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Anthropogenic Emissions of Reduced Sulfur Compounds from Waste Water Facilities and Landfills in Sapporo

Research Project

Project/Area Number 09650597
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Civil and environmental engineering
Research InstitutionHOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

MURAO Naoto  Grad.School of Eng., Hokkaido Univ., Asso.Pro., 大学院・工学研究科, 助教授 (00190869)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) YAMAGATA Sadamu  Grad.School of Eng., Hokkaido Univ., Inst., 大学院・工学研究科, 助手 (80220242)
OHTA Sachio  Grad.School of Eng., Hokkaido Univ., Pro., 大学院・工学研究科, 教授 (00100058)
Project Period (FY) 1997 – 1998
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1998)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 1997: ¥2,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000)
KeywordsReduced sulfer gas / Carbonyl sulfide / Carbon disulfide / Climatic effect / Emission / Waste water facility / Landfill gas / Ambient concentration / 埋立地
Research Abstract

It has been suggested that reduced sulfur compounds such as carbonyl sulfide (COS) and carbon disulfide (CS2) play a significant role in the global and/or local climate through formation of sulfuric acid particles and clouds. In particular, because of its relatively long lifetime in the troposphere, transport of COS from the troposphere is believed to be the major source for the stratospheric aerosol layer which affect the Earth's radiation balance and climate. Until now numerous sources of COS have been identified and quantified, but the contribution of anthropogenic sources to the local and global COS burden is highly uncertain. The purpose of this study is to estimate contribution of anthropogenic emissions such as waste water facilities and landfills to ambient concentration in Sapporo.
With this aim, we first developed measurement method for monitoring ambient reduced sulfur gases using thermal desorpt ion - gas chromatography equipped with FPD.The method includes cryogenic preconcentration on TENAX.Breakthrough is not observed for samples up to 3 liter and recovery is found to be approximately 100%.
Measurements of ambient concentrations and emissions from various sources have been performed in Sapporo, Variation of ambient COS concentrations suggests a local source in Sapporo. However emission rates from vehicles and waste water facilities are found to be small enough to vary ambient concentration. Although quantification can not be made due to various interference, landfill gas contains large amount of reduced sulfur gases. In order to verify these findings characterization of sulfur containing landfill gases and extensive emission measurements are necessary.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1998 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1997 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1997-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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