Health Impacts From Shale Gas Development – Many Studies Are Inconclusive
View on The National Law Review website"A June, 2017 report by Resources for the Future (RFF) undertook an evaluation of these health impact studies and reached some interesting conclusions. RFF reviewed 32 health-related studies, including a brief review of those that addressed the occupational hazards and impacts associated with silica and volatile organic compounds. The studies RFF evaluated covered birth outcomes, asthma development, hospitalization rates, cancer rates, self-reported health effects, a health impact study by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the above mentioned occupational health issues. RFF found that many of the studies often had significant shortcomings; they reported contradictory results and all but one of the studies were unable to identify a cause and effect mechanism."
