Extracts from WALL STREET JOURNAL July 8, 2011
The state will measure baseline public health conditions in northeastern Pennsylvania to help track any future health impact from Marcellus Shale drilling.
A $75,000 study funded by the state Department of Public Welfare and conducted by researchers with the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute will look at the current health status of about 500 residents in a 10-county region where drilling is happening or likely to begin, The Times-Tribune newspaper in Scranton reported Friday. The region also includes areas where drilling is unlikely, so the researchers can compare data.
The institute proposes to look at a broad range of both chronic and acute health conditions, including those mentioned during interviews to be conducted by researchers in drilling communities where impact is feared or suspected.
Preliminary results are expected by June 2012.
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did any one notice that fayette green or washington counties in pa was not included in the study something fish here