Shale energy extraction activities in residential areas have the potential to adversely affect human health. The oil and gas sector is the largest industrial source of volatile organic compounds, which are dangerous because they include hazardous air…
Recently, oil and natural gas (O&NG) production activities in the Denver-Julesburg Basin have expanded rapidly. Associated nonmethane hydrocarbon (NMHC) emissions contribute to photochemical formation of ground-level ozone and include benzene as well…
Background Hundreds of oil wells were drilled along Oil Creek in Pennsylvania in the mid-1800s, birthing the modern oil industry. No longer in operation, many wells are now classified as abandoned, and, due to their age, their locations are either…