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5 - Air Quality

from Part II - Environmental Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2022

By
Albert A. Presto  and
Xiang Li
Edited by
John Stolz ,
Daniel Bain  and
Michael Griffin
John Stolz
Affiliation:
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh
Daniel Bain
Affiliation:
University of Pittsburgh
Michael Griffin
Affiliation:
Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania
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Summary

Emissions from unconventional oil and gas development can impact ground-level air quality. The largest impacts are on ozone (O3) and are driven by emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). In the western U.S., ozone events in excess of EPA standards have been linked to VOC emissions from oil and gas operations. In Texas and the eastern U.S., ozone impacts are more modest, but may contribute to exceedances of EPA standards in some downwind cities. Some of the emitted VOCs are hazardous air pollutants that may cause cancer or other health effects. Thus, these emissions may also generate environmental injustice for communities living near oil and gas sources. Unconventional oil and gas sources also contribute to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and nitrogen oxides (NOx). However, they are minor sources of these pollutants. Similarly, combustion associated with the oil and gas industry emits NOx, but the industry is a small contributor to overall emissions. In rural areas of the western U.S., these NOx emissions contribute to the high ozone events.

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volatile organic compounds (VOCs)particulate matternitrogen oxideshazardous air pollutants (HAPs)
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Environmental Impacts from the Development of Unconventional Oil and Gas Reserves , pp. 105 - 131
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • Air Quality
  • Edited by John Stolz, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Daniel Bain, University of Pittsburgh, Michael Griffin, Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania
  • Book: Environmental Impacts from the Development of Unconventional Oil and Gas Reserves
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