Indoor methane consistently above outdoor levels in homes with natural gas service

Nathan G. Phillips, Robert Ackley,
Andee Krasner
Published: May 19, 2026

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0348496

A simple method to measure methane emissions from indoor gas leaks

Dominic Nicholas, Robert Ackley, Nathan Phillips

Published: November 30, 2023

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0295055

Home is Where the Pipeline Ends: Characterization of Volatile Organic Compounds Present in Natural Gas at the Point of the Residential End User

Drew R. Michanowicz Archana Dayalu Curtis L. Nordgaard Jonathan J. Buonocore Molly W. Fairchild Robert Ackley Jessica E. Schiff Abbie Liu
Nathan G. Phillips Audrey Schulman Zeyneb Magavi John D. Spengler

Characterization of Methane Plumes Downwind of Natural Gas Compressor Stations in Pennsylvania and New York

Bryce F. Payne, Robert Ackley, A.Paige Wicker, Zacariah L.Hildenbrand, Doug D.Carlton Jr, Kevin A.Schug

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.1c08298

Fugitive Methane Emissions From Leak-Prone Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure in Urban Environments

Margaret F. Hendrick, Robert Ackley, Bahare Sanaie-Movahed, XiaojingTang, Nathan G.Phillips  Volume 213, June 2016, Pages 710-716 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2016.01.094

Natural Gas Pipeline Replacement Programs Reduce Methane Leaks and Improve Consumer Safety 

DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.5b00213 Morgan E. Gallagher†‡, Adrian Down§, Robert C. Ackley∥, Kaiguang Zhao⊥, Nathan Phillips#, and Robert B. Jackson*†∇

Mapping Urban Pipeline Leaks: Methane Leaks Across Boston.

Environmental Pollution 173:1-4, doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2012.11.003. Phillips NG, R Ackley, ER Crosson, A Down, LR Hutyra, M Brondfield, JD Karr, K Zhao, RB Jackson. 2013

Environmental Science & Technology 48:2051-2058, Robert B. Jackson†‡*, Adrian Down†, Nathan G. Phillips§, Robert C. Ackley∥, Charles W. Cook†, Desiree L. Plata⊥, and Kaiguang Zhao† doi:10.1021/es404474x.

Identification of Methane Emissions in an Urban Setting.
NOAA Research Abstract, ESRL Global Monitoring Ann. Conf., May 17-18,2011.  Crosson E, Phillips N, Hutyra L, Turnbull J, Sweeney C, Ackley R, Tan S (2011)