Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

Analytical Chemistry Seminar: Ingrid Mielke-Maday

Monday February 22 2016 @ 12:00 pm
to 1:00 pm

February

22

Mon

2016

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Event Type
Seminar
Availability

Open to Public

Audience
  • CIRES employees
  • CU Boulder employees
  • General Public
  • NOAA employees
  • Science collaborators
  • Host
    CIRES, CU Boulder

    Analytical & Environmental Chemistry Division and Atmospheric Chemistry Program Seminar

    Jointly sponsored by the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, CIRES, and the Environmental Program

    Investigating hydrocarbon emissions in oil and gas basins using mobile platforms
     
    by Ingrid Mielke-Maday - Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado Boulder

    Methane emissions are of concern due to methane’s contribution to global climate change and tropospheric ozone formation.  Sources of methane include landfills, agriculture, and oil and natural gas operations.  Recent studies have focused on determining the extent to which oil and gas operations contribute to methane emissions.  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Global Monitoring Laboratory has conducted fieldwork in oil and gas basins in order to characterize and quantify emissions of methane and non-methane hydrocarbons.  Field campaigns from the past two years will be presented.  Measurement techniques and methods, including the use of a mobile laboratory and aircraft, will be discussed.