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Study finds living near fracking is risky for health

March 19, 2012 By TXsharon

They are finally catching up to what we have known for a long time!

Press release and news coverage below. I will link to the study soon. UPDATE: Study

Study shows air emissions near fracking sites may impact health
They contain hydrocarbons including benzene

Colorado study finds fracking risks for nearby residents

POSTED: 03/19/2012 10:41:00 AM MDT
UPDATED: 03/19/2012 11:58:47 AM MDT By Mark Jaffe
The Denver Post

A mix of volatile organic chemicals coming from the process of fracking oil and gas wells poses a health risk to people living within a half-mile of a drilling site, according to a new study by the University of Colorado-Denver School of Public Health.

Argyle – Bartonville high school students could have told them that! In fact they already did.

Parents voice health concerns
Gas drilling near Argyle schools making kids ill, residents tell board
Sunday, October 24, 2010
By Lowell Brown and Britney Tabor / Staff Writers

Baseline testing when drilling was just getting started in Argyle showed 7 detects of the 84 chemicals  typically tested for by TCEQ. Follow up testing on the lot where the high school band practices showed 65 detects of the 84 chemicals typically tested for by TCEQ. (Flowback: How the Texas Natural Gas Boom Affects Health and Safety) The lot is 1/2 mile from the offending facility.

I have asked many scientists this question: What is the additional risk to our children when they go from breathing 7 chemicals to a cocktail of 65 chemicals. To date, no one has been able to answer with anything besides, “We don’t know.”

More information HERE

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  1. Tim Ruggiero says

    March 19, 2012 at 7:31 pm

    I don’t think saying “I don’t know” is entirely accurate. I would suggest that not fully knowing does not and should not be taken as that scientists don’t know something. That said, I find it outrageous that people like Ed Ireland and even David Poole seem to think they can dictate how much poison my child can be exposed to, when these same people aren’t anywhere near it themselves.

  2. Jane Lynn says

    March 20, 2012 at 7:31 am

    I am living proof that 1,500 feet is not far enough, yet the City of Arlington’s setback is a mere 600 feet – written by the industry.

  3. Tillotosn says

    March 20, 2012 at 12:45 pm

    As someone who sleeps evey night with his head on a pillow about 500 feet from a producing well, this troubles me.

    • TXsharon says

      March 20, 2012 at 1:09 pm

      I didn’t know you were that close. I hope you are keeping track. http://www.texassharon.com/shale-survival/medical/

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  1. Chesapeake Energy sickens Arlington residents again with fracking flowback operations says:
    April 5, 2012 at 5:18 pm

    […] study by the Colorado School of Public Health found that living near fracking is risky for health. Subchronic exposures to air pollutants during well completion activities present the greatest […]

  2. City air sampling proves flowback is not just steam from hot water says:
    April 17, 2012 at 6:37 pm

    […] Please see: Study finds living near fracking is risky for health. […]

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