Article written by Jillian Mckoy, via https://www.bu.edu
Air Pollution from Oil and Gas Production Contributes to Thousands of Early Deaths, Childhood Asthma Cases Nationwide Totaling $77 billion in annual health costs, these impacts affected communities in states with high oil and gas production, as well as states with limited or no gas activity, underlining the need for comprehensive regulatory action to protect Americans from the pollutants generated by this sector.
These impacts were largely concentrated in areas with significant oil and gas production, such as southwest Pennsylvania, Texas, and Eastern Colorado.
These substantial impacts from oil and gas production show that there are serious consequences across the full life cycle of oil and gas.
NO2 contributes to the formation of PM2.5 and O3, so strategies to reduce O&G-produced NO2 could be effective in reducing health impacts.