The health implications of fracking

Failure of the structural integrity of the well cement and casing,7 surface spills and leakage from above-ground storage, emissions from gas-processing equipment, and the large numbers of heavy transport vehicles involved are the most important factors that contribute to environmental contamination...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Lancet (British edition) 2014-03, Vol.383 (9919), p.757-758
Hauptverfasser: Kovats, Sari, Depledge, Michael, Haines, Andy, Fleming, Lora E, Wilkinson, Paul, Shonkoff, Seth B, Scovronick, Noah
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Zusammenfassung:Failure of the structural integrity of the well cement and casing,7 surface spills and leakage from above-ground storage, emissions from gas-processing equipment, and the large numbers of heavy transport vehicles involved are the most important factors that contribute to environmental contamination and exposures in the USA.2 Environmental exposures include outdoor air pollutants (ie, volatile organic compounds, tropospheric ozone, and diesel particulate matter)2 and pollutants (ie, benzene, hydrocarbons, endocrine-disrupting chemicals, and heavy metals) in both ground8 and surface9,10 water.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62700-2