Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a greenhouse gas contributing to ozone layer depletion and climate
change. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) geconeratribute significant amounts of grely to the global anthropogenic
N2O emissionhouse gs. The main factors affecting N2O emissions asre thes, including carb dissolved oxygen concentration
(DO), dthe nioxide, methane and nitrous oxide. Nitrous oxitrite accumulation, the rapidly changing process conditions, the substrate composition
ande (COD/N2O) ratis an important greenho, the pH, and the temperature. Low DO in the nitrification process results in higher
N2O emissiounse gas with a global warming , whereas high aeration rate in the nitration/anammox process results in higher N2O
protential (GWP) 273 times that of carbon dioxide (Cduction. High DO in the denitrification inhibits the N2O2), reducontributitase synthesis/activity, leading to
N2O accumulatiozone layer deplen. High nitrite accumulation in both the nitrification and climate change. Therefore, even denitrification processesma
ll eamounts ofds to high N2O emissions. can sigTransient DO changes and rapid shifts in pH result in high N2O
production. Ammonificantly contributea shock loads leads to incomplete nitrification, resulting in NO2- accumulatoion
and N2O formatiotal greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. Thus, in. Limiting the biodegradable substrate hinders complete denitrification, leading
to can behigh N2O produconcluded that the minimization of tion. A COD/N ratio above 4 results in 20–30% of the nitrogen load being
N2O emissions. aMaximum N2O productiond the iat low pH (pH = 6) was observed during nitrification/
denitrification of the factors controlling thand at high pH (pH = 8) during partial nitrification. High temperature enhances
the demissions constitute a greatnitrification kinetics but produces more N2O challengemissions.