Mitigation strategies for methane emissions from agricultural sources [electronic resource].
- Arlington, Va. : National Science Foundation (U.S.), 1993.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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- pages 287-295 : digital, PDF file
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- National Science Foundation (U.S.) and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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- Free-to-read Unrestricted online access
- Anthropogenic emissions of CH₄ account for 70% of total global emissions of this greenhouse gas. Current anthropogenic emissions of CH₄ in the US are estimated to be between 24-30 Tg CH₄ or 7-9% of the global anthropogenic total. By comparison the US is responsible for 27% of anthropogenic emissions of CO₂ from fossil fuel use. Table 1 shows that the major anthropogenic sources of CH₄ in the US are landfills (37%), domestic livestock and livestock waste (31%) and the coal mining/natural gas/petroleum industries (28%). On a global basis it is estimated that US landfills contribute 30% to the global landfill total, whereas livestock (including waste) and the coal mining/natural gas/petroleum industries each contribute about 8% to their respective global totals. The US is an insignificant contributor (< 1%) to global emissions of CH₄ from rice paddies.
- Report Numbers:
- E 1.99:conf-930285--
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- Published through SciTech Connect.
2. US/Japan workshop on global change research: environmental response technologies, Honolulu, HI (United States), 1-3 Feb 1993.
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