INVESTIGATING LINKS BETWEEN SHALE GAS DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH IMPACTS THROUGH A COMMUNITY SURVEY PROJECT IN PENNSYLVANIA
INVESTIGATING LINKS BETWEEN SHALE GAS DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH IMPACTS THROUGH A COMMUNITY SURVEY PROJECT IN PENNSYLVANIA
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DOI：
10.2190/ns.23.1.e
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发表时间：
2013-05-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Sumi, Lisa
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作者：
Steinzor, Nadia;Subra, Wilma;Sumi, Lisa
在美国各地，新能源的竞争正在加快速度，并达到更多的地方，天然气处于领先地位。虽然页岩气开发中使用和生产的物质的毒性和污染性以及接触这些物质对健康的一般影响已得到公认，但因果关系的科学证据有限，因此迫切需要了解健康影响。自我报告的调查研究记录了生活在天然气设施附近的人们所经历的症状，再加上环境测试，可以阐明合理的联系，保证响应和进一步调查。这种方法，最近应用于宾夕法尼亚州的天然气开发区，表明需要一系列的政策和研究工作，以保障公众健康。
Across the United States, the race for new energy sources is picking up speed and reaching more places, with natural gas in the lead. While the toxic and polluting qualities of substances used and produced in shale gas development and the general health effects of exposure are well established, scientific evidence of causal links has been limited, creating an urgent need to understand health impacts. Self-reported survey research documenting the symptoms experienced by people living in proximity to gas facilities, coupled with environmental testing, can elucidate plausible links that warrant both response and further investigation. This method, recently applied to the gas development areas of Pennsylvania, indicates the need for a range of policy and research efforts to safeguard public health.