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3.1.3 Total Site Methane Emissions ...........................................................................3-10
3.1.4 Summa Canister Sampling.................................................................................3-13
3.1.5 Total Mercury Measurements............................................................................ 3-16
3.1.6 Dimethyl Mercury Measurements .....................................................................3-17
3.1.7 Monomethyl Mercury Measurements................................................................3-17
3.1.8 Elemental Mercury Measurements ....................................................................3-18
3.1.9 Calculation of NMOC Fluxes ............................................................................3-18
3.2 Landfill Site #2 .......................................................................................................... 3-20
3.2.1 Control Cell........................................................................................................3-20
3.2.1.1 February 24 .................................................................................................... 3-20
3.2.1.2 February 25 .................................................................................................... 3-24
3.2.2 Bioreactor Cell...................................................................................................3-28
3.2.2.1 February 23 .................................................................................................... 3-28
3.2.2.2 February 24 .................................................................................................... 3-31
3.2.3 Total Site Methane Emissions ...........................................................................3-33
3.2.4 Summa Canister Sampling.................................................................................3-34
3.2.5 Total Mercury Measurements............................................................................ 3-36
3.2.6 Dimethyl Mercury Measurements .....................................................................3-37
3.2.7 Monomethyl Mercury Measurements................................................................3-37
3.2.8 Elemental Mercury Measurements ....................................................................3-38
3.2.9 Calculation of NMOC Fluxes ............................................................................3-38
3.3 Gas and Mercury Sampling Results from the October 2007 Field Campaign .......... 3-40
3.3.1 Total Mercury Concentrations ...........................................................................3-40
3.3.2 Gas Sampling Results ........................................................................................3-41
Chapter 4 Conclusion................................................................................................................... 4-1
Chapter 5 Quality Assurance/Quality Control............................................................................. 5-1
5.1 Equipment Calibration................................................................................................. 5-1
5.2 Assessment of DQI Goals............................................................................................ 5-2
5.2.1 DQI Check for Methane PIC Measurement with OP-TDLAS ............................5-2
5.2.2 DQI Check for Analyte PIC Measurement with OP-FTIR..................................5-3
5.2.3 Inter-comparison Study of OP-FTIR and OP-TDLAS Instruments .................... 5-4
5.2.4 DQI Checks for Ambient Wind Speed and Wind Direction Measurements .......5-5
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