The potential near-source ozone impacts of upstream oil and gas industry emissions

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 966-977

  Olaguer, Eduardo P ^a  

^a HOUSTON ADVANCED RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ENGINES; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS INDUSTRY; NATURAL GAS; NITROGEN OXIDES; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; SHALE; TITRATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS; NATURAL GAS OPERATIONS; NATURAL GAS PROCESSING; OIL AND GAS ACTIVITIES; OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D); UPSTREAM OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY; WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION;

OZONE;

NATURAL GAS; NITRIC OXIDE; OZONE;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; DRILL; EXHAUST GAS; OIL INDUSTRY; OIL SHALE; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84864818701     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2012.688923     Document Type: Article

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