The Injustice of Ohio Oil and Gas Air Pollution

The document details how oil and gas operations in Ohio emit toxic air pollutants and ozone precursors that cause cancer, asthma, and other respiratory issues, noting that these impacts disproportionately affect children, low-income individuals, and minority communities.

• 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 3.1 million Ohio residents live within a half-mile of active oil and gas operations, a group that includes 272,000 African Americans, 77,000 Latinos, and 23,000 Native Americans.
• Children are highly exposed to industry pollution, with 733,000 children and over 2,500 schools located within a half-mile of oil and gas operations in Ohio.
• Ozone smog from the oil and gas industry causes nearly 30,000 childhood asthma attacks annually in Ohio, including 5,000 for African American children and 1,500 for Latino children.
• Ozone exposure leads to over 61,000 person-days of restricted activity for adults in Ohio, including 7,300 for African American adults and 1,900 for Latino adults.

APA

Fleischman, L. (2017). The Injustice of Ohio Oil and Gas Air Pollution. Clean Air Task Force. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/21094400/CATF_FactSheet_HealthEffectsinOhio.pdf

Chicago

Fleischman, Lesley. The Injustice of Ohio Oil and Gas Air Pollution. Clean Air Task Force, 2017. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/21094400/CATF_FactSheet_HealthEffectsinOhio.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{fleischman2017injustice, author = {Fleischman, Lesley}, title = {{The Injustice of Ohio Oil and Gas Air Pollution}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2017}, month = apr, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/21094400/CATF_FactSheet_HealthEffectsinOhio.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }