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Joint Pitt, state studies find link between proximity to fracking and increased cancer rates, asthma attacks, low birth weight

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The Pennsylvania Department of Health and the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health convened a public meeting Tuesday evening to release the findings of three studies. The studies, commissioned in 2019 to research communities near fracking in Southwestern Pennsylvania, did not identify the cause of the health problems. The results showed that the chances of a child developing lymphoma were 5-7 fold greater when living within 1 mile of a well.
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Joint Pitt, state studies find link between proximity to fracking and increased cancer rates, asthma attacks, low birth weight

Ffindings released of three studies that examine the relationship between living near fracking operations and childhood cancers, asthma and birth outcomes.

·Pittsburgh, United States
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New Pittsburgh Courier broke the news in Pittsburgh, United States on Monday, August 21, 2023.
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