Methane emissions from natural gas compressor stations in the transmission and storage sector: Measurements and comparisons with the EPA greenhouse gas reporting program protocol

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 3252-3261

  Subramanian, R ^a   Williams, Laurie L ^b   Vaughn, Timothy L ^c   Zimmerle, Daniel ^c   Roscioli, Joseph R ^d   Herndon, Scott C ^d   Yacovitch, Tara I ^d   Floerchinger, Cody ^d   Tkacik, Daniel S ^a   Mitchell, Austin L ^a   Sullivan, Melissa R ^a   Dallmann, Timothy R ^a   Robinson, Allen L ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FORT LEWIS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d AERODYNE RESEARCH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; COMPRESSIBILITY OF GASES; DIGITAL STORAGE; ENGINES; GREENHOUSE GASES; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; RECIPROCATING COMPRESSORS; TRANSMISSIONS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EMISSION INVENTORIES; EXHAUST EMISSION FACTORS; EXPERIMENTAL UNCERTAINTY; GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY; GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING; METHANE EMISSION RATES; NATURAL GAS SYSTEMS; RECIPROCATING ENGINES;

GAS EMISSIONS;

METHANE; NATURAL GAS; TRACER; AIR POLLUTANT;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXHAUST EMISSION; GREENHOUSE GAS; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; TRACER;

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COMBUSTION; GOVERNMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING PROGRAM; PLUME; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; DEVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MINING; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 84924038410     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es5060258     Document Type: Article

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