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Impacts of Gas Drilling on Human and Animal Health

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Environmental concerns surrounding drilling for gas are intense due to expansion of shale gas drilling operations. Controversy surrounding the impact of drilling on air and water quality has pitted industry and lease - holders against individuals and groups concerned with environmental protection and public health. Because animals often are exposed continually to air, soil, and groundwater and have more frequent reproductive cycles, animals can be used as sentinels to monitor impacts to human health. This study involved interviews with animal owners who live near gas drilling operations. The findings illustrate which aspects of the drilling process may lead to health problems and suggest modifications that would lessen but not eliminate impacts. Complete evidence regarding health impacts of gas drilling cannot be obtained due to incomplete testing and disclosure of chemicals, and nondisclosure agreements. Without rigorous scientific studies, the gas drilling boom sweeping the world will remain an uncontrolled health experiment on an enormous scale.

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Author Chad Rowan
Last Updated March 23, 2015, 20:13 (EST)
Created May 1, 2012, 10:21 (EST)
Citation Chad Rowan, Impacts of Gas Drilling on Human and Animal Health, 2012-05-01, https://edx.netl.doe.gov/dataset/impacts-of-gas-drilling-on-human-and-animal-health
Ecological Region Terrestrial