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Industrial Emissions Licence Reg. No. WOO25-04

Quarterly Dust Monitoring Report

Round 12016

April-May 2016

Prepared by:

Issued:

Gavin 0’ Dowd

23/05/2016

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Round 1 2016 Dust Deposition Monitoring Industrial Emissions Licence: WOO25-04

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Dust Monitoring Report Round 1 1 April-May 2016

Powerstown Landfill Industrial Emissions Licence Registration No. WOO25-04

Carlow County Council

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 Introduction

2.0 Methodology

3.0 Results

4.0 Discussion

TABLES

Table 1

Table 2

APPENDICES

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Dust Deposition Monitoring Locations

Dust Deposition Monitoring Results

Map of Dust Monitoring Locations

Certified Laboratory Analytical Report

Dust Monitoring Results and Trend Analysis

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Round 1 2016 Dust Deposition Monitoring Industrial Emissions Licence: WOO25-04

May2016

1.0 Introduction

Dust monitoring was undertaken at Powerstown Landfill, Co. Carlow, during April- May 2016 in accordance with the requirements outlined in Industrial Emissions Licence No. WOO25-04. Monitoring was carried out at six locations detailed in Table 1.

Powerstown Landfill is located approximately 6km south of Carlow town along the N9 Carlow to Kilkenny road.

The principal aims of this study were to:

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Comply with the Waste Licence requirements; Assess dust deposition levels at the facility; and Determine if any significant change in the dust levels has occurred since the previous monitoring event.

2.0 MethodoIogy

Dust monitoring was carried out at the facility using the Bergerhoff gauges in accordance with the guidelines VDI Part 2, by the Association of German Engineers (Verein Deutscher Ingenieure), as the recommended standard method, meeting TA- LL-& requirements, and as specified in the Waste Licence (No. WO25-04). The method enables total dust deposition, including wet deposition, to be determined using gravimetric analysis.

Bergerhoff dust deposition gauges were installed at six permanent locations within the facility. These locations are outlined in Table 1 overleaf. A map indicating dust monitoring locations is presented in Appendix A.

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Round 1 2016 Dust Deposition Monitoring Industrial Emissions Licence: WOO25-04

Location

May 2016

Description

Table 1: Dust Deposition Monitoring Locations

D2

D4

Western site boundary near leachate lagoon

North-westem site boundary near manifold 5

I D5 I Eastern site boundary near leachate tank

Northern site comer near surface water pond

Southern site boundary near main entrance

Adjacent to roadway entering Civic Amenity site

Dust monitoring jars were installed on the 29/04/2016 and collected on the 03/05/2016 giving an exposure time of 32 days. Following collection, the samples were sent to T. E. Laboratories Ltd. for gravimetric analysis.

Analytical results are compared to the dust deposition limit of 350mg/mz/day set for the facility by the Industrial Emissions Licence (No. WO25-04). In addition results are compared with results received during previous monitoring events to determine if any trends are occurring.

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Round 1 2016 Dust Deposition Monitoring Industrial Emissions Licence: WOO25-04

Monitoring Location

D2 D4 D5

May2016

May 201 4 August 2014 February July - August August - April-May

(mg/m2/ (mg/m’/ (mg/m2/ (mg/m2/ 2015 (mg/m’/

105 69 130 120 Note 1 97 118 123 232 74 98 1333 35 62 34 39 71 88

2015 2015 September 2016 Dust Deposition

Limit (mg/m2/ day) mg/m’/day day) day) day) day)

day)

3.0 Results

250 106 53

Analytical results for the first monitoring event of 2016 are presented in Table 2 below and copy of the laboratory reports is included in Appendix B. Analytical results are presented with the dust deposition limit of 350mg/m2/day set for the facility and the results for previous monitoring rounds for comparative purposes.

88 11 179 85 19 32 27 49 72 76 31 65 14 30 5

Statistical analysis of the data is presented in Appendix C.

Table 2: Dust Deposition Monitoring Results

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4.0 Discussion

The dust de osition results recorded for the first monitoring event of 2016 ranged from 5mg/m /day @6) to 1333mg/m2/day @4). All results other than D4 were below the dust deposition limit of 350mg/m2/day. This exceedence at D4 was reported to the EPA through EDEN. Extra sprinkling of the site and along with the use of the wheel- wash will be carried out at the site in order to minimise the dust levels going forward for the next monitoring event Round 2 of 20 16.

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The results reported at locations D5, and D7 have increased since their previous monitoring events but did not exceed the dust deposition limit of 350mg/m2/day. D4 at 1333mg/m2/day exceeded the dust deposition limit of 350mg/m2/day. Sprinkling of the site and use of the wheel-wash continues to be carried out at the site in order to minimise the nuisance of dust. The sprinkling process will be carried out on an extra level to reduce dust levels.

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LABORATORY ANALYTICAL REPORT

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T.E. LABORATORIES LIMITED Trading as

Loughmartin Business Park, Tullow, Co. Carlow Phone: 059-9152881 Fax: 059-9152886

CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS Pagelof 2

Analysis of Dust Samples Project Description:

Attention: Mr. Gavin O'Dowd Lab ID: 128942 - 128947

Company: Address:

Certificate No:

Issue Date:

Carlow County Council Powerstown Landfill Powerstown Carlow

U1 610827

20/05/2016

Date Sampled: 2910412016

Date Rec'd: 03/05/2016

Our Ref: ws-40900

Project Summary:

No. of Pages:

Peter O'Byrne Quality Manager

Six samples were analysed for a range of determinands. Please see page 2 for results. Terms & Conditions and methods used are outlined in the attached appendix.

Results page 2 plus 4 page appendix

Ms Breda Moore Technical Manager

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Tellab b ANALYSIS OF DUST DEPOSITION GAUGES

Date Sampled:29/04/2016 Date Received:03/05/2016 Date Analysis Commenced: 19/05/2016 Our Ref.: WS-40900 Your Ref: Powerstown Landfill Certificate No. U16/0827

Sample ID )I LablD

D2 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8

D ustfa I I (mglm’d)” (nla)

97 1333 88 19 76 5

Dustfall (glm2d)”

0.097 1.333 0.088 0.019 0.076 0.005

*Note: d = sampling period in days( 32 days) m = collecting surface area (metre) g = mass of dustfall (gram)

mg = mass of dustfall (milligram)

** = INAB Accredited Tests ++ = Subcontracted Tests n/a = Non-INAB Accredited Tests

The above results relate only to the sample tested This report should not be regenerated except in full and with the consent of T.E. Laboratories Ltd.

T.E. Laboratories

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APPENDIXA

DUST MONITORING LOCATIONS

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APPENDIX c TRENDS IN RESULTS

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