March 26, 2012

Ground-breaking scientific review calls for better methods for determining safety standards

Hormones and Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: Low-Dose Effects and Nonmonotonic Dose Responses
By Laura Vandenberg et al, Endocrine Reviews, March 14, 2012

A paradigm shift in how chemicals are assessed for safety is underway, led by the need to address chemicals that …

March 1, 2012

Impacts of Gas Drilling on Human and Animal Health

Michelle Bamberger and Robert E. Oswald

Abstract

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 leaseholders against …

January 4, 2012

Health Effects of Fracking for Natural Gas Need Study, Says CDC Scientist

By Alex Wayne, Bloomberg News

Hydraulic fracturing or fracking, a drilling method that uses water, sand and chemicals to release natural gas from wells, should be studied for its health effects on people and food sources, said a top official …

January 4, 2012

Toxic Chemicals Released During Oil and Gas Operations

Damascus Citizens for Sustainability

Pollutants such as Arsenic, Hydrogen Sulfide, and Mercury, and Volatile Organic Compounds such as Acetone, Benzene, and Toluene are known to be used in the gas extraction process. Click here to view the known negative health

January 2, 2012

Drilling Down: Protecting Western Communities from the Health and Environmental Effects of Oil and Gas Production

NRDC

The oil and gas industry in the United States has expanded rapidly during the last decade, particularly in the Rocky Mountain region. But oil and gas production releases pollution that can have serious impacts on people’s health and the …

January 2, 2012

The Truth about Gas Drilling and Your Health

Catskill Mountainkeeper

Risks to human health are present at every step of the hydraulic fracturing gas extraction process.  This includes the potential for contamination of drinking water sources through surface spills, well casing failures, blowouts, and other events, migration of …

December 29, 2011

A Citizens Guide to Risk Assessments and Public Health Assessments at Contaminated Sites

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

This guide provides an overview of two different assessments commonly performed at hazardous waste sites. These are the risk assessment and the public health assessments; both are required for all sites – commonly …

December 28, 2011

Public Health Assessment Petitions

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

What is ATSDR’s Petition Program?

In the Superfund law, Congress provided ATSDR with the authority to conduct certain public health assessment activities following a request from a concerned person. The ATSDR Petition Program …

November 18, 2011

NYTimes: The Fracturing of Pennsylvania and other investigations

New York Times Magazine article about Amwell Township in Washington County, PA: Fracking Amwell Township By ELIZA GRISWOLD

Amwell Township is a 44-square-mile plot of steep ravines and grassy pasturelands planted with alfalfa, trefoil and timothy in the southwestern corner …

November 15, 2011

Gas Migration into the Susquehanna River and Surrounding Area . . .

Started in September, 2010 and has not stopped.

This is only one of quite a few “incidents,” but is what is the focus here — more examples like Dimock, PA, or the Tioga gas field, or Schreiner in western, PA, …

November 7, 2011

ATSDR Leroy Township report finds elevated well water chemicals – Exact cause of elevated levels unclear

Bradford County, Leroy Township, Pennsylvania
Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) investigated the water quality of seven residential wells surrounding the Chesapeake ATGAS 2H natural gas well site in Leroy …

October 5, 2011

Medical Experts Send Letter to Governor Cuomo

More than 250 medical experts, along with the Medical Societies of at least seven upstate counties and the regional office of the American Academy of Pediatricians, warned Governor Cuomo that New York State has failed to analyze public health impacts …

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