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29 December 201825 January 2020

Researchers call for a review to establish whether exposure to chemicals associated with fracking has a negative impact on public health and on wildlife

In March 2018 researchers from the USA published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess whether the list of chemicals associated with unconventional oil and gas extraction (commonly … Read more

29 December 201825 January 2020

Living or working near a fracking site increases an individual’s exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

In October 2018 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess the concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the air near fracking sites. Three active and … Read more

10 November 20184 January 2020

Endocrine disrupting chemicals

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can be either a single chemical or a mixture of chemicals that are able to interfere with any aspect of hormonal action. They are generally man-made and … Read more