TestAmerica Addresses the Challenges of Analyzing Landfill Gas at the 2010 Joint ND/SD Solid Waste Conference and Trade Show

William Elcoate, TestAmerica’s Air Product Director and technical expert on emerging air regulations, will speak on the latest analytical developments of landfill gas testing at the 1st Annual 2010 Joint ND/SD Solid Waste Conference and Trade Show. The presentation will be given during the week of September 14-16, 2010 in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

The U.S. EPA has been tightening the regulations, requiring additional reporting requirements for volatile emissions from new, operating, and closed landfills. With increasing regulatory attention towards landfill greenhouse gas and air toxic emissions, generating quality data becomes of significant importance. The use of landfill gas as a viable energy resource has also expanded testing methods that are used to evaluate gas characteristics for power system design, as atmospheric emissions may vary. This is dependant on waste materials historically placed in these landfills.

Mr. Elcoate’s presentation will review the regulatory environment surrounding the evaluation of gaseous landfill emissions, address analytical methods, and laboratory procedures to ensure that testing results are relevant and accurately representative.

Mr. Elcoate has over 20 years of experience in the environmental laboratory testing industry. Mr. Elcoate is the technical and regulatory support coordinator for TestAmerica’s Air Programs. His responsibilities include State & Federal regulation review, operational interface, and air program standardization. Mr. Elcoate provides technical training and market support for TestAmerica and has spoken at numerous conferences across the United States. For more information, please contact Mr. Elcoate directly via TestAmerica’s Ask the Expert webpage or through his LinkedIn profile at www.linkedin.com/pub/william-elcoate/16/606/846.


About TestAmerica

TestAmerica is the leading environmental testing firm in the United States, including 36 laboratories and 33 service centers. TestAmerica provides innovative technical expertise and comprehensive analytical testing services. Specialty analyses include source and ambient air, aquatic toxicity, explosives, specialty organics, dioxins, drinking water, sediments and tissues, emerging contaminants, radiochemistry and mixed waste testing.

TestAmerica affiliate companies include EMLab P&K, the leader in analytical microscopy and indoor air quality; QED Environmental Systems, Inc., the leading supplier of groundwater sampling equipment and remediation pumping systems; TestAmerica Drilling Corp., provider of innovative environmental and geotechnical drilling; and TestAmerica Air Emissions Corp. (METCO Environmental), specializing in air emissions testing. TestAmerica currently employs nearly 2,800 professionals dedicated to exceptional service and solutions for our clients’ environmental testing needs.

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