New Report on Air Quality Trends Associated with Unconventional Oil & Gas Development

The study assessed long-term trends in air quality in oil & gas producing regions in Texas & Colorado. Learn More!

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Assessing Source Contributions to Air Quality and Noise in Unconventional Oil Shale Plays

Research Report 231
Meredith Franklin
Gunnar W. Schade
Detlev Helmig
Lara Cushing
Jill Johnston
2025
Topics: 
Air Toxics
Carbon Monoxide
Nitrogen Oxides
Multipollutant Mixtures
Ozone & Oxidants
Particulate Matter
Energy
Noise

This report presents a study led by Meredith Franklin at the University of Toronto. Franklin and colleagues measured air pollutants such as ozone and volatile organic compounds; greenhouse gas emissions such as methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide; airborne radioactivity; and noise associated with UOGD activities in two shale production basins during a yearlong study period.

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Measuring and Modeling Air Pollution and Noise Exposure Near Unconventional Oil and Gas Development

Research Report 232
Jeffrey L. Collett Jr.
Da Pan
Lisa McKenzie
Dan Zimmerle
Weixin Zhang
Yong Zhou
et al.
2025
Topics: 
Air Toxics
Energy
Noise

This report presents a study led by Jeffrey L. Collett Jr. at Colorado State University. Collett and colleagues measured hazardous air pollutants, other air pollutants, and noise associated with unconventional oil and gas development in the Denver-Julesburg Basin of Colorado over a 2-year period from October 2022 to August 2024.

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