Human exposure to unconventional natural gas development: A public health demonstration of periodic high exposure to chemical mixtures in ambient air

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 460-472

  Brown, David R ^a   Lewis, Celia ^a   Weinberger, Beth I ^a  

^a Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic tools; dispersion air model; exposure patterns; health impacts; unconventional natural gas

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; DIAGNOSIS; DIRECTIONAL DRILLING; GAS COMPRESSORS; GASES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS WELL DRILLING; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SHALE; SHALE GAS; SHALE OIL; STAGES; TEACHING; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WELL DRILLING; WIND;

AIR MODELS; DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS; EXPOSURE PATTERNS; HEALTH IMPACT; UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS;

GAS EMISSIONS;

NATURAL GAS; AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; FUEL AND FUEL RELATED PHENOMENA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES; VELOCITY; WEATHER; WIND; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ETHICS; MINING; OIL AND GAS FIELD; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; THEORETICAL MODEL; TOXICITY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NATURAL GAS; OIL AND GAS FIELDS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PUBLIC HEALTH; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WEATHER;

EID: 84924411009     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2015.992663     Document Type: Article

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