OUT OF MIND
Would you like to react to this message? Create an account in a few clicks or log in to continue.
Latest topics
» As We Navigate Debs Passing
Hydraulic fracturing negatively impacts infant health EmptyMon Jan 08, 2024 6:18 pm by Ponee

» 10/7 — Much More Dangerous & Diabolical Than Anyone Knows
Hydraulic fracturing negatively impacts infant health EmptyThu Nov 02, 2023 8:30 pm by KennyL

» Sundays and Deb.....
Hydraulic fracturing negatively impacts infant health EmptySun Oct 01, 2023 9:11 pm by NanneeRose

» African Official Exposes Bill Gates’ Depopulation Agenda: ‘My Country Is Not Your Laboratory’
Hydraulic fracturing negatively impacts infant health EmptyThu Sep 21, 2023 4:39 am by NanneeRose

» DEBS HEALTH
Hydraulic fracturing negatively impacts infant health EmptySun Sep 03, 2023 10:23 am by ANENRO

» Attorney Reveals the “Exculpatory” Evidence Jack Smith Possesses that Exonerates President Trump
Hydraulic fracturing negatively impacts infant health EmptyTue Aug 29, 2023 10:48 am by ANENRO

» Update From Site Owner to Members & Guests
Hydraulic fracturing negatively impacts infant health EmptyTue Aug 29, 2023 10:47 am by ANENRO

» New global internet censorship began today
Hydraulic fracturing negatively impacts infant health EmptyMon Aug 21, 2023 9:25 am by NanneeRose

» Alienated from reality
Hydraulic fracturing negatively impacts infant health EmptyMon Aug 07, 2023 4:29 pm by PurpleSkyz

» Why does Russia now believe that Covid-19 was a US-created bioweapon?
Hydraulic fracturing negatively impacts infant health EmptyMon Aug 07, 2023 4:27 pm by PurpleSkyz

»  Man reports history of interaction with seemingly intelligent orbs
Hydraulic fracturing negatively impacts infant health EmptyMon Aug 07, 2023 3:34 pm by PurpleSkyz

» Western reactions to the controversial Benin Bronzes
Hydraulic fracturing negatively impacts infant health EmptyMon Aug 07, 2023 3:29 pm by PurpleSkyz

» India unveils first images from Moon mission
Hydraulic fracturing negatively impacts infant health EmptyMon Aug 07, 2023 3:27 pm by PurpleSkyz

» Scientists achieve nuclear fusion net energy gain for second time
Hydraulic fracturing negatively impacts infant health EmptyMon Aug 07, 2023 3:25 pm by PurpleSkyz

» Putin Signals 5G Ban
Hydraulic fracturing negatively impacts infant health EmptyMon Aug 07, 2023 3:07 pm by PurpleSkyz

» “Texas Student Dies in Car Accident — Discovers Life after Death”
Hydraulic fracturing negatively impacts infant health EmptyMon Aug 07, 2023 3:05 pm by PurpleSkyz

» The hidden history taught by secret societies
Hydraulic fracturing negatively impacts infant health EmptyMon Aug 07, 2023 3:03 pm by PurpleSkyz

» Vaccines and SIDS (Crib Death)
Hydraulic fracturing negatively impacts infant health EmptyMon Aug 07, 2023 3:00 pm by PurpleSkyz

» Sun blasts out highest-energy radiation ever recorded, raising questions for solar physics
Hydraulic fracturing negatively impacts infant health EmptyMon Aug 07, 2023 2:29 pm by PurpleSkyz

» Why you should be eating more porcini mushrooms
Hydraulic fracturing negatively impacts infant health EmptySun Aug 06, 2023 10:38 am by PurpleSkyz

» Study shows that glyphosate impairs learning in bumblebees: a wake-up call for insect conservation
Hydraulic fracturing negatively impacts infant health EmptySun Aug 06, 2023 10:36 am by PurpleSkyz

» The power of automatic writing: a gateway to unlocking your inner wisdom
Hydraulic fracturing negatively impacts infant health EmptySun Aug 06, 2023 10:34 am by PurpleSkyz


You are not connected. Please login or register

Hydraulic fracturing negatively impacts infant health

Go down  Message [Page 1 of 1]

