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Blind Rush? Shale Gas Boom Proceeds Amid Human Health Questions (Hydrofracking)
Blind Rush? Shale Gas Boom Proceeds Amid Human Health Questions (Hydrofracking)
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- Shale gas is booming. But in order for it to meet its potential, millions of Americans will have to live with drill rigs in or near their own neighborhoods, which opens the door to a range of potential environmental health problems. Pipelines and wellheads can explode; the process produces toxic air emissions; and fracking generates liquid wastes that can contaminate surface and drinking water supplies.
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- Environment
- Environmental Health
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- Public Health
- Toxics
- Water
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http://ehp03.niehs.nih.gov/article/fetchArticle.action;jsessionid=CD96A92F48AFCE6F957776E58114E274?articleURI=info%253Adoi%252F10.1289%252Fehp.119-a348
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