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Table 2 Measurement findings per category of plant and system

From: Hydrogen sulphide exposure in waste water treatment

 

Number of measurements (shifts)

Number of measurements with peaks

(percentage of measurements)

[average number of peaks in measurements with peaks]

Median time in minutes for the peaks above level

(min-max)

Highest measured peak level in ppm

> 10 ppm

5 ppm–10 ppm

1 ppm–5 ppm

0.1 ppm–1 ppm

Zero peaks

0.1 ppm

5 ppm

Big plants

31

0

1

(3%)

[2.0]

4

(13%)

[2.5]

20

(65%)

[5.2]

11

(35%)

5.5

(1–40)

2

(2)

10

Pump stations and small plants

25

3

(12%)

[4.0]

5

(20%)

[5.6]

16

(64%)

[7.6]

20

(80%)

[8.9]

5

(20%)

11

(3–90)

3

(1–25)

30

Sewer network

12

1

(8%)

[1.0]

0

1

(8%)

[1.0]

4

(33%)

[3.0]

8

(67%)

15

(1–40)

5

(5)

20

Collecting sewage from cesspools

25

4

(16%)

[3.8]

8

(32%)

[2.3]

12

(48%)

[4.0]

18

(72%)

[6.8]

7

(28%)

7

(1–80)

5

(1–11)

260