Air quality impacts from oil and natural gas development in Colorado
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19568627 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Detlev Helmig (0000-0003-1612-1651, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, corresponding author) |
| Editors | Michael E Chang (0000-0001-7226-9736), Brian Lamb (0000-0001-7641-5227) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Elementa Science of the Anthropocene (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2325-1026 • E-ISSN: 2325-1026 |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/elementa.398 |
| OpenAlex | W3005598802 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 111 |
The rise of hydraulic fracturing techniques has fostered rapid growth of oil and natural gas (O&NG) extraction in areas across the United States. In the Denver-Julesburg Basin (DJB), which mostly overlaps with Weld County in the Northern Colorado Front Range (NCFR) north of the City of Denver Metropolitan Area (DMA), the well drilling has increasingly approached, and in many instances moved into urban residential areas. During the same time, the region has also experienced steady population growth. The DMA – NCFR has been in exceedance of the ozone U.S. National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) and was designated a non-attainment area of the standard in 2007. Despite State efforts to curb precursors, ozone has consistently remained above the standard. A growing number of atmospheric studies has provided an ever increasing body of literature for assessing influences from O&NG industry emissions on air quality in the DMA-NCFR. This paper provides 1. An overview of available literature on O&NG influences on the regional air quality, 2. A summary of the pertinent findings presented in these works, 3. An assessment of the most important pollutants and air quality impacts, 4. Identification of knowledge and monitoring gaps, and 5. Recommendations for future research and policy
Air pollutants · Air pollution · Air quality index · Archaeology · Criteria air contaminants · Environmental health · Environmental protection · Geography · Meteorology · Metropolitan area · Population · Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics · Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols · Environmental Science · Wind and Air Flow Studies
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Boundary layer ozone in the Northern Colorado Front Range in July–August 2014 during FRAPPE and Discover-AQ from vertical profile measurements
Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report
A decade of changes in nitrogen oxides over regions of oil and natural gas activity in the United States
Scientific assessment of background ozone over the U.S
Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report
Contrasting behavior of slow and fast photoreactive gases during the August 21, 2017, solar eclipse
Tropospheric ozone assessment report
Methane emissions in the Netherlands
Natural gas facility methane emissions
Changes in summertime ozone in Colorado during 2000–2015
Surface ozone in the Colorado northern Front Range and the influence of oil and gas development during FRAPPE/Discover-AQ in summer 2014
Regional trend analysis of surface ozone observations from monitoring networks in eastern North America, Europe and East Asia
Influence of oil and gas emissions on ambient atmospheric non-methane hydrocarbons in residential areas of Northeastern Colorado
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |