Landfill Gas Monitoring
Trace Gases in Landfill Gas from a Typical United Kingdom Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
Trace gases in UK landfill gas include a mix of VOCs, hydrogen sulfide, nitrogen, and others. These gases arise from the breakdown of organic waste and microbial actions. Over 500 trace components have been identified, including hydrogen sulfide, vinyl chloride, carbon disulfide, and BTEX compounds…
Gas Monitoring at Landfills – What To Monitor, Collect and Analyse The Data
Got strange smells drifting from your landfill? Worried about gas creeping into nearby homes? Gas monitoring at landfills isn’t just about bad odours. It’s about keeping people safe and meeting tough rules. Every bit of rubbish that breaks down underground releases gases that can explode or harm the environment if nobody’s monitoring what’s happening and […]
Landfill Gas Monitoring Procedures Methods and Guide
Landfill gas (LFG) monitoring procedures involve routine, site-specific procedures to detect gas leaks and ensure operational compliance, including monitoring methane, carbon dioxide, and other trace gases using portable instruments and fixed systems. Read on for our explanation of good practice procedures that include wellhead monitoring for oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon monoxide, perimeter monitoring for ambient […]
Best Portable Landfill Gas Analyzer Reviews & Comparison
Landfill gas monitoring is critical for health, safety, and compliance. A top-notch portable analyzer detects harmful gases in real-time, safeguarding workers and the environment. As regulations tighten, reliable equipment becomes essential for avoiding fines and mitigating risks associated with gas emissions from decomposing waste…
Why Do Landfill Gas Monitoring in Soil, the Air, Near the Surface, & In Confined Spaces
Landfill gas monitoring is critical for preventing health risks and hazards near landfill sites. Detecting gases like methane, which is flammable and a climate change contributor, is essential. Effective monitoring employs soil, air, and emissions techniques to ensure safety and environmental protection…
Landfill Gas Monitoring Equipment
The choice of landfill gas monitoring equipment for modern landfills is wider than ever before. Types of Landfill Gas Monitoring Equipment Wikipedia provides a detailed explanation of the different types of landfill, gas monitoring, each of which demands it’s own equipment to perform: Surface Monitoring For surface monitoring, a monitor may be either: Single reading […]
Testing Methods for Landfill Gas Migration Control
The investigation of the extent and source of landfill gas migration, is the first step in landfill gas migration control, and may need to take the path which follows: to identify the source of the gas; to identify the migration pathway; to understand the mechanisms causing the migration; This is essential for the engineers and technicians […]
The Explosive Limits for Methane Biogas Explained
Q: What is meant by the “explosive limits” for methane? A: Explosive Range and Flammability – A gas that will burn is said to be “flammable.” Any flammable gas can explode under certain conditions. The range within which an explosion can occur is known as the explosive limits for methane. In order for a flammable gas to explode, […]
Methane Flux Boxes for Monitoring Landfill Gas Cap Emissions
Methane flux boxes are a tool used to detect the flow (leakage) of landfill gas (methane) through landfill gas restoration capping layers. The UK Environment Agency may require that the landfill gas methane emissions from a landfill restoration cap are monitored regularly. This is required so that areas where excess gas might be escaping, can […]
Landfill Gas Flare Monitoring
Landfill Gas Flare Stack Monitoring Limitations Stack monitoring, or more correctly “landfill gas flare monitoring“, can only be carried out on enclosed flares. Enclosed flares are the only landfill gas flare type which can demonstrably provide a known minimum residence time and therefore are the only landfill gas flare type which is now accepted for […]
