University of Pensylvania - Hospitalizations for heart conditions, neurological illness, and other
conditions were higher among people who live near unconventional gas
and oil drilling (hydraulic fracturing), according to new research from
the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University published this week in PLOS ONE. Over
the past ten years in the United States, hydraulic fracturing has
experienced a meteoric increase. Due to substantial increases in well
drilling, potential for air and water pollution posing a health threat
has been a concern for nearby residents....
The team found that 18 zip codes had a well density greater than 0.79
wells per square kilometer, and residents living in these zip codes
were predicted to have a 27 percent increase in cardiology inpatient
prevalence rates for each year this specific active well density existed
compared to Wayne County residents where there is no drilling. The
researchers aim to look at specific types of health problems within
these broad categories in the future.
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