Measurements of particulate matter concentrations at a landfill site (Crete,Greece) |
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| Authors: | E Chalvatzaki I Kopanakis M Kontaksakis T Glytsos N Kalogerakis M Lazaridis |
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| Institution: | 1. Institute of Meteorology and Oceanography, PLA University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 211101, China;2. College of Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China;1. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States;2. University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece;3. National Observatory of Athens, Athens, Greece;1. Department of Civil Engineering, Jami Institute of Technology, Isfahan, Iran;2. Department of Chemical Engineering, Jami Institute of Technology, Isfahan, Iran;3. Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia |
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| Abstract: | Large amounts of solid waste are disposed in landfills and the potential of particulate matter (PM) emissions into the atmosphere is significant. Particulate matter emissions in landfills are the result of resuspension from the disposed waste and other activities such as mechanical recycling and composting, waste unloading and sorting, the process of coating residues and waste transport by trucks. Measurements of ambient levels of inhalable particulate matter (PM10) were performed in a landfill site located at Chania (Crete, Greece). Elevated PM10 concentrations were measured in the landfill site during several landfill operations. It was observed that the meteorological conditions (mainly wind velocity and temperature) influence considerably the PM10 concentrations. Comparison between the PM10 concentrations at the landfill and at a PM10 background site indicates the influence of the landfill activities on local concentrations at the landfill. No correlation was observed between the measurements at the landfill and the background sites. Finally, specific preventing measures are proposed to control the PM concentrations in landfills. |
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