Air quality concerns of unconventional oil and natural gas production

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 954-969 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. Field ◽  
J. Soltis ◽  
S. Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Oil And Gas Development ◽  
Natural Gas Production ◽  
Unconventional Oil ◽  
Oil And Natural Gas ◽  
Unconventional Oil And Gas

Air quality impacts from unconventional oil and gas development range from local to global scales impacting human health and climate.

scholarly journals Developmental and reproductive effects of chemicals associated with unconventional oil and natural gas operations

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen Webb ◽  
Sheila Bushkin-Bedient ◽  
Amanda Cheng ◽  
Christopher D. Kassotis ◽  
Victoria Balise ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Ethyl Benzene ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Early Postnatal Development ◽  
Unconventional Oil ◽  
Oil And Natural Gas

AbstractUnconventional oil and gas (UOG) operations have the potential to increase air and water pollution in communities located near UOG operations. Every stage of UOG operation from well construction to extraction, operations, transportation, and distribution can lead to air and water contamination. Hundreds of chemicals are associated with the process of unconventional oil and natural gas production. In this work, we review the scientific literature providing evidence that adult and early life exposure to chemicals associated with UOG operations can result in adverse reproductive health and developmental effects in humans. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) [including benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, and xylene (BTEX) and formaldehyde] and heavy metals (including arsenic, cadmium and lead) are just a few of the known contributors to reduced air and water quality that pose a threat to human developmental and reproductive health. The developing fetus is particularly sensitive to environmental factors, which include air and water pollution. Research shows that there are critical windows of vulnerability during prenatal and early postnatal development, during which chemical exposures can cause potentially permanent damage to the growing embryo and fetus. Many of the air and water pollutants found near UOG operation sites are recognized as being developmental and reproductive toxicants; therefore there is a compelling need to increase our knowledge of the potential health consequences for adults, infants, and children from these chemicals through rapid and thorough health research investigation.

scholarly journals Daily Satellite Observations of Methane from Oil and Gas Production Regions in the United States

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pieternel Levelt ◽  
Pepijn Veefkind ◽  
Esther Roosenbrand ◽  
John Lin ◽  
Jochen Landgraf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Methane Emissions ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Oil And Gas Production ◽  
Natural Gas Production ◽  
Oil And Natural Gas

<p>Production of oil and natural gas in North America is at an all-time high due to the development and use of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. Methane emissions associated with this industrial activity are a concern because of the contribution to climate radiative forcing. We present new measurements from the space-based TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) launched in 2017 that show methane enhancements over production regions in the United States. Using methane and NO<sub>2</sub> column measurements from the new TROPOMI instrument, we show that emissions from oil and gas production in the Uintah and Permian Basins can be observed in the data from individual overpasses. This is a vast improvement over measurements from previous satellite instruments, which typically needed to be averaged over a year or more to quantify trends and regional enhancements in methane emissions. In the Uintah Basin in Utah, TROPOMI methane columns correlated with in-situ measurements, and the highest columns were observed over the deepest parts of the basin, consistent with the accumulation of emissions underneath inversions. In the Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico, methane columns showed maxima over regions with the highest natural gas production and were correlated with nitrogen-dioxide columns at a ratio that is consistent with results from in-situ airborne measurements. The improved detail provided by TROPOMI will likely enable the timely monitoring from space of methane and NO2 emissions associated with regular oil and natural gas production.</p>

Unconventional Oil and Natural Gas Production, Health, and Social Perspectives on Fracking

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 127-143
Author(s):  
Ramon Hinojosa ◽  
Melanie Sberna Hinojosa ◽  
Jacquelyn Fernandez-Reiss ◽  
Justen Rosenberg ◽  
Sabrina Habib
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Natural Gas Production ◽  
Social Perspectives ◽  
Unconventional Oil ◽  
Oil And Natural Gas

scholarly journals Evaluating Domestic Well Vulnerability to Contamination From Unconventional Oil and Gas Development Sites

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario A. Soriano ◽  
Helen G. Siegel ◽  
Kristina M. Gutchess ◽  
Cassandra J. Clark ◽  
Yunpo Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Development ◽  
Unconventional Oil ◽  
Unconventional Oil And Gas

Scale prediction and inhibition for unconventional oil and gas production

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunfang Fan ◽  
Amy T. Kan ◽  
Ping Zhang ◽  
Haiping Lu ◽  
Sara Work ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Oil And Gas Production ◽  
Unconventional Oil ◽  
Unconventional Oil And Gas
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