1.4 - Fugitive Emissions
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What are fugitive emissions?
💡 Hint: Think about where gases might escape from.
Name one common substance involved in fugitive emissions.
💡 Hint: What type of compounds evaporate readily?
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What are fugitive emissions?
💡 Hint: Think about whether these emissions are intentional or not.
True or False: Fugitive emissions can be controlled easily.
💡 Hint: Consider how difficult it is to manage something that is unexpected.
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A company measures the pressure in a gas pipeline and finds a leak is present. The leak rate is estimated using an equation that incorporates ambient temperature and pressure. How would you determine the potential emissions over a week from this leak?
💡 Hint: Remember the unit rates for emissions and time duration.
Imagine an industrial site has multiple sources of fugitive emissions. Draft a simple monitoring plan that includes types of emission sources, estimated emissions, and the resources needed for effective monitoring.
💡 Hint: Think about what you've learned regarding methods for measuring emissions.
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