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Title: Mitigation strategies for methane emissions from agricultural sources

Abstract

Anthropogenic emissions of CH{sub 4} account for 70% of total global emissions of this greenhouse gas. Current anthropogenic emissions of CH{sub 4} in the US are estimated to be between 24-30 Tg CH{sub 4} or 7-9% of the global anthropogenic total. By comparison the US is responsible for 27% of anthropogenic emissions of CO{sub 2} from fossil fuel use. Table 1 shows that the major anthropogenic sources of CH{sub 4} in the US are landfills (37%), domestic livestock and livestock waste (31%) and the coal mining/natural gas/petroleum industries (28%). On a global basis it is estimated that US landfills contribute 30% to the global landfill total, whereas livestock (including waste) and the coal mining/natural gas/petroleum industries each contribute about 8% to their respective global totals. The US is an insignificant contributor (< 1%) to global emissions of CH{sub 4} from rice paddies.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC (United States). Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences
OSTI Identifier:
249770
Report Number(s):
CONF-930285-
ON: DE96008736; TRN: 96:002765-0038
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 2. US/Japan workshop on global change research: environmental response technologies, Honolulu, HI (United States), 1-3 Feb 1993; Other Information: PBD: 1993; Related Information: Is Part Of A report from the second US/Japan workshop on global change research: Environmental response technologies (mitigation and adaptation). United States-Japan Science and Technology Agreement; Edgerton, S. [comp.] [National Science Foundation, Washington, DC (United States). Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences]; Mizuno, Tateki [comp.] [National Inst. for Resources and Environment, MITI (Japan)]; PB: 358 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 29 ENERGY PLANNING AND POLICY; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; 55 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, BASIC STUDIES; METHANE; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; GREENHOUSE GASES; MITIGATION; GLOBAL ASPECTS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; AGRICULTURE

Citation Formats

Duxbury, J M. Mitigation strategies for methane emissions from agricultural sources. United States: N. p., 1993. Web.
Duxbury, J M. Mitigation strategies for methane emissions from agricultural sources. United States.
Duxbury, J M. 1993. "Mitigation strategies for methane emissions from agricultural sources". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/249770.
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title = {Mitigation strategies for methane emissions from agricultural sources},
author = {Duxbury, J M},
abstractNote = {Anthropogenic emissions of CH{sub 4} account for 70% of total global emissions of this greenhouse gas. Current anthropogenic emissions of CH{sub 4} in the US are estimated to be between 24-30 Tg CH{sub 4} or 7-9% of the global anthropogenic total. By comparison the US is responsible for 27% of anthropogenic emissions of CO{sub 2} from fossil fuel use. Table 1 shows that the major anthropogenic sources of CH{sub 4} in the US are landfills (37%), domestic livestock and livestock waste (31%) and the coal mining/natural gas/petroleum industries (28%). On a global basis it is estimated that US landfills contribute 30% to the global landfill total, whereas livestock (including waste) and the coal mining/natural gas/petroleum industries each contribute about 8% to their respective global totals. The US is an insignificant contributor (< 1%) to global emissions of CH{sub 4} from rice paddies.},
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year = {Fri Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1993},
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