Highly elevated atmospheric levels of volatile organic compounds in the uintah basin, Utah

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 4707-4715

  Helmig, D ^a   Thompson, C R ^a   Evans, J ^a   Boylan, P ^a   Hueber, J ^a   Park, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CRUDE OIL; HYDROCARBONS; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER SUPPLY;

ATMOSPHERIC SURFACE LAYERS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION; NON-METHANE HYDROCARBONS; OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCTIONS; PHOTOCHEMICAL PRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS; WESTERN UNITED STATES;

OZONE;

ALKANE DERIVATIVE; BENZENE; BUTANE; ETHANE; HEXANE; HYDROCARBON; ISOBUTANE; ISOPENTANE; METHANE; OZONE; PENTANE; PROPANE; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; ALKANE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EXHAUST EMISSION; GAS PRODUCTION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NONMETHANE HYDROCARBON; OIL PRODUCTION; OZONE; SURFACE LAYER; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WATER SUPPLY;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CAR; DESORPTION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR SIZE; STEADY STATE; SURFACE PROPERTY; UNITED STATES; WINTER;

UNITED STATES; UTAH;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROCARBONS; OZONE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; UTAH; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84899852072     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es405046r     Document Type: Article

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