View all BMPs from this publication
| Citation Label: |
GEN371 |
| Publication Name: |
Basic Information Emissions from the Oil & Natural Gas Industry |
| Publication Type: |
Website |
| Section Name: |
|
| Author Name: |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| Other Authors: |
|
| Contractor Name: |
|
| Publication Year: |
|
| Publication No.: |
|
| External Link: |
http://www.epa.gov/airquality/oilandgas/basic.html |
| Local Source File: |
|
| Annotation: |
This webpage provides information on the pollutants that result from natural gas production. The industry is the largest industrial source of emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which contribute to the formation of ground-level ozone (smog). EPA estimates VOC emission from the oil & natural gas industry at 2.2 million tons a year in 2008. The oil and natural gas industry also is a significant source of emissions of methane,
|
Required vs.
Recommended: |
|
| Ownership: |
|
