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Better pollution control technology needed to cut VOC emissions
Monitoring sites in the Uinta Basin.
By Summit Voice
FRISCO — Ongoing studies of winter ozone formation in the Uinta Basin shows the need for better pollution control technology on oil and gas drilling rigs and other equipment used for fossil fuel development.
An emissions inventory developed for the study found that oil and gas operations are responsible for 98-99 percent of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and for 57-61 percent of the nitrogen oxide emissions. VOCs and nitrogen compounds are the key ingredients for ozone-laced smog, which has been clearly identified as a human health threat. (more…)
Filed under: air quality, energy, Environment, gas drilling, oil drilling | Tagged: Environment, fossil fuels, oil and gas drilling, Ozone formation, Uinta Basin, Utah, VOC, Volatile organic compound | Leave a Comment »
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