Sentences with phrase «gas drilling sites»
Air pollutants monitored near natural gas drilling sites were measured at five times federal standards.
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[25] People living near shale gas drilling sites often «complain of headaches, diarrhea, nosebleeds, dizziness, blackouts, muscle spasms, and other problems.»
They found that wells located within 1 kilometre of an active shale - gas drilling site contained 17 times as much methane on average as those further away.
«The study found those living within a half - mile of a natural gas drilling site faced greater health risks than those who live farther away.»
Similarly, a study released by researchers at Duke University in April found methane levels in shallow drinking water wells near active gas drilling sites at a level 17 times higher than those near inactive ones.
The agency began an investigation in 2010 after receiving complaints from residents about drinking water near Chesapeake shale gas drilling sites.
Air pollution caused by fracking may contribute to acute and chronic health problems for people living near (within a half mile) of natural gas drilling sites, according to a new study from the Colorado School of Public Health.
The study of Pennsylvania residents comes days after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo promised to visit a gas drilling site in the Keystone State.
Groups opposed to fracking have raised the alarm over images of storage tanks shifted off their foundations at oil and gas drilling sites.
The university's Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology has organized a working group with researchers at other top universities including Columbia, Johns Hopkins and the University of North Carolina to investigate and analyze reports of nausea, headaches, breathing difficulties and other ills from people who live near natural gas drilling sites, compressor stations or wastewater pits.
Such leaks from coal mines and gas drilling sites are on the rise as a result of the shale gas boom in the US.
A study conducted over three years by the Colorado School of Public Health concluded that fracking can contribute to «acute and chronic health problems for those living near natural gas drilling sites».