PurpleSkyz

PurpleSkyz
Admin

Hydraulic fracturing negatively impacts infant health


By
zIKY
-
December 13, 2017

Hydraulic fracturing negatively impacts infant health Frackoff-696x418
Locations of births and fractured wells in Pennsylvania. Credit: Currie, Greenstone, Meckel, Sci. Adv. 2017;3: e1603021
From North Dakota to Ohio to Pennsylvania, hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, has transformed small towns into energy powerhouses. While some see the new energy boom as benefiting the local economy and decreasing U.S. reliance on foreign oil, others fear the potential health and environmental consequences that come along with fracking.
Health risks increase for infants born to mothers living within 2 miles of a hydraulic fracturing site, according to a study published Dec. 13 in Science Advances. The research team found that infants born within a half a mile from a fracking site were 25 percent more likely to be born at low birth weights, leaving them at greater risk of infant mortality, ADHD, asthma, lower test scores, lower schooling attainment and lower lifetime earnings.
“Given the growing evidence that pollution affects babies in utero, it should not be surprising that fracking, which is a heavy industrial activity, has negative effects on infants,” said co-author Janet M. Currie, the Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University. “As local and state policymakers decide whether to allow hydraulic fracturing in their communities, it is crucial that they carefully examine the costs and benefits, including the potential impacts from pollution,” said study co-author Michael Greenstone, the Milton Friedman Professor in Economics and director of the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. “This study provides the strongest large-scale evidence of a link between the pollution that stems from hydraulic fracturing activities and our health, specifically the health of babies.”
Using records from more than 1.1 million births across Pennsylvania from 2004 to 2013, the researchers compared infants born to mothers living near a drilling site to those living farther away from a site, before and after fracking began at that site.
The most significant impacts were seen among babies born within .6 miles of a site, as those babies were 25 percent more likely to be low birth weight, that is born under 5.5 pounds.

VIEW VIDEO HERE: http://awakeandaware.ca/hydraulic-fracturing-negatively-impacts-infant-health/

Co-author Michael Greenstone of the University of Chicago presents the study’s results. Credit: Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC)
Infants born to mothers living between half a mile and 2 miles saw their risk of low birth weight decrease by about a half to a third. Infants born to mothers living beyond 2 miles experienced little to no impact to their health.
“These results suggest that hydraulic fracturing does have an impact on our health, though the good news is that this is only at a highly localized level,” said Currie, who directs the Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. “Out of the nearly 4 million babies born in the United States each year, about 29,000 of them are born within about a half mile of a fracking site.”
“While we know pollution from hydraulic fracturing impacts our health, we do not yet know where that pollution is coming from—from the air or water, from chemicals onsite, or an increase in traffic,” said co-author Katherine Meckel, assistant professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. “Until we can determine the source of this pollution and contain it, local lawmakers will be forced to continue to make the difficult decision of whether to allow fracking in order to boost their local economies—despite the health implications—or ban it altogether, missing out on the jobs and revenue it would bring.”
This study follows previous work by Currie, Greenstone and others on the local economic benefits, which found the average household living near a hydraulic fracturing site benefits by as much as $1,900 per year. This was because of a 7 percent increase in average income, driven by rises in wages and royalty payments, a 10 percent increase in employment, and a 6 percent increase in housing prices. However, the authors cautioned that the housing prices could change if further information about the environmental and health impacts of hydraulic fracturing were revealed.
“Housing prices are not fixed; they are based on many factors including how well the job market is and how safe the area is to live in,” Currie said. “As these results and others on the health impacts from hydraulic fracturing become mainstreamed into the consciousness of homeowners and home buyers, the local economic benefits could decrease.”
The study, “Hydraulic Fracturing and Infant Health: New Evidence from Pennsylvania,” first appeared online Dec. 13 in Science Advances.
Hydraulic fracturing negatively impacts infant health 1x1 Explore further: Study suggests hydraulic fracturing boosts local economies
More information: J. Currie at Princeton University in Princeton, NJ el al., “Hydraulic fracturing and infant health: New evidence from Pennsylvania,” Science Advances (2017). advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/12/e1603021
Journal reference:Science AdvancesHydraulic fracturing negatively impacts infant health Img-dotProvided by:Princeton University

Thanks to: http://awakeandaware.ca

Back to top  Message [Page 1 of 1]

Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum