Air & Water Quality
EDF Presentation
Summary
Test hypothesis: oil/gas production in Barnett Shale affects the area's air quality
- Analysis of TCEQ’s air pollution monitoring data
- Comparison to trends in county-level drilling and production activity
- No one has looked at ozone effects yet
Encourage the use of cost-effective emission controls
- Denton County has region's highest levels of non-methane hydrocarbons
- Hydrocarbon trends in Denton County are distinct from rest of region
- Several hydrocarbons follow similar trends at Denton Monitor