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2.2.2 Bioreactor Cell The bioreactor cell was located on the northern side of landfill Site #2 (see Figure 1-2). ORS measurements were collected in this cell on February 23 and 24. The bioreactor cell was an active cell, and a soil cover had been recently placed over the surface. Although this cell was classified as a bioreactor cell, according to the site operators, leachate had not been injected into the cell in several months due to excessive rainfall in the area. The VRPM configuration consisted of a scanning OP-FTIR instrument, a scanning OP-TDLAS instrument, and two vertical structures. The OP-FTIR was deployed in the northeastern corner of the cell, the OP TDLAS was deployed in the southwestern corner of the cell, and the two vertical structures were deployed in the northwestern and southeastern corners of the cell, respectively. Figure 2-6 presents a schematic of the measurement configuration used in the bioreactor cell, showing the distances of the VRPM planes. The dashed yellow lines depict the location of the four VRPM measurement planes. The dashed red line indicates the location of the configuration used to collect background measurements at the site. Figure 2-7 shows a photo of the measurement configuration. Figure 2-6. Schematic of measurement configuration at the control cell of Site #2 Figure 2-7. Detail of the measurement configuration at the control cell of Site #2 2-5
2.2.3 Background Measurements Background methane concentration measurements were collected at Site #2 on February 25 using the OP-TDLAS instrument. The measurements were collected at a location south of the control cell, upwind of the landfill cells at the site. The data collected were used to establish an average background methane concentration at the site. 2.3 Total and Speciated Mercury Sampling During the February 2007 field campaign, the total mercury samples (THg) were collected using an iodated charcoal trap as a sorbent. A backup tube was also present to assess any breakthrough. The sorbent tube was heated to above the dew point of the gas stream to prevent condensation on the sorbent. Water vapor from the stream was collected and quantified using a silica gel impinger. A diaphragm air pump was used to pull sample through the train and collect the sample. The volume of gas sampled was monitored and quantified using a volatile organic sampling train (VOST) box. The sample flow rate was nominally 0.8 liters/minute for 37.5 minutes, which equates to a total volume of approximately 30 liters. The traps were returned to the lab where the iodated carbon is leached of collected Hg using hotrefluxing HNO3/H2SO4 and then further oxidized by a 0.01 N BrCl solution. The digested and oxidized leachate sample was analyzed using the FGS-069 CVAFS total Hg analysis method (which served as the basis for U.S. EPA Method 1631, developed, authored, and validated by Frontier Geosciences). During the October 2007 field campaign, carbon tube samples taken from the landfills were analyzed by a modified SW-846 Method 7473, “Mercury in Solids and Solutions by Thermal Decomposition, Mercury Amalgamation, and Atomic Adsorption Spectroscopy” and CFR Part 60 Method 30B, “Determination of Total Vapor Phase Mercury Emissions from Coal-Fired Combustion Sources Using Carbon Sorbent Tubes.” Samples were analyzed using a Lumex RA 915+ Zeeman spectrometer with a RP-M324 decomposition furnace attachment cell. No mercury amalgamation was necessary due to the sensitivity of the instrument. The iodated carbon samples were loaded into a quartz combustion boat and inserted into a decomposition furnace at 775 °C. The mercury species were converted to elemental mercury and detected by the Zeeman atomic adsorption spectrometer. The analyzer was calibrated using NIST certified HgCl2 standards from SCP Sciences. Elemental mercury spiking of the carbon tubes was performed using an impinger containing a stannous chloride solution. The mercury standard was dispensed into the impinger and the elemental mercury is pulled through the glassware system onto the iodated carbon. The elemental mercury spike was used to assess the recovery the mercury from the carbon tubes. Dimethyl mercury (DMM) was sampled using a slightly different technique. A Carbotrap was used as a sorbent, with a backup tube to assess any breakthrough. A third iodated carbon trap was also present to collect any elemental mercury present. The sorbent tube was heated to a temperature above the dew point of the gas stream to prevent condensation on the sorbent. Water vapor from the stream was collected and quantified using a silica gel impinger. A diaphragm air pump was used to pull the sample through the train and collect the sample. The volume of gas sampled was monitored and quantified using a volatile organic sampling train (VOST) box. The sample flow rate was nominally 0.35 liters/minute for a total volume of approximately 0.5 liters. 2-6
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