| Main Title |
Development of an empirical model of methane emissions from landfills : final report / |
| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, |
| Year Published |
1992 |
| Report Number |
EPA-600/R-92-037; PB92152875 |
| OCLC Number |
26296166 |
| Subjects |
Landfill gases--Environmental aspects ;
Methane--Environmental aspects ;
Air--Pollution ;
Refuse as fuel
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
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Additional Info |
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| ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 600-R-92-037 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
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| Collation |
vi, 97 pages : charts ; 28 cm |
| Notes |
Cover title. "Radian Corporation." "March 1992." Includes bibliographical references (pages 56-57). |
| Contents Notes |
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Air and Energy Engineering Research Laboratory (AEERL) began a research program in 1990 with the goal of improving global landfill methane (CH4) emissions estimates. Part of this program is afield study to gather information that can be used to develop an empirical model of CH4 emissions. The field study is the subject of this report. Twenty-one U.S. landfills with gas recovery systems were included in the study. Site-specific information includes average CH4 recovery rate, landfill size, tons of refuse (refuse mass), average age of the refuse, and the climate. A correlation analysis showed that refuse mass was positively linearly correlated with landfill depth, volume, area, and well depth. Regression of the CH4 recover rate on depth, refuse mass, and volume was significant, but depth was the best predictive variable (R2 = 0.53). Refuse mas was nearly as good (R2 = 0.50). None of the climate variables--precipitation, average temperature, dewpoint--were correlated with the CH4 recovery rate or with CH4 recovery per metric ton (Mg) of refuse. A large amount of the variability in CH4 recovery remains unexplained, and is likely due to between-site differences in landfill construction, operation, and refuse composition. A model for global landfill emissions estimation is proposed. |
| Place Published |
Washington, D.C. |
| Corporate Au Added Ent |
Radian Corporation.; United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
1992 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Medium |
unmediated |
| Content |
text |
| Carrier |
volume |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20141106121821 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
03215cam 2200445Ia 45020 |
