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Assessment of volatile organic compound and hazardous air pollutant emissions from oil and natural gas well pads using mobile remote and on-site direct measurements

Halley L. BrantleyOak Ridge Institute of Science and Education Fellowship, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Research Triangle Park, NC, USAView further author information
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Eben D. ThomaU.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Research Triangle Park, NC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Adam P. EiseleU.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 8, Denver, CO, USAView further author information
Pages 1072-1082 | Received 17 Mar 2015, Accepted 14 May 2015, Published online: 14 Aug 2015

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