Integrated GHG Emission Measurement System (IGEMS)

由于甲烷(CH4)是一种具有高全球变暖潜势(GWP)的关键温室气体(GHG)，控制石油天然气工业和废物工业的CH4排放引起了人们的极大兴趣。尽管有许多技术可用，但CH4排放的控制继续给加拿大各级政府和企业带来复杂的挑战。目前，以环境友好和成本效益高的方式选择和实地实施这些技术具有挑战性，需要进一步审查。我们的研究表明，与传统的物理方法相比，新的生物方法可能是一种更具成本效益和更环保的替代方法，因为传统的物理方法要么过于昂贵，要么会造成其他环境问题。一个很好的例子是在石油和天然气工业中使用燃烧来控制气体排放；众所周知，这种做法会产生严重影响人类健康的有毒副产品。

Since methane (CH4) is a key greenhouse gas (GHG) with high global warming potential (GWP), there is considerable interest in controlling emissions of CH4 from the oil and gas industry and the waste industry. Although a number of technologies are available, the control of CH4 emissions continues to present complicated challenges to all levels of Canadian government as well as businesses. At the moment, the selection and field implementation of such technologies in an environmentally-friendly and cost effective manner is challenging and requires further scrutiny. Our research has shown that novel biological methods could be a cost-effective and more environmentally friendly alternative to conventional physical methods, which either are too expensive or create other environmental problems. A good example of one is the use of flaring to control gaseous emissions in the oil and gas industry; this practice is known to produce toxic by-products of serious human health concern.