Oil and gas production and use is associated with exposure to health-relevant air pollutants including numerous volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

This webinar presents the results of field studies which investigated ambient VOC concentrations and potential routes to exposure within oil fields in Iraq, Nigeria and the UK. Analysis of field samples, often collected in residential communities, identified the presence of a diversity of VOCs including species classified as carcinogens.

These field results will be presented alongside recent evidence describing VOC emissions related to gas stoves which can lead to exposure in residential dwellings. During this webinar, Greenpeace scientist Dr Aidan Farrow will comment on the nature of investigative work carried out within the environmental NGO sector and the importance of evidence-informed campaigning for healthier environments.

This free online event is open to everyone.

Our speaker

Dr Aidan Farrow, Greenpeace International Science Unit
Aidan studied Environmental Geoscience at the University of Edinburgh before gaining his PhD in Geographical Sciences (Climate Modelling) from the University of Bristol. He began working in the field of air quality in 2013 as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Hertfordshire.

In 2016 he moved into consultancy with Air Quality Consultants Ltd, before joining the Greenpeace Research Laboratories at the University of Exeter in 2018. At Greenpeace he helps to provide scientific advice and analytical support to Greenpeace offices worldwide. His work investigates atmospheric pollution, its causes, and health impacts through a combination of field and laboratory methods, numerical modelling and remote sensing.