The Environmental Protection Agency’s Landfill Air Estimation Model (LAEEM), combined with either the AP-42 or CAA landfill emission factors, provide a basis to predict air emissions, including hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), from municipal solid waste landfills. This paper presents alternative approaches for estimating HAP emissions from landfills. These approaches include analytical solutions and estimation techniques that account for convection, diffusion, and biodegradation of HAPs. Results from the modeling of a prototypical landfill are used as the basis for discussion with respect to LAEEM results.
Techniques for Modeling Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions from Landfills
Authors: Henryk Melcer, Robert J. Sang, VIGIL, Samuel A.
1998 Exhibition Air and Waste Management Association Conference