The potential for methane emissions from groundwaters of the UK

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 339, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 117-126

  Gooddy, D C ^a   Darling, W G ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emissions; Explosion hazard; Groundwater; Methane (CH4); UK

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BOREHOLES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GROUNDWATER; METHANE; SANDSTONE;

GROUNDWATER SOURCES; METHANE EMISSIONS; TRACE CONSTITUENTS; WATER-SUPPLY BOREHOLES;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

GROUND WATER; LIMESTONE; METHANE;

EMISSION; EXPLOSION; GROUNDWATER; METHANE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GREENHOUSE GAS; HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERE; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GREAT BRITAIN; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; METHANE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 14644401698     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.07.019     Document Type: Article

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