Natural and anthropogenic methane sources in New England

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 243-255

  Blaha, D ^a   Bartlett, K ^a   Czepiel, P ^b   Harriss, R ^c   Crill, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b Cadmus Group Inc   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Methane; Regional emissions inventory

Indexed keywords

GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; LAND FILL; NATURAL GAS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

REGIONAL EMISSIONS INVENTORY;

METHANE;

METHANE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EMISSION INVENTORY; LANDFILL; METHANE;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR MONITORING; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXHAUST GAS; LANDFILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

NEW ENGLAND; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE;

EID: 0032890257     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(98)00153-8     Document Type: Article

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