Is shale gas drilling an energy solution or public health crisis?

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 454-462

  Rafferty, Margaret A ^a   Limonik, Elena ^a  

^a NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Environmental health nursing; Health policy; Health promotion; Hydraulic fracturing; Pollution; Prevention; Shale gas

Indexed keywords

NATURAL GAS;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH NURSING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; METHODOLOGY; MINING; POLLUTION; PREVENTION; SHALE GAS; WATER POLLUTANT;

AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH NURSING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; POLLUTION; PREVENTION; SHALE GAS;

AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GAS, NATURAL; HUMANS; MINING; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84883558007     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/phn.12036     Document Type: Article

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