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Landfill Gas Emissions Model, version 2.0., user`s manual. Final report, September 1993--September 1997

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:292097

Landfill Gas Emissions Model (LandGEM) estimates air pollutant emissions from municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills. The model can be used to estimate emission rates for methane, carbon dioxide, nonmethane organic compounds, and individual air pollutants from landfills. It can also be used by landfill owners and operators to determine if a landfill is subject to the control requirements of the federal New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) for new MSW landfills or the emission guidelines for existing MSW landfills. The model is based on a first order decay equation and can be run using site-specific data are available, using default values: one set based on the requirements of the NSPS and emission guidelines, and the other based on emission factors in EPA`s Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors, AP-42.

Research Organization:
Radian International LLC, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States); Eastern Research Group, Morrisville, NC (United States); Environmental Protection Agency, Air Pollution Prevention and Control Div., Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI ID:
292097
Report Number(s):
PB--98-150352/XAB; DCN--0073-03-089-005; CNN: Contract EPA-68-D1-0117; Contract EPA-68-D3-0033
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English