Health Risks in Ohio from Oil and Gas Air Pollution

The document details how oil and gas emissions, including ozone smog from across the central and western US and local toxic pollutants, cause significant health issues in Ohio. It highlights that nearly 30,000 children in Ohio suffer annual asthma attacks due to industry-linked ozone, with high concentrations in the Cleveland-Akron, Columbus, and Cincinnati areas. Additionally, it notes that over 160 tons of hazardous toxic air pollutants were emitted from more than 90,000 sites in Ohio in 2011, and over 2,500 schools are located within a half-mile of these operations.

• Ozone smog originating from oil and gas pollution across the central and western US causes nearly 30,000 asthma attacks annually among children in Ohio.
• Childhood asthma attacks attributed to oil and gas ozone pollution are concentrated in three major Ohio regions: over 7,500 in Cleveland-Akron, over 7,100 in greater Columbus, and over 4,500 in the Ohio portion of the Cincinnati metropolitan area.
• Adults in Ohio experience over 61,000 person-days of restricted activity linked to breathing higher levels of ozone from the oil and gas industry.
• In 2011, more than 90,000 oil and gas sites in Ohio emitted over 160 tons of hazardous toxic air pollutants, including benzene, formaldehyde, and acetaldehyde.
• Over 2,500 schools in Ohio are situated within a half-mile of oil and gas operations, increasing the vulnerability of children to air pollution.

APA

Graham, J., McCabe, D., & Fleischman, L. (2017). Health Risks in Ohio from Oil and Gas Air Pollution. Clean Air Task Force. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/21094056/CATF_FactSheet_HealthEffects_OH.pdf

Chicago

Graham, John, David McCabe, and Lesley Fleischman. Health Risks in Ohio from Oil and Gas Air Pollution. Clean Air Task Force, 2017. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/21094056/CATF_FactSheet_HealthEffects_OH.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{graham2017health, author = {Graham, John and McCabe, David and Fleischman, Lesley}, title = {{Health Risks in Ohio from Oil and Gas Air Pollution}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2017}, month = feb, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/21094056/CATF_FactSheet_HealthEffects_OH.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }