Landfill Gas Characterization and Leachate Removal at the Alachua County Southwest Landfill, Alachua County, Florida Through Utilization of a Mechanical Gas Collection System

Abstract

In November 1992, a landfill gas collection system for the Alachua County Southwest Landfill was activated and set so that it was collecting gas from all the wells in a 30-acre area (operational from 1972 to 1985), and all the wells from an 11-acre area (operational from 1985 to 1988) at a flow rate in excess of 1,000 scfm. In February 1993, an analysis of the system commenced in an effort to optimize the flow and the quality of the extracted gas

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA280036

Entities

People

  • Kurt R. Gies

Organizations

  • University of Florida

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biodegradation
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Groundwater
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Health Services
  • Ideal Gas Law
  • Liquids
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Pitot Tubes
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Solid Waste
  • Waste Disposal Facilities
  • Waste Management

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