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Environ Monit Assess

Title:		Short-term distributions of reduced sulfur compounds in the ambient air surrounding a large landfill facility
Author(s):		Kim KH; Choi YJ; Oh SI; Sa JH; Jeon EC; Koo YS;
Address:		"Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Atmospheric Environment Laboratory, Sejong University, Seoul, Korea. khkim@sejong.ac.kr"
Journal Title:		Environ Monit Assess
Year:		2006
Volume:		20060601
Issue:		1-Mar
Page Number:		343 - 354
DOI:		10.1007/s10661-005-9128-y
ISSN/ISBN:		0167-6369 (Print) 0167-6369 (Linking)
Abstract:		"In order to explore the environmental behavior of reduced sulfur compounds (RSC) as malodorous components emitted from diverse source processes, the distribution characteristics of four sulfur (S) compounds - hydrogen sulfide (H2S), methyl mercaptan (CH3SH), dimethyl sulfide (DMS: (CH3)2S), and dimethyl disulfide (DMDS: (CH3)2S2) - were investigated in a municipal landfill area. In the course of this study, their ambient concentration levels were measured during two time periods from 13 individual spots selected as a function of distance from the center of the landfill site. The results generally indicated the absolute dominance of H2S over the other S compounds investigated (up to 5 km radius) such that their mean values were found as 1415 (H2S), 148 (DMS), 20.6 (CH3SH), and 14.4 ppt (DMDS). When our data were compared in terms of either varying distance from the source or relationship with meteorological conditions, the H2S data sets were most evident to reflect the potential effects of strong source processes in the landfill environment, relative to other S gases (or to volatile organic compounds measured concurrently). The results of this study further indicated the relatively good correspondence between the measured H2S concentration level and humans' intuitive sensory of odor and nuisance"
Keywords:		Air Pollutants/*analysis Air Pollution/*analysis Environment *Environmental Monitoring Hydrogen Sulfide/analysis Odorants/analysis Oxidation-Reduction Refuse Disposal Sulfur Compounds/*analysis;
Notes:		"MedlineKim, K-H Choi, Y-J Oh, S-I Sa, J H Jeon, E-C Koo, Y S eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Netherlands 2006/06/02 Environ Monit Assess. 2006 Oct; 121(1-3):343-54. doi: 10.1007/s10661-005-9128-y. Epub 2006 Jun 1"