Black Carbon Emissions from Associated Natural Gas Flaring

• Main Authors: Weyant, Cheryl L, Shepson, Paul B, Subramanian, R, Cambaliza, Maria Obiminda L, Heimburger, Alexie M F, McCabe, David, Baum, Ellen, Stirm, Brian H, Bond, Tami C
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2016
• Subjects: Hydrocarbons; Absorption; Fossil fuels; Aerosols; Particulate matter; Atmospheric Sciences
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/physics-faculty-pubs/32; https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.5b04712
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Approximately 150 billion cubic meters (BCM) of natural gas is flared and vented in the world annually, emitting greenhouse gases and other pollutants with no energy benefit. About 7 BCM per year is flared in the United States, and half is from North Dakota alone. There are few emission measurements...