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Design and Use of a Full Flow Sampling System (FFS) for the Quantification of Methane Emissions

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A robust method for estimating landfill methane emissions.

Veronica K Figueroa¹, Kevin R Mackie, Nick Guarriello

¹Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816-2450, USA.

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Quantifying methane emissions from municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills is crucial for climate change mitigation. This study introduces a novel method using volatile organic compound (VOC) measurements to estimate landfill methane emission rates effectively.

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Area of Science:

Environmental Science
Atmospheric Chemistry
Geoscience

Background:

Municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills are significant sources of methane (CH4), a potent greenhouse gas.
Accurate quantification of surficial methane emissions from landfills is essential for climate change research and mitigation strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

To present and validate a novel method for estimating methane emission rates from MSW landfills.
To utilize ambient air volatile organic compound (VOC) measurements for landfill methane emission quantification.

Main Methods:

Employing a hand-held monitor to collect numerous VOC concentration measurements and meteorological data above the landfill surface.
Inverting standard Gaussian dispersion equations using matrix methods to calculate point methane emission rates.
Summing point emission rates to determine the total landfill methane emission rate.

Main Results:

The method was successfully tested on a central Florida MSW landfill over multiple measurement days.
Sensitivity analysis indicated that wind speed and stability class are the most influential meteorological parameters.
The emission estimates were found to be robust due to the large number of measurements used.

Conclusions:

The developed method provides a robust approach for estimating landfill methane emissions.
The technique integrates readily available VOC measurements with meteorological data for effective quantification.
The results demonstrate the feasibility of using dispersion modeling with estimated emission rates for validation.