Influence of oil and gas emissions on ambient atmospheric non-methane hydrocarbons in residential areas of Northeastern Colorado

Elementa

Volumn 2, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Thompson, Chelsea R ^a   Hueber, Jacques ^a   Helmig, Detlev ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 84921365684     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23251026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12952/journal.elementa.000035     Document Type: Article

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