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METHODOLOGIES FOR QUANTIFYING POLLUTION PREVENTION BENEFITS FROM LANDFILL GAS CONTROL AND UTILIZATION
Citation:
Roe, S., P. Fields, AND R. Coad. METHODOLOGIES FOR QUANTIFYING POLLUTION PREVENTION BENEFITS FROM LANDFILL GAS CONTROL AND UTILIZATION. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/R-95/089 (NTIS PB95-243176), 1995.
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Description:
The report describes developing emission factors for controlled primary pollutants (e.g., nonmethane organic compounds) and secondary air pollutants (e.g., carbon monoxide). The report addresses the following criteria air pollutants and greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, methane, nitrogen oxides, nonmethane organic compounds, and sulfur dioxide. For this report, primary pollutants are those contained in landfill gas (LFG), and secondary pollutants are those resulting from the combustion of LFG by control or utilization equipment. Data are included that allow an analyst to convert emission factors to units that allow for direct comparison with energy alternatives (e.g., pounds of a pollutant released per kilowatt-hour of electricity produced.). (NOTE: a combination of mass balance methods and emission factors based on source data can be used to compare air pollution potential between different LFG control or utilization options. These methods and emission factors can also be used to compare between LFG utilization projects and the more established energy alternatives (e.g., coal, natural gas). Uncontrolled and controlled LFG emission inventories can also be prepared to assess the benefits of LFG control or utilization. LFG flaring is the only control option addressed in this report, but three utilization options are included.)