Predictive model for pollutant dispersion from gas flaring: A case study of oil producing area of Nigeria

Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1004-1015

  Abdulkareem, A S ^a   Odigure, J O ^b   Abenege, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Environmental pollution modeling and simulation; Gas flaring; Pollutant dispersion

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY; DISPERSION MODELS; DISPERSION PATTERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION MODELING AND SIMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GAS FLARES; GAS FLARING; NIGER-DELTA; NIGERIA; OIL PRODUCING AREAS; PETROLEUM EXPLORATION; POLLUTANT DISPERSION; POLLUTANT DISPERSIONS; PREDICTIVE MODELS; SIMULATED RESULTS; STACK EFFICIENCY; WIND SPEED;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; DISPERSIONS; GASES; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; POLLUTION; SIMULATORS;

CARBON MONOXIDE;

EID: 70449589488     PISSN: 15567036     EISSN: 15567230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567030801909318     Document Type: Article

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