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Sources: How Oil and Gas Operations Impact Health

Low birth weight:

  • Stacy et al., 2015 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126425
  • Currie et al., 2017 https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1603021

Preterm birth:

  • Casey et al., 2015 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4738074/
  • Whitworth et al., 2017 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180966
  • Cushings et al., 2020 https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP6394

Congenital heart defects:

  • McKenzie et al., 2019 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2019.104949
  • McKenzie et al., 2014 https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1306722

High-risk pregnancy:

  • Casey et al., 2015 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4738074/

Asthma:

  • Rasmussen et al., 2016 https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.2436
  • Willis et al., 2018 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2018.06.022

Rashes:

  • Rabanowitz et al., 2016 https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1307732
  • Denham et al., 2019 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2018.11.020

Upper respiratory symptoms:

  • Rabanowitz et al., 2015 https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1307732

Increased hospitalization rate:

  • Jemielita et al., 2015 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0131093
  • McAlexander et al., 2020 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2020.10.023

Fatigue, Dizziness, Vomiting, Headaches, Nosebleeds:

  • Tustin et al., 2017 https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP281

More information:

  • https://www.psehealthyenergy.org/our-work/shale-gas-research-library/

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