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Public Health England

European Commission

Shale gas extraction: review of the potential public

health impacts of exposures to chemical and
radioactive pollutants (June 2014)

Shale gas

Shale gas extraction: review of the potential public

health impacts of exposures to chemical and
radioactive pollutants (draft for comment) (Oct. 2013)
Shale gas extraction emissions are a low risk to
public health (Oct. 2013)

Environmental Aspects on Unconventional Fossil Fuels

(June 2015)

NHS Evidence
Hydraulic Fracturing and Health

DEFRA

HMIC

Draft Shale Gas Rural Economy Impacts paper

(unpublished report, July 2015)

The implications of unconventional drilling for natural

gas : a global public health concern.
(Finkel, M.L.: Public Health, Vol. 127, no. 10, Oct
2013, p 889-893)

Government Office for Science

Managing risk, not avoiding it (Speech, Oct. 2014)

SCOPUS

Communicating risk and uncertainty in science

(Speech, Feb. 2014)

As fracking booms, dearth of health risk data remains

(Tuller, D.: Health Affairs Volume 34, Issue 6, 2015,
Pages 903-906)

Department of Energy and Climate

Change

Impact of natural gas extraction on PAH levels in

ambient air
(Paulik et al: Environmental Science and Technology
Volume 49, Issue 8, 21 April 2015, Pages 5203-5210)

About shale gas and hydraulic fracturing (fracking)

(Nov. 2014)
Fossil fuel companies looking to extract shale gas: list
of chemicals (FOI release, Feb. 2014)

Department for Communities and Local

Government

Biocides in hydraulic fracturing fluids: A critical review

of their usage, mobility, degradation, and toxicity
(Kahrilas et al: Environmental Science and Technology
Volume 49, Issue 1, 6 January 2015, Pages 16-32)
Popular Epidemiology and Fracking: Citizens
Concerns Regarding the Economic, Environmental,
Health and Social Impacts of Unconventional Natural
Gas Drilling Operations
(Powers et al: Journal of Community Health 13

Onshore oil and gas extraction (Jan. 2014 impact

assessment)
Revised requirements relating to planning applications
for onshore oil and gas (Jan. 2014)

House of Commons Library

Debate Pack: Shale gas (June 2015 includes a
briefing paper)

House of Lords Economic Affairs Select

Committee
Third Report: The Economic Impact on UK Energy
Policy of Shale Gas and Oil. Chapter 7: Environmental
impact of development of shale gas in the UK (April
2014)

November 2014, 8p)

The health implications of fracking
(Kovats et al: The Lancet Volume 383, Issue 9919,
2014, Pages 757-758)
The environmental costs and benefits of fracking
(Jackson et al: Annual Review of Environment and
Resources Volume 39, 1 October 2014, Pages 327362)
Air quality concerns of unconventional oil and natural
gas production
(Field et al: Environmental Sciences: Processes and
Impacts Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2014, Pages 954969)

BMJ
Health professionals call for urgent halt to fracking
because of public health concerns (April 2015)
Fracking poses little risk to public health, but evidence
is limited (Nov. 2013)

Chartered Institute of Environmental

Health
Shale gas and fracking: examining the evidence
(July 2014 report published in conjunction with the
Scientists for Global Responsibility)

Royal College of Engineering

Shale gas extraction in the UK: a review of hydraulic
fracturing

In the news
Fracking could hurt house prices, health and
environment, official report says (Guardian, July 2015)
Fracking 'could lower house prices' says draft official
report (BBC, July 2015)
Fracking likely to wipe up to 7pc off house prices,
secret Government report finds (Telegraph, July 2015)
Secrecy over fracking chemicals clouds environmental
risks, advocates say (Guardian, July 2015)

The Royal Society

Hydraulic fracturing for shale gas in the UK an
opportunity to shape a constructive way forward
(Jan. 2015)
Final report - Shale gas extraction (June 2012)

Fracking could secure energy supply with little risk to

health, claims Royal Society (Times, June 2015)
Fracking poses 'significant' risk to humans and should
be temporarily banned across EU, says new report
(Independent, June 2015)
Expert report on fracking risks was written by activist
(March 2015, in reference to Medact report)

CHEM Trust
Fracking pollution: A response to the claims made by
the UK fracking industry (June 2015 in reference to
UKOOG press release, below)

Fracking could carry unforeseen risks as thalidomide

and asbestos did, says report (Guardian, Nov. 2014
includes response from the governments chief
scientific adviser, Mark Walport.)

Chemicals from fracking could cause significant

pollution and damage to wildlife (June 2015)

UK to allow fracking companies to use 'any substance'

under homes (Guardian, Oct. 2014)

Fracking (overview on chemical pollution from fracking

with links to the two reports)

'Low health risk' from fracking, says UK agency (BBC,

Oct. 2013)

United Kingdom Onshore Oil and Gas

(UKOOG)
UKOOG response to Chemtrust report on fracking
(June 2015)
UKOOG Knowledge Base (explains drilling process and
includes information on emissions, as well as effects
on water and soil)

Medact
Fracking
Fracking: what is the British government trying to
hide?
New report: Health & Fracking: the impacts &
opportunity costs (March 2015 see also response
from UKOOG)

Health and Safety Executive

Shale Gas

Trade Union Congress

TUC shale gas briefing: Fracking and workers health
and safety (Jan. 2015)

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