Particulate Matter Emission, Monitoring and Characterization at Oil/Gas Areas
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Aerosols".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2020) | Viewed by 293
Special Issue Editors
Interests: atmospheric aerosol; remote sensing; aerosol physics; aerosolintegrated measurements; carbonaceous particles
Interests: environmental monitoring; indoor air quality; particulate matter; trace elements; health risk assessment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Energetic reliance on oil and gas causes relevant impacts on air quality and health due to the emissions caused by extraction and production processes, including oil spills, venting, flaring, pretreatment, refining, and leakages. Among others, short-lived climate pollutants such as black carbon, greenhouse gases (mainly methane), organic particles, and their gaseous precursors as volatile organic compounds (VOCs), sulfur compounds, and nitrogen oxides can be emitted at oil and gas processing plants, also contributing to the formation of secondary aerosol. Although locally produced, many of these contaminants can have regional and global effects, as it happens for oil refineries of the Arabian Gulf releasing significant concentrations of SO2, interacting with desert dust particles, thus modifying their radiative and microphysical properties. This is also the case of relevant flaring emissions of black carbon in Russia, influencing the Arctic climate system. Despite an extensive literature on gaseous emissions from oil/gas industry, few works have focused on particulate matter characterization. The main aim of this Special Issue is to collect and present results obtained by monitoring and characterizing aerosol emissions from Oil/Gas producing activities worldwide.
We invite you to submit original research articles and reviews in the field of aerosol study at oil/gas areas including but not limited to:
Topics:
Oil/Gas pollutants
Aerosol chemical and optical characterization
Aerosol aging
Carbonaceous aerosol
Aerosol–gases interactions
Organic pollutants
Flaring and venting emissions from radiometric measurements
Health impacts of Oil/Gas industries
Oil/Gas emission inventories
Dr. Giulia Pavese
Dr. Mariarosaria Calvello
Dr. Rosa Caggiano
Guest Editors
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