The pursuit of future energy systems that can meet electricity demands while supporting the
attainment of societal environment goals, including mitigating climate change and reducing …

Oil and natural gas are important for energy supply around the world. The exploring, drilling,
transportation and processing in oil and gas regions can release a lot of volatile organic …

The public health impact of hydraulic fracturing remains a high profile and controversial
issue. While there has been a recent surge of published papers, it remains an under …

This research exploits the introduction of shale gas wells in Pennsylvania in response to
growing controversy around the drilling method of hydraulic fracturing. Using detailed …

An investigation of ambient levels and sources of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and
associated public health risks was carried out at two northern Alberta oil sands communities …

This article explores the potential human rights impacts of the 'extreme energy'process,
specifically focussing on the production of shale gas, coal-bed methane (CBM) and 'tight oil' …

Oil and gas (O&G) facilities emit air pollutants that are potentially a major health risk for
nearby populations. We characterized prenatal through adult health risks for acute (1 h) and …

Abstract Background Northeastern British Columbia (Canada) is an area of intense
hydraulic fracturing for unconventional natural gas exploitation. There have been multiple …

The study objective was to use a preliminary risk based framework to evaluate the
sufficiency of existing air data to answer an important public health question in Colorado: Do …

Nonmethane hydrocarbons have been used as tracers in research on emissions and
atmospheric oxidation chemistry. This research investigates source region mixing ratio …