Health Risks in North Dakota from Oil and Gas Air Pollution

The document details the health impacts of toxic air pollutants and ozone smog from oil and gas operations in North Dakota, highlighting specific risks to children and residents of the Bakken region.

• Oil and gas companies in North Dakota emitted more than 2,200 tons of hazardous toxic air pollutants, specifically benzene, formaldehyde, and acetaldehyde, according to 2011 EPA data. Pollution levels have likely risen since then, as oil production increased by 282 percent and gas production by 372 percent between 2011 and 2015.

APA

Graham, J., & McCabe, D. (2017). Health Risks in North Dakota from Oil and Gas Air Pollution. Clean Air Task Force. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/21094046/CATF_FactSheet_HealthEffects_ND.pdf

Chicago

Graham, John, and David McCabe. Health Risks in North Dakota from Oil and Gas Air Pollution. Clean Air Task Force, 2017. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/21094046/CATF_FactSheet_HealthEffects_ND.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{graham2017health, author = {Graham, John and McCabe, David}, title = {{Health Risks in North Dakota from Oil and Gas Air Pollution}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2017}, month = feb, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/21094046/CATF_FactSheet_HealthEffects_ND.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }