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3.3 <strong>Gas</strong> and Mercury Sampling Results <strong>from</strong> the October 2007 Field Campaign<br />

As mentioned in previous sections, the dimethyl mercury data, methane, and permanent gas<br />

analysis data <strong>from</strong> the February 2007 field campaign were labeled as suspect. In response to<br />

these results, an additional field campaign was conducted during October 2007 at both sites to<br />

collect additional gas and mercury samples. Due to limited project resources, carbon tube<br />

samples were collected and analyzed only for total mercury concentrations using a thermal<br />

decomposition furnace attached to a cold-vapor atomic adsorption mercury analyzer<br />

manufactured by Ohio Lumex.<br />

In addition to the mercury data, landfill gas composition data was collected with a Landtec GEM<br />

2000+ landfill gas monitor. The results of the October 2007 campaign are presented in the<br />

following sections.<br />

3.3.1 Total Mercury Concentrations<br />

The total mercury concentrations measured at Site #1 and Site #2 are presented in Tables 3-40<br />

and 3-41, respectively.<br />

Table 3-40. Total Mercury Concentrations Measured at Site #1 during the October 2007<br />

Field Campaign<br />

Tube # Spike Recovery (%) Conc (µg/m 3 ) Date<br />

1 25 10/24/2007<br />

2 22 10/24/2007<br />

3 102 26 10/24/2007<br />

4 25 10/24/2007<br />

CCV 104 Average=20<br />

Total mercury concentrations in the landfill gas at Site #1 ranged <strong>from</strong> 22 to 26 µg/m 3 , with an<br />

average of 25 µg/m 3 for all of the samples. Sampled matrix spike recovery for the total mercury<br />

samples were 102 percent, and continuous calibration verification (CCV) recoveries were 104<br />

percent.<br />

3-40

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