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Living near or downwind of unconventional oil and gas development linked with increased risk of early death

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Published 2022
Air Quality, Alzheimer’s, Asthma, Cancer, Cardiopulmonary Disease, Fracking / Gas Development, Neurological, Petrochemicals, Pollution Sources, Public Health, radioactivity, Respiratory
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Summary

Elderly people living near or downwind of unconventional oil and gas development are at higher risk of early death compared with elderly individuals who don’t live near such operations, according to a large study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

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