Methane Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
Methane Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
Thursday, February 20, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET
Methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, is emitted from a variety of sources. Human-caused methane emissions from municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills are the third-largest source in the United States. The webinar will provide the basic information about methane generation from MSW landfills as well as the recent advances in methane emissions measurements and quantification, including an example that is using remote sensing technology to detect, pinpoint, and quantify methane at the scale of individual facilities, and a discussion on landfill emissions measurement and analysis from WM.
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Presenters:
Roger Green, Director of Engineering Science, WM
Roger Green is Director of Engineering Science in WM’s corporate Environmental Management Group. His current responsibilities include developing solutions for the chemical and biological treatment of wastes and the measurement and modeling of landfill emissions. Roger is the technical lead for WM’s efforts in developing and demonstrating methane measurement approaches at landfills. He has served as PI/co-PI on cooperative research and development projects on landfill processes with USEPA, academia and industry. He is a member and past chairman of the Environmental Research and Education Foundation’s Research Council. Roger received his BS in Biology and Biochemistry and MS in Environmental Science from the University of Cincinnati.
David Risk, Research Chair, Climate Science and Policy, St. Francis Xavier University
Dave Risk (PhD) is a Research Chair in Climate Science and Policy at St. Francis Xavier University (StFX) in Nova Scotia, Canada. Risk’s ‘FluxLab’ team has been involved in ecological gas measurement projects from pole to pole, have visited over 15,000 onshore and offshore oil and gas facilities across North America to assess inventories, and have measured methane levels at Canadian landfills from coast to coast. Most recently they have been operating a full-scale landfill emissions simulation facility to help industry, regulators, and developers assess methodologies for methane measurement.
Tia Scarpelli, Research Scientist and Waste Sector Lead, Carbon Mapper
Tia Scarpelli is a Research Scientist and the Waste Sector Lead for Carbon Mapper, a non-profit organization that is working to map and quantify large methane and carbon dioxide emissions sources globally. Tia’s background is in methane emissions inventory development and the use of satellite observations to inform nationally reported methane inventories. As a research scientist at Carbon Mapper, Tia uses a combination of satellite and aircraft observations to estimate emissions from large emission sources (data.carbonmapper.org) and engages with stakeholders to bridge the gap between data and mitigation action.
Moderator: Ali Lashgari, Senior Scientist for Emissions and Regulations, Project Canary
Ali Lashgari is a Senior Scientist for Emissions and Regulations at Project Canary (PC). With over eight years of consulting experience in the energy and mineral production sector, he brings a deep understanding of air quality management to his role. Lashgari holds a Ph.D. in Energy and Mineral Engineering from Penn State, along with master's degrees in Data Analytics, Mineral Engineering Economics and Feasibility Studies, and a bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering. He has served as the Society of Mining Engineering’s Health and Safety Division Chair. Ali has published and presented his research findings in more than 20 peer-reviewed journal articles and international conference papers.
