From SAFE’s historical archive
February 8, 2013
Health Concerns From Unconventional Gas Extraction
by Leslie Walleigh MD, MPH
Go to Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project Medical Resources and click on the first presentation.
It is a Power Point presentation outlining the differences between small, conventional vertical fracking, and horizontal, high-volume fracking. It details air and water contamination pathways, and cites various studies showing contamination, health issues, and various other problems which arise from high-volume fracking.
This is a concise, well-written summary of the impacts of gas drilling on residents.