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Air Quality and Health
Exposure to air pollution linked to brain damage
http://cdanews.com/2015/04/exposure-to-air-pollution-linked-to-brain-damage/
Silica
Air Quality and Health
Exposure to air pollution linked to brain damage
http://cdanews.com/2015/04/exposure-to-air-pollution-linked-to-brain-damage/
Silica
UW-Eau Claire group monitors frac sand mines, reportedly finds high particulate levels
http://www.leadertelegram.com/news/front_page/article_7bf8a68a-720c-11e4-90e7-879213e5d5a2.html
Great information on this page from folks in Wisconsin living with sand mining.
http://wisair.wordpress.com/
Photo comparing crystaline silica on left with regular sand on the right.
http://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/elist/eListRead/in_frac_sand_land_residents_have_little_protection_against_silica_dust_expo/
US Silica MSDS sheet: http://www.ussilica.com/sites/ussilica.com/files/silica-msds-english.pdf
Danger in the Air http://www.ewg.org/research/danger-in-the-air
Silica Fact sheet, Dr. Richard Nagler: http://lakehallie.us/Landmark%20Moritorium/Documents/Silica%20Factsheet%20-%20Richard%20Nagler,%20Chief%20of%20Staff%20at%20Mayo.pdf
OSHA Silica Hazard Alert: https://www.osha.gov/dts/hazardalerts/hydraulic_frac_hazard_alert.html
CDC/NIOSH: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/silica/
http://www.leadertelegram.com/news/front_page/article_7bf8a68a-720c-11e4-90e7-879213e5d5a2.html
Great information on this page from folks in Wisconsin living with sand mining.
http://wisair.wordpress.com/
Photo comparing crystaline silica on left with regular sand on the right.
http://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/elist/eListRead/in_frac_sand_land_residents_have_little_protection_against_silica_dust_expo/
US Silica MSDS sheet: http://www.ussilica.com/sites/ussilica.com/files/silica-msds-english.pdf
Danger in the Air http://www.ewg.org/research/danger-in-the-air
Silica Fact sheet, Dr. Richard Nagler: http://lakehallie.us/Landmark%20Moritorium/Documents/Silica%20Factsheet%20-%20Richard%20Nagler,%20Chief%20of%20Staff%20at%20Mayo.pdf
OSHA Silica Hazard Alert: https://www.osha