USA: Study shows air emissions near fracking sites may pose health risk

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Update 30 November 2012: Livestock falling ill in fracking regions



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19 March 2012

​AURORA, Colo.– In a new study, researchers from the Colorado School of Public Health have shown that air pollution caused by hydraulic fracturing or fracking may contribute to acute and chronic health problems for those living near natural gas drilling sites.

“Our data show that it is important to include air pollution in the national dialogue on natural gas development that has focused largely on water exposures to hydraulic fracturing,” said Lisa McKenzie, Ph.D., MPH, lead author of the study and research associate at the Colorado School of Public Health.

The study will be published in an upcoming edition of Science of the Total Environment....

Source: Study shows air emissions near fracking sites may pose health risk
Author: University of Colorado

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