{"id":190,"date":"2022-09-26T11:11:39","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T11:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/frackfreeryedale-org.stackstaging.com\/?page_id=190"},"modified":"2022-09-26T11:11:39","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T11:11:39","slug":"myth-7-fracking-poses-no-risk-to-public-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/frackfreeryedale.org\/index.php\/myth-7-fracking-poses-no-risk-to-public-health\/","title":{"rendered":"MYTH #7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cFracking poses no risk to public health.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>All those health scares associated with fracking have been debunked haven\u2019t they?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>FACT: There is a growing body of medical research highlighting concerns into the health impacts of fracking.<\/strong> There are simply too many papers to list them all here, but here\u2019s a selection:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Young <strong>children<\/strong> living near fracking wells (within 2km) at birth are up to <strong>three times more likely <\/strong>to later develop <strong>leukaemia<\/strong>, and there are still raised levels up to 10km away. <em>Jan 2022, American Chemical Society.<\/em><em> <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/full\/10.1021\/acs.est.1c05081\"><em>Assessing Unconventional Oil and Gas Exposure in the Appalachian Basin: Comparison of Exposure Surrogates and Residential Drinking Water Measurements | Environmental Science &amp; Technology (https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/full\/10.1021\/acs.est.1c05081)<\/em><\/a><em>;<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2022\/aug\/17\/young-children-fracking-wells-leukemia-study\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2022\/aug\/17\/young-children-fracking-wells-leukemia-study<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Elderly people<\/strong> (aged 65 and over) living near or downwind of fracking sites are at a statistically significant <strong>higher risk of early death<\/strong>. <em>Jan 2022, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2022\/01\/220127114329.htm\"><em>Living near or downwind of unconventional oil and gas development linked with increased risk of early death (https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2022\/01\/220127114329.htm)<\/em><\/a><\/li><li><strong>Expectant mothers<\/strong> who live near natural gas fracking wells are <strong>40% more likely to give birth prematurely<\/strong> and have a 30% increased incidence of &#8216;high-risk&#8217; pregnancies. <em>October 2015, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/282361446_Unconventional_Natural_Gas_Development_and_Birth_Outcomes_in_Pennsylvania_USA\"><em>Unconventional Natural Gas Development and Birth Outcomes in Pennsylvania, USA (https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/282361446_Unconventional_Natural_Gas_Development_and_Birth_Outcomes_in_Pennsylvania_USA)<\/em><\/a><em>;<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theecologist.org\/2015\/oct\/09\/premature-birth-and-problem-pregnancies-near-fracking-wells\"><em>Premature birth and problem pregnancies near fracking wells (https:\/\/theecologist.org\/2015\/oct\/09\/premature-birth-and-problem-pregnancies-near-fracking-wells)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>55 human carcinogens <\/strong>determined to be potential water or air pollutants come from the fracking process. <em>&nbsp;October 2016, Yale School of Public Health. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/ysph.yale.edu\/news-article\/fracking-linked-to-cancer-causing-chemicals-new-ysph-study-finds\/\"><em>Fracking Linked to Cancer-Causing Chemicals, New YSPH Study Finds (https:\/\/ysph.yale.edu\/news-article\/fracking-linked-to-cancer-causing-chemicals-new-ysph-study-finds\/)<\/em><\/a><em>;<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yaledailynews.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/08\/study-underscores-dangers-of-fracking\/\"><em>Study underscores dangers of fracking (https:\/\/yaledailynews.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/08\/study-underscores-dangers-of-fracking\/)<\/em><\/a><em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All those health scares associated with fracking have been debunked haven\u2019t they? FACT: There is a growing body of medical research highlighting concerns into the health impacts of fracking. There are simply too many papers to list them all here, but here\u2019s a selection: Young children living near fracking wells (within 2km) at birth are&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/frackfreeryedale.org\/index.php\/myth-7-fracking-poses-no-risk-to-public-health\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">MYTH #7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cFracking poses no risk to public health.\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-190","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frackfreeryedale.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frackfreeryedale.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frackfreeryedale.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frackfreeryedale.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frackfreeryedale.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/frackfreeryedale.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":191,"href":"https:\/\/frackfreeryedale.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/190\/revisions\/191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frackfreeryedale.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}