Assessing Human Health PM_2.5 and Ozone Impacts from U.S. Oil and Natural Gas Sector Emissions in 2025.

ABSTRACT: Incomplete information regarding emissions from oil and natural gas production has historically made it challenging to characterize the air quality or air pollution-related health impacts for this sector in the United States. Using an emissions inventory for the oil and natural gas sector that reflects information regarding the level and distribution of PM_2.5 and ozone precursor emissions, we simulate annual mean PM_2.5 and summer season average daily 8 h maximum ozone concentrations with the Comprehensive Air-Quality Model with extensions (CAMx). We quantify the incidence and economic value of PM_2.5 and ozone health related effects using the environmental Benefits Mapping and Analysis Program (BenMAP). We find that ambient concentrations of PM_2.5

SUBMITTER: Fann N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6718951 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature