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Perinatal Outcomes and Unconventional Natural Gas Operations in Southwest Pennsylvania

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Published 2015
Natural Gas, Petrochemicals, Pollution Sources
Pennsylvania, Southwestern Pennsylvania

Summary

This study investigated the association of proximity to UGD in the Marcellus Shale formation and perinatal outcomes in a retrospective cohort study of 15,451 live births in Southwest Pennsylvania from 2007–2011.

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