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| Citation Label: |
CO097 |
| Publication Name: |
A New Look at Methane and Nonmethane Hydrocarbon Emissions from Oil and Natural Gas Operations in the Colorado Denver-Julesburg Basin |
| Publication Type: |
Case Study |
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| Author Name: |
Gabrielle Pétron |
| Other Authors: |
Anna Karion, Colm Sweeney, Benjamin R. Miller, and 22 Other Authors |
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| Publication Year: |
2014 |
| Publication No.: |
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres |
| External Link: |
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2013JD021272/pdf |
| Local Source File: |
CO097-new_look_at_methane_and_nonmethane_hydrocarbon.pdf |
| Annotation: |
The study showed significantly higher emissions ratings from the air above the oil and natural gas developments on the Denver-Julesburg Basin than was previously estimated by the EPA and state agencies. Estimates were taken via aircraft flying over the area of development. Disturbingly, benzene emissions could be up to seven (7) times higher than previously estimated. Benzene can have severe detrimental effects on human health and is a known carcinogen. The study attributes a startling 100% of nonmethane (propane, n-butane, i and n-pentane, and benzene) emissions to oil and natural gas development. |
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