Comparative Life-Cycle Air Emissions of Coal, Domestic Natural Gas, LNG, and SNG for Electricity Generation

Paulina Jaramillo; W. Michael Griffin; H. Scott Matthews

doi:10.1021/es063031o

journal article Jul 25, 2007

Comparative Life-Cycle Air Emissions of Coal, Domestic Natural Gas, LNG, and SNG for Electricity Generation

Paulina Jaramillo

W. Michael Griffin H. Scott Matthews

Environmental Science & Technology Vol. 41 No. 17 pp. 6290-6296 · American Chemical Society (ACS)

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Published: Jul 25, 2007
Vol/Issue: 41(17)
Pages: 6290-6296

Authors

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Paulina Jaramillo

Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Tepper School of Business, and Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213-3890

W

W. Michael Griffin

Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Tepper School of Business, and Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213-3890

H

H. Scott Matthews

Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Tepper School of Business, and Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213-3890

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Paulina Jaramillo, W. Michael Griffin, H. Scott Matthews (2007). Comparative Life-Cycle Air Emissions of Coal, Domestic Natural Gas, LNG, and SNG for Electricity Generation. Environmental Science & Technology, 41(17), 6290-6296. https://doi.org/10.1021/es063031o

Comparative Life-Cycle Air Emissions of Coal, Domestic Natural Gas, LNG, and SNG for Electricity Generation

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