Environmental Health Research Recommendations from the Inter-Environmental Health Sciences Core Center Working Group on Unconventional Natural Gas Drilling Operations | Zendy

T.M. Penning | Zendy; Patrick N. Breysse | Zendy; Kathleen Gray | Zendy; Marilyn Howarth | Zendy; Beizhan Yan | Zendy

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Environmental Health Research Recommendations from the Inter-Environmental Health Sciences Core Center Working Group on Unconventional Natural Gas Drilling Operations

Author(s) -

T.M. Penning,

Patrick N. Breysse,

Kathleen Gray,

Marilyn Howarth,

Beizhan Yan

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1408207

Subject(s) - public health , hydraulic fracturing , fossil fuel , natural gas , drilling , environmental pollution , environmental health , energy independence , environmental planning , business , environmental protection , engineering , environmental science , medicine , waste management , petroleum engineering , renewable energy , nursing , mechanical engineering , electrical engineering

Unconventional natural gas drilling operations (UNGDO) (which include hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling) supply an energy source that is potentially cleaner than liquid or solid fossil fuels and may provide a route to energy independence. However, significant concerns have arisen due to the lack of research on the public health impact of UNGDO.

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