The fracking industry is having a bad week. In the third asssessment in as many days focused on the pollution created by the booming industry, a group of researchers said Wednesday that the controversial oil and gas drilling practice known as fracking likely produces public health risks and elevated levels of toxic compounds in the environment in nearly all stages of the process. The latest research, conducted by the Physicians Scientists & Engineers for Healthy Energy, compiled the first systematic literature review of peer-reviewed studies on the effects of fracking on public health and found the majority of research points to dangerous risks to public health, with many opportunities for toxic exposure. “It’s clear that the closer you are [to a fracking site], the more elevated your risk,” said lead author Seth Shonkoff, from the University of California-Berkeley. “We can conclude that this process has not been shown to be safe.” commondreams.org/headline/2014/04/17-3
Posted on: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 19:45:09 +0000
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