Perinatal outcomes and unconventional natural gas operations in Southwest Pennsylvania.

Unconventional gas drilling (UGD) has enabled extraordinarily rapid growth in the extraction of natural gas. Despite frequently expressed public concern, human health studies have not kept pace. We investigated the association of proximity to UGD in the Marcellus Shale formation and perinatal outcom...

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Main Authors: Shaina L Stacy, LuAnn L Brink, Jacob C Larkin, Yoel Sadovsky, Bernard D Goldstein, Bruce R Pitt, Evelyn O Talbott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4454655?pdf=render