The most accurate method for measuring methane levels has appeared

The researchers used the well-known bottom-up method, but used the latest data at the level

components for more accurate countingamount of methane. The data in the model was collected through direct sampling of various components of the oil and gas industry where methane is most likely to leak - connectors, well head valves and manholes, and storage tanks.

“We take a very similar approach, but with differentbasic data. We had to develop and dig into them before we could understand and try to develop them, ”the researchers noted. The results of the new model also showed that most of the current measurements are underestimated.

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According to scientists, one of the main sourcesemissions that existing methods cannot capture are tanks for storing liquids. However, some of the emissions are deliberate - for example, flashes when dissolved methane under pressure escapes when the pressure decreases. The new method will allow you to capture them as well.

According to the researchers, this will affectawareness and making important environmental decisions that will help to correct regulation in this area. Their goal, the scientists said, is not to replace existing models, but to provide a useful baseline tool from which these models can be modified to make future measurements more accurate.

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