| Main Title |
Quantifying Methane Abatement Efficiency at Three Municipal Solid Waste Landfills. Final Report. |
| CORP Author |
ARCADIS Geraghty and Miller, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC.; Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Air Pollution Prevention and Control Div. |
| Year Published |
2012 |
| Report Number |
EPA600-R-12/003 |
| Stock Number |
PB2012-108316 |
| Additional Subjects |
Methane ;
Air pollution abatement ;
Municipal wastes ;
Landfills ;
Carbon dioxide ;
Mercury ;
Organic compounds ;
Gases ;
Hydrogen sulfide ;
Solid waste disposal ;
Emissions ;
Wells
|
| Internet Access |
|
| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| NTIS |
PB2012-108316 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
|
07/26/2022 |
|
| Collation |
198p |
| Abstract |
Biodegradable waste that is buried in municipal solid waste landfills will decompose over many decades forming methane, carbon dioxide, and trace constituents that include hazardous air pollutants (such as mercury), volatile organic compounds, and hydrogen sulfide. Usually larger landfills collect landfill gas to either flare or use in energy projects to produce electricity, heat, or steam. Depending upon the timing of gas collection and well placement in buried waste, addition of interim and final covers, and design and operation of the landfill, fugitive emissions can vary as found through the measurement conducted for this study. Even weather events can be a factor. Droughts can make surface and slope side cracks more difficult to maintain providing a path of least resistance for gas to pass through. High precipitation events such as tornados or hurricanes can make gas collection systems more difficult to maintain due to liquid build-up in collection wells. Landfills typically accept waste for 50 years or more. Even once the landfill closes, emissions can occur for decades requiring routine maintenance of the interim or final cover in addition to managing the well field and gas collection and control technology. |
| Supplementary Notes |
Sponsored by Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Air Pollution Prevention and Control Div. |
| Availability Notes |
Order this product from NTIS by: phone at 1-800-553-NTIS (U.S. customers); (703)605-6000 (other countries); fax at (703)605-6900; and email at orders@ntis.gov. NTIS is located at 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA, 22312, USA. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
2012 |
| Category Codes |
68A; 68C; 97K; 99B |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A10 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
120501420 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
