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Research article
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20 Sep 2017
Research article |
| 20 Sep 2017
Quantifying alkane emissions in the Eagle Ford Shale using boundary layer enhancement
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University, 3150 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77843-3150, USA
Gunnar Schade
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University, 3150 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77843-3150, USA
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- Effects of ‘pre-fracking’ operations on ambient air quality at a shale gas exploration site in rural North Yorkshire, England R. Purvis et al. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.077
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- Quantifying Methane and Ethane Emissions to the Atmosphere From Central and Western U.S. Oil and Natural Gas Production Regions J. Peischl et al. 10.1029/2018JD028622
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- High Ethylene and Propylene in an Area Dominated by Oil Production S. Lyman et al. 10.3390/atmos12010001
- Enhancing selectivity of aromatics in direct conversion of syngas over K/FeMn and HZSM-5 bifunctional catalysts S. Kang et al. 10.1016/j.mcat.2022.112790
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- Sources of Formaldehyde in U.S. Oil and Gas Production Regions B. Dix et al. 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.3c00203
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We used atmospheric concentrations of hydrocarbons to estimate emissions from regional oil and gas activities in the Eagle Ford Shale in southern Texas to better understand their air quality impacts. While higher hydrocarbons emissions are underestimated, emissions of methane from raw natural gas sources appear lower than the US EPA's current estimate. However, we identified liquid storage tanks as an additional source of methane and as the dominant source of regional hydrocarbon emissions.
We used atmospheric concentrations of hydrocarbons to estimate emissions from regional oil and...
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