Air quality concerns of unconventional oil and natural gas production

Environmental Sciences: Processes and Impacts

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 954-969

  Field, R A ^a   Soltis, J ^a   Murphy, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANE; NATURAL GAS; NITROGEN OXIDE; OIL; OZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; OIL INDUSTRY; OIL SHALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; OIL AND GAS FIELDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899422373     PISSN: 20507887     EISSN: 20507895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c4em00081a     Document Type: Review

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