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IOGCC: EPA to measure VOCs from oil, gas fields

10/01/2007
US state and federal air quality and environmental agencies are contemplating how to better estimate and measure the level of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emissions coming from oil and gas production facilities.Bill Harnett, director of the air quality policy division of the US Environmental Protection Agency, outlined these efforts during a Sept. 24 speech to the Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission annual meeting in New Orleans.VOCs can contribute to ground-level ozone levels. The EPA Office of Air and Radiation is considering a partnership with oil companies and environmental agencies of western states to conduct field tests that could start next year in two or three states...
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