Measurement of the odor impact of a waste deposit using the SF6-tracer method
Landfill gas emitted from a waste disposal often causes odor nuisance in the vicinity. To verify that the odor concentrations were below these limit values, the odor contributions of different sources had to be distinguished. A tracer method was applied to measure the odor impact of the sanitary landfill to its environment. The emitted landfill gas was labelled with the tracer gas SF6. The tracer gas was parted to even amounts and released through ten special nozzles equally distributed over the surface of the landfill. In the area around the landfill the concentration of the tracer gas was measured by collecting air samples and analyzing them with a gas chromatograph with an electron capture detector. Fifteen air sampling units were used to collect eight consecutive air samples at each selected point. These measurements gave the relation between the emission of landfill gas and the resulting concentrations in ambient air.
- Research Organization:
- Oesterreichisches Forschungszentrum Seibersdorf GmbH (Austria). Hauptabteilung Angewandte Physik
- OSTI ID:
- 107895
- Report Number(s):
- PB-95-260485/XAB; OEFZS-4733; TRN: 52613462
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Dec 1994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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