Estimation of regional air-quality damages from Marcellus Shale natural gas extraction in Pennsylvania

Estimation of regional air-quality damages from Marcellus Shale natural gas extraction in Pennsylvania

This letter provides a first-order estimate of conventional air pollutant emissions, and the monetary value of the associated environmental and health damages, from the extraction of unconventional shale gas in Pennsylvania. Region-wide estimated damages ranged from $7.2 to $32 million dollars for 2...

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Main Authors: Aviva Litovitz, Aimee Curtright, Shmuel Abramzon, Nicholas Burger, Constantine Samaras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
natural gas
Marcellus Shale
criteria pollutants
air quality
externalities
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/8/1/014017

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