Marcellus Region not Immune from Fracking Health Issues
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Marcellus Health Effects are Pervasive
U. Penn & Pitt studies link fracking with health problems
From an Article by Don Sapatkin, Philadelphia Inquirer, July 15, 2015
Research released Wednesday from the University of Pennsylvania found that as more wells were drilled in Northeastern Pennsylvania, hospital admission rates for cardiovascular events rose in the same areas.
A study last month from the University of Pittsburgh linked how far women live from wells in southwestern Pennsylvania with the incidence of babies born small for their gestational age. And research out of Colorado in December found an association between living closer to natural gas development and having a child with a congenital heart defect.
The studies only show links, not cause and effect, and are not based on direct calculations of exposure to contaminants. Nevertheless, they are among the first peer-reviewed studies of the potential health effects of a controversial gas extraction process that Pennsylvania has embraced.
A statewide registry to track health problems was recommended by an advisory commission in 2011 and included in legislation the following year. But the funding was stripped out. Scientists have sought other ways to look at possible health risks. (emphasis added)
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