Health Risks in Indiana from Oil and Gas Air Pollution

The document details how oil and gas emissions, including ozone smog and toxic air pollutants, cause asthma attacks in children and restricted activity in adults across Indiana, while highlighting the proximity of schools and residents to active oil and gas sites.

• Ozone smog generated by the national oil and gas industry causes over 19,000 asthma attacks annually among children in Indiana, affecting every county in the state.
• Childhood asthma attacks attributed to oil and gas emissions are concentrated in specific areas: nearly 6,200 per year in the Indianapolis area, over 1,600 in northwest Indiana's metropolitan counties, and over 1,200 in the Fort Wayne area.
• Adults in Indiana experience nearly 38,000 person-days of restricted activity resulting from exposure to higher levels of ozone linked to the oil and gas industry.
• In 2011, approximately 7,400 oil and gas sites in Indiana emitted more than 370 tons of hazardous toxic air pollutants, including acetaldehyde, formaldehyde, and benzene.
• A significant population and infrastructure are located near active oil and gas operations in Indiana, with 103,000 people and 55 schools situated within a half-mile of these sites.

APA

Graham, J., McCabe, D., & Fleischman, L. (2017). Health Risks in Indiana from Oil and Gas Air Pollution. Clean Air Task Force. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/21094044/CATF_FactSheet_HealthEffects_IN.pdf

Chicago

Graham, John, David McCabe, and Lesley Fleischman. Health Risks in Indiana from Oil and Gas Air Pollution. Clean Air Task Force, 2017. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/21094044/CATF_FactSheet_HealthEffects_IN.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{graham2017health, author = {Graham, John and McCabe, David and Fleischman, Lesley}, title = {{Health Risks in Indiana from Oil and Gas Air Pollution}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2017}, month = feb, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/21094044/CATF_FactSheet_HealthEffects_IN.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }