Quantifying Uncontrolled Landfill Gas Emissions from Two Florida ...

Table of Contents
Executive Summary..................................................................................................................... xiii
Chapter 1 Project Description...................................................................................................... 1-1
1.1 Background.................................................................................................................. 1-1
1.2 Optical Remote Sensing Instrumentation .................................................................... 1-3
1.3 Vertical Radial Plume Mapping Method ..................................................................... 1-5
1.4 Total NMOC Measurements........................................................................................ 1-7
1.5 Total and Organo-Mercury Measurements.................................................................. 1-7
1.6 Elemental Mercury Measurements .............................................................................. 1-8
1.7 Calculation of NMOC Fluxes ...................................................................................... 1-9
1.8 Field Schedule.............................................................................................................. 1-9
Chapter 2 Test Procedures ........................................................................................................... 2-1
2.1 Optical Remote Sensing Measurements at Landfill Site #1 ........................................ 2-1
2.1.1 Control Cell..........................................................................................................2-1
2.1.2 Bioreactor Cell.....................................................................................................2-2
2.1.3 Background Measurements.................................................................................. 2-3
2.2 Optical Remote Sensing Measurements at Landfill Site #2 ........................................ 2-3
2.2.1 Control Cell..........................................................................................................2-3
2.2.2 Bioreactor Cell.....................................................................................................2-5
2.2.3 Background Measurements.................................................................................. 2-6
2.3 Total and Speciated Mercury Sampling....................................................................... 2-6
2.4 Lumex Elemental Mercury Field Sampling................................................................. 2-7
2.5 Summa Canister Sampling........................................................................................... 2-7
Chapter 3 Results and Discussion................................................................................................ 3-1
3.1 Landfill Site #1 ............................................................................................................ 3-1
3.1.1 Control Cell..........................................................................................................3-1
3.1.2 Bioreactor Cell.....................................................................................................3-5
3.1.2.1 February 22 ...................................................................................................... 3-5
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