CEC Activities Related to Shale Gas Development
Health and Hydrofracking
As the debate surrounding hydraulic fracturing for natural gas extraction takes place, some communities have expressed concerns about potential health and environmental risks from air emissions, water pollution, and other impacts. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences funded a project entitled “Health and hydrofracking: Comparative assessment of community information needs” to better understand these concerns and related information needs. This information needs assessment was led collaboratively by three Environmental Health Science Centers in New York, North Carolina, and Ohio. The project report is linked below.
Dr. Bernard Goldstein, University of Pittsburgh
In July 2011, the University of Rochester Environmental Health Sciences Center hosted a public lecture by Dr. Bernard Goldstein, from the University of Pittsburgh, on the Potential Health Impacts of Marcellus Shale Activities. The presentation slides, with audio, can be accessed at the link below. Clicking on “view slide show” will initiate the slides and voice recording; when the voice recording for each slide is done, click to advance to the next slide.