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Measurement of exposure to emissions from sour, solution gas flares, using biomonitoring methods

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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are one of the substances formed during incomplete combustion of organic fuels. In Alberta, oil and gas flares are a source of PAHs, which may lead to the... More ≫

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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are one of the substances formed during incomplete combustion of organic fuels. In Alberta, oil and gas flares are a source of PAHs, which may lead to the exposure of surrounding vegetation. Two methods can be used to determine exposure: ambient air quality monitoring near the vegetation in the vicinity of a flare, or the vegetation itself. This project was designed to investigate the use of biomonitoring methods to measure the exposure of vegetation to the emissions from sour gas flares.

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