Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Production Sites in the United States: Data Synthesis and National Estimate

Omara, Mark; Zimmerman, Naomi; Sullivan, Melissa R.; Li, Xiang; Ellis, Aja; Cesa, Rebecca; Subramanian, R.; Presto, Albert A.; Robinson, Allen L.

doi:10.1021/acs.est.8b03535

Title: Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Production Sites in the United States: Data Synthesis and National Estimate

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^[1]; Zimmerman, Naomi ^[1]; Sullivan, Melissa R. ^[1];

^[1]; Ellis, Aja ^[1]; Cesa, Rebecca ^[1]; Subramanian, R. ^[1];

^[1];

^[1]

Center for Atmospheric Particle Studies, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States

Publication Date:: Wed Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2018

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1477133

Grant/Contract Number:: FOA-0000894

Resource Type:: Published Article

Journal Name:: Environmental Science and Technology

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Environmental Science and Technology Journal Volume: 52 Journal Issue: 21; Journal ID: ISSN 0013-936X

Publisher:: American Chemical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Omara, Mark, Zimmerman, Naomi, Sullivan, Melissa R., Li, Xiang, Ellis, Aja, Cesa, Rebecca, Subramanian, R., Presto, Albert A., and Robinson, Allen L. Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Production Sites in the United States: Data Synthesis and National Estimate.  United States: N. p., 2018. 
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                    Omara, Mark, Zimmerman, Naomi, Sullivan, Melissa R., Li, Xiang, Ellis, Aja, Cesa, Rebecca, Subramanian, R., Presto, Albert A., & Robinson, Allen L. Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Production Sites in the United States: Data Synthesis and National Estimate.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b03535

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                    Omara, Mark, Zimmerman, Naomi, Sullivan, Melissa R., Li, Xiang, Ellis, Aja, Cesa, Rebecca, Subramanian, R., Presto, Albert A., and Robinson, Allen L. Wed .  
"Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Production Sites in the United States: Data Synthesis and National Estimate".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b03535.

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  title        = {Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Production Sites in the United States: Data Synthesis and National Estimate},

  author       = {Omara, Mark and Zimmerman, Naomi and Sullivan, Melissa R. and Li, Xiang and Ellis, Aja and Cesa, Rebecca and Subramanian, R. and Presto, Albert A. and Robinson, Allen L.},

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  doi          = {10.1021/acs.est.8b03535},

  journal      = {Environmental Science and Technology},

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  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Wed Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2018},

  month        = {Wed Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2018}

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