August 2007
- Between August 16th and 28th, during the
moving of a compost pile located near the southern property line,
hydrogen sulfide released during this activity was detected at the
perimeter monitors. The peak reading was 0.3 ppm at the southeast
monitor between 10:30 am and 11:00 am on August 20th. The next
highest reading was 0.12 ppm at the same monitor detected between
8:00 am and 8:30 am on August 16th. Additional readings from 0.01
to 0.1 ppm were detected at the north, northeast, east and southeast
monitors on 8/16, 8/20, 8/21, 8/23, 8/27 and 8/28.
- Average landfill gas concentration in August: Methane 37.5%;
hydrogen sulfide 35-40 parts per million (ppm).
- An estimated 2,008,800 cubic feet of landfill gas was removed and
treated in August.
- An estimated 3,501,051 gallons of contact water (water that has
seeped through the landfill and accumulated underneath the landfill)
and well water were removed and treated in August.
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