile

Received 28 December 2015; Revised 29 March 2016; Accepted 5 April 2016

Academic Editor: Claudio Di Iaconi

Copyright © 2016 J. L. Campos et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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