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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111979
	Emissions of particulate matter due to Marcellus Shale gas development in Pennsylvania: Mapping the implications
	Banan Z.; Gernand J.M.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	03014215
卷号	148
英文摘要	Over the past decade, the shale gas boom has led to increasing public concerns regarding communities' exposure to air pollutants from shale gas development resulting in concentrations higher than the EPA's National Ambient Air Quality Standards. This study investigates the sufficiency of current policy in Pennsylvania to protect people from exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions from such development. We used a Gaussian plume model to simulate PM2.5 concentrations over the Marcellus shale region of Pennsylvania, and using census block data, we estimated the potential number of people who experienced exceedance of the PM2.5 standard between 2005 and 2017. Results demonstrate that these emissions could increase the number of exceedances by more than 36,000 persons in a single year which is almost 1% of the Marcellus shale regional population in Pennsylvania. This number has largely been proportional to the overall number of developed wells, but development histories show that similar levels of development could occur with reduced population exposure. Setback policy is shown to be an effective method to reduce exposure exceedances, but results suggest that it should be revised based on the number of wells per wellpad as well as the local conditions to further limit air quality impacts. © 2020
关键词	Community air quality Emission exposure Fine particulate matter Gaussian plume model Setback policy
英文关键词	Air quality; Air quality standards; Particles (particulate matter); Particulate emissions; Shale gas; Air quality impacts; Development history; Fine particulate matter (PM2.5); Gaussian plume models; National ambient air quality standards; Particulate Matter; PM2.5 concentration; Population exposure; Gas emissions
语种	英语
来源期刊	Energy Policy
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/205007
作者单位	PSE Healthy Energy, Oakland, CA 94612, United States; Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University ParkPA 16802, United States
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Banan Z.,Gernand J.M.. Emissions of particulate matter due to Marcellus Shale gas development in Pennsylvania: Mapping the implications[J],2021,148.
APA	Banan Z.,&Gernand J.M..(2021).Emissions of particulate matter due to Marcellus Shale gas development in Pennsylvania: Mapping the implications.Energy Policy,148.
MLA	Banan Z.,et al."Emissions of particulate matter due to Marcellus Shale gas development in Pennsylvania: Mapping the implications".Energy Policy 148(2021).