Measurements of methane emissions from natural gas gathering facilities and processing plants: Measurement results

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 3219-3227

  Mitchell, Austin L ^a   Tkacik, Daniel S ^a   Roscioli, Joseph R ^d   Herndon, Scott C ^d   Yacovitch, Tara I ^d   Martinez, David M ^b   Vaughn, Timothy L ^b   Williams, Laurie L ^e   Sullivan, Melissa R ^a   Floerchinger, Cody ^d   Omara, Mark ^a   Subramanian, R ^a   Zimmerle, Daniel ^c   Marchese, Anthony J ^b   Robinson, Allen L ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

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

^d AERODYNE RESEARCH INC   (United States)

^e FORT LEWIS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANE; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GASOLINE PLANTS;

EMISSIONS RATES; MEASUREMENTS OF; METHANE EMISSION RATES; METHANE EMISSIONS; NATURAL GAS SYSTEMS; OUTLET PRESSURES; PROCESSING PLANTS; TOTAL EMISSIONS;

GAS EMISSIONS;

ACETYLENE; BUTANE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; ETHANE; HYDROCARBON; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; NITROUS OXIDE; PETROLEUM; PROPANE; AIR POLLUTANT;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; FACILITY LOCATION; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; NUMERICAL MODEL; VENTING;

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COMPRESSION; CONTAMINATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; PLUME; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MINING; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

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

EID: 84924084037     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es5052809     Document Type: Article

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