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![New Research: Respiratory health impacts of living close to urban oil wells Who participated in the study: 961 community residents ages 9 to 85 All residents lived less than 1 km of the oil drilling site [A map shows the neighborhood where the two wells are located, the wells are marked by pump jack icons and a circle with a radius of 1km is drawn around each well to indicate where the community residents lived who participated in the study]. The active well site was in Jefferson Park, with 520 participants and the inactive well site was in North University Park with 441 participants. Oil drilling is associated with air pollution, noise, odors and truck traffic. The goal of the study was to investigate how oil drilling may affect lungs and respiratory health of nearby residents.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EzB33mGUYAcVP3D.jpg?name=orig)
ALT New Research: Respiratory health impacts of living close to urban oil wells Who participated in the study: 961 community residents ages 9 to 85 All residents lived less than 1 km of the oil drilling site [A map shows the neighborhood where the two wells are located, the wells are marked by pump jack icons and a circle with a radius of 1km is drawn around each well to indicate where the community residents lived who participated in the study]. The active well site was in Jefferson Park, with 520 participants and the inactive well site was in North University Park with 441 participants. Oil drilling is associated with air pollution, noise, odors and truck traffic. The goal of the study was to investigate how oil drilling may affect lungs and respiratory health of nearby residents.
![What was measured? Lung Function & Short Term Respiratory Health Symptoms [icons of a person coughing and some lunges with a red dot on them, a nose, and an inhaler are shown.] The study looked at health differences by comparing: Residents near the active site versus the idle site Living near and downwind from the sites. [Icons indicate two oil drilling sites with homes located between them are shown below the text.]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EzB2JGrVkAM0Gid.jpg?name=orig)
ALT What was measured? Lung Function & Short Term Respiratory Health Symptoms [icons of a person coughing and some lunges with a red dot on them, a nose, and an inhaler are shown.] The study looked at health differences by comparing: Residents near the active site versus the idle site Living near and downwind from the sites. [Icons indicate two oil drilling sites with homes located between them are shown below the text.]
ALT A bar chart: “Worse lung function among residents living both near and downwind of the oil sites” is pictured. Four pairs of bars drop below into negative numbers from a horizontal axis of zero. The bars depict the loss of lung strength and lung size as measured in mL. Residents living downwind and near (<200m) the site experienced the most significant loss of lung size (FVC) & lung strength (FEV1) at -296 and -236 mL respectively. Residents living downwind & far (200-1000m) from the drilling site experienced -253 &-207 respectively and residents living upwind & near the oil drilling site experienced loss of lung size (FVC) and loss of lung strength (FEV1) of -228 & -196 respectively. All three groups were compared to the group who lived upwind (>200-1000m away from the sites), their FVC & FVC1 are baseline> a pair of bars at the zero axis. People living near the active site had more short term symptoms: wheeze, sore throat, chest tightness, irritation of eyes/nose & chest tightness
ALT Artwork and flyer with information for Fire Drill Friday on February 7th at Los Angeles City Hall at 11 in the morning.
