Atmospheric hydrocarbon emissions and concentrations in the barnett shale natural gas production region

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 5314-5321

  Zavala Araiza, Daniel ^a   Sullivan, David W ^a   Allen, David T ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROCARBONS; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; SHALE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ATMOSPHERIC HYDROCARBONS; CONCENTRATION DATA; DISPERSION MODELING; EMISSIONS INVENTORY; HYDROCARBON SPECIES; NATURAL-GAS PRODUCTION; TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC);

NATURAL GAS;

BENZENE; BUTANE; ETHANE; HYDROCARBON; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; PROPANE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; EMISSION INVENTORY; GAS PRODUCTION; HYDROCARBON; NATURAL GAS; RURAL AREA; SHALE; URBAN AREA; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; DISPERSION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; RURAL AREA; SUBURBAN AREA;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; GAS, NATURAL; HYDROCARBONS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; TEXAS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84899844212     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es405770h     Document Type: Article

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