Aggregation and Allocation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Oil and Gas Production: Implications for Life-Cycle Greenhouse Gas Burdens
- Award ID(s):
- 1647722
- PAR ID:
- 10430726
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
- Volume:
- 7
- Issue:
- 20
- ISSN:
- 2168-0485
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 17065 to 17073
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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