Mapping urban pipeline leaks: Methane leaks across Boston

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 173, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-4

  Phillips, Nathan G ^a   Ackley, Robert ^b   Crosson, Eric R ^c   Down, Adrian ^d   Hutyra, Lucy R ^a   Brondfield, Max ^a   Karr, Jonathan D ^d   Zhao, Kaiguang ^d   Jackson, Robert B ^d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Gas Safety Inc   (United States)

^c PICARRO INC   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Infrastructure; Methane; Natural gas; Urban

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS; BACKGROUND LEVEL; CARBON ISOTOPES; FOSSIL FUEL SOURCES; HEALTH AND SAFETY; INFRASTRUCTURE; ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES; LANDFILL SITE; MAJOR CITIES; METHANE LEAKS; NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; PIPELINE LEAKS; ROAD MILES; SEWER SYSTEM; URBAN;

FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; ISOTOPES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); METHANE;

NATURAL GAS;

CARBON 13; FOSSIL FUEL; METHANE; NATURAL GAS;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOSSIL FUEL; GAS PIPELINE; LEAKAGE; MAPPING METHOD; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; URBAN POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTION; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; GEOGRAPHY; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEALTH; LANDFILL; PIPELINE; SAFETY; SEWER; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; BOSTON; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS, NATURAL; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; METHANE;

BOSTON; MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84869115780     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.11.003     Document Type: Article

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