Municipal landfill gas condensate

Technical Report · Thu Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:5671542

Briggs, J

New regulations relative to air emissions from municipal landfills may require the installation of gas-collection systems at landfills. As landfill gas (LFG) is collected, water and other vapors in the gas condense in the system or are purposely removed in the normal treatment of the gas. Condensate production can amount to more than 5000 liters per day consisting of two liquid phases: an aqueous phase and a hydrocarbon phase. The study involved the collection and analysis of condensate samples from four U.S. landfill sites with active gas migration or gas-production systems. The characteristics of both the hydrocarbon phase and the aqueous phase of the condensate were compared against USEPA hazardous-waste criteria. Results indicated that neither phase exhibited properties of corrosivity or reactivity. However, the hydrocarbon was ignitable, as was the aqueous phase in one sample. No pesticides, PCBs or priority-pollutant metals were detected in any sample. A list was developed of 94 organic compounds found in LFG condensate, 49 of which are priority-pollutant compounds.

• Research Organization: SCS Engineers, Inc., Reston, VA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5671542
• Report Number(s): PB-88-113246/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
CONDENSATES
EMISSION
FLUIDS
GAS CONDENSATES
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
LIQUIDS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
REGULATIONS
SANITARY LANDFILLS
TOXICITY
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT