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DEP Issues Notice Of Violation To Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County For Air Quality Violations In Sept. - Oct.

PA Environment Daily

This exceedance is a violation of Shell’s plan approvals ( PA-04-00740A , PA-04-00740B , and PA-04-00740C ) and the Pennsylvania Air Pollution Control Act and regulations. Issuance of this NOV is an initial step in DEP’s compliance and enforcement process; it is not a final action.

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BreezoMeter's Guide to Indoor Air Quality & Smart Home IoT

Breezometer

The following common pollutants are often found indoors and outdoors, but originate from a range of different sources: VOCs (volatile organic carbon) - a group of gases that could come from either natural sources (e.g. Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2). Carbon Monoxide (CO). Sulfur dioxide (SO2).

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Tackling Agricultural Methane: An Overview of the Science

Legal Planet

Because methane has 28 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide and a shorter atmospheric life of only 12 years, immediate action to reduce methane emissions —including from agriculture—is critical to slow our warming climate, especially in light of expanding global populations and food demand.

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The Fuss about Methane

Legal Planet

Several new regulations controlling methane emissions have been adopted recently, including two new rules for the US oil and gas sector announced last week. It replaced an earlier, more dangerous, product called “town gas” or “coal gas,” which consisted mainly of hydrogen and carbon monoxide and was produced by heating coal in.