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  • Environmental Science
  • Atmospheric Chemistry
  • Waste Management

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  • Methane emissions from solid waste are a major contributor to global greenhouse gas budgets.
  • Existing inventory assumptions for landfill methane emissions lack comprehensive validation.
  • Limited measurement-based studies exist for assessing landfill methane point sources.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically quantify methane emissions from large landfills across the United States.
  • To assess the accuracy of current inventory assumptions using direct measurements.
  • To provide data supporting climate change mitigation policies for the waste sector.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized airborne imaging spectrometers to quantify methane emissions at hundreds of landfills across 18 U.S. states (2016-2022).
  • Covered approximately 20% of open landfills in the United States for systematic measurement.
  • Validated findings through independent, contemporaneous in situ airborne observations at 15 selected landfills.

Main Results:

  • Significant point source methane emissions were detected at 52% of the studied landfills.
  • Emissions were observed to persist over extended periods (weeks to years) at many sites.
  • Airborne measurements showed good agreement with independent in situ observations.

Conclusions:

  • Landfill methane emissions are substantial and widespread, challenging current inventory estimates.
  • A significant portion of surveyed landfills exhibit persistent methane releases.
  • Long-term, synoptic-scale monitoring of landfill emissions is crucial for effective climate change mitigation.