Presentation by MD on dangers and risks of high-volume fracking

Health Concerns From Unconventional Gas Extraction

by Leslie Walleigh MD, MPH

Go to Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project Medical Resources and click on the first presentation.

It is a Power Point presentation outlining the differences between small, conventional vertical fracking, and horizontal, high-volume fracking.  It details air and water contamination pathways, and cites various studies showing contamination, health issues, and various other problems which arise from high-volume fracking.

This is a concise, well-written summary of the impacts of gas drilling on residents.