Impacts of gas drilling on human and animal health

New Solutions

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-77

  Bamberger, Michelle ^b   Oswald, Robert E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Environmental Toxicology; Hydraulic fracturing; Shale gas drilling; Veterinary medicine

Indexed keywords

NATURAL GAS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MINING; OIL AND GAS FIELD; POLLUTANT; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; GAS, NATURAL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; OIL AND GAS FIELDS; UNITED STATES; VETERINARIANS;

EID: 84864044763     PISSN: 10482911     EISSN: 15413772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/NS.22.1.e     Document Type: Article

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