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Spatial inventory of selected atmospheric emissions from oil industry in Ecuadorian Amazon: Insights from comparisons among satellite and institutional datasets.

Juan Durango Cordero
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Mehdi Saqalli
Rene Parra
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Emissions were estimated for gas flaring, associated black carbon (BC) and greenhouse gases (i.e., CO 2 and CH 4). To assess the quality of publicly available data, the calculated emissions were compared with satellite observations and historical energy statistics from the United Nations (UN). Results indicate total gas flared for this period of 7.6 Gm 3 , corresponding to 782 Mm 3 yr −1 , and equivalent to a 3.7-4.5 kt yr −1 of BC. These values were in agreement with the UN estimates, suggesting that publicly available data are of acceptable quality. In contrast, the results from energy censuses diverged from satellite observation data, which might be explained by a poor calibration of satellite sensors. Study results enabled emissions mapping at a higher spatial scale than previous studies. Black carbon presented the highest results with 29.4-148.0 kg m −2 yr −1 in the cities of Shushufindi and Joya de Los Sachas. Greenhouse gases were up to twenty-fold higher than previous estimates. Publicly disclosed data estimates were discussed in terms of their potential on evaluations for climate, local health and economic impacts, to raise environmental monitoring and accountability in governmental institutions .
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hal-02361295 , version 1 (22-12-2019)

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Juan Durango Cordero, Mehdi Saqalli, Rene Parra, Arnaud Elger. Spatial inventory of selected atmospheric emissions from oil industry in Ecuadorian Amazon: Insights from comparisons among satellite and institutional datasets.. Safety Science, 2019, 120, pp.107-116. ⟨10.1016/j.ssci.2019.05.047⟩. ⟨hal-02361295⟩
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