A practical application for monitoring methane in ambient air at waste disposal facillities using a portable open path analyzer
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https://doi.org/10.15626/Eco-Tech.2005.060Keywords:
Methane; Open path type analyzer; Landfill site; Biogasification; CompostingAbstract
It is well known that methane (CH4) is a greenhouse gas, and one of the main gases emitted
from landfills, CH4 is also emitted from biogasification facilities and composting facilities, A
new method to monitor CH4 in ambient air has been developed using a portable open path
methane analyzer (POMA) that is retailed as an urban gas leak detector. In this study, we have
investigated a practical application of a POMA in the field, and the characteristics of CH4
emissions at landfill sites, biogasification facilities, and a composting facility,
It is clear that this new method is convenient, and can be used to monitor the average
concentration of CH4 in ambient air at a waste disposal facility, such as a landfill site, a
composting facility, or a biogasification facility, The concentration of CH4 in ambient air at
landfill sites, a composting facility, and biogasification facilities were found to be 2-30, 2-13,
and 3-13 ppm, respectively,
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References
Tanikawa N,, Furuichi T., Ishii K., and Matsuo K., 2004. Development of convenient monitoring method of methane in ambient air at landfill sites using portable open path type analyzer. In: Proceedings of the 3rd Asian Pacific Landfill Symposium, Kitakyushu, Japan, pp, 411-416.
Tanikawa N., Furuichi T., and Ishii K., 2003. Monitoring of methane and carbon dioxide in ambient air at landfill sites, In: Proceedings of the 9th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, Sardinia 2003. Sardinia, Italy.
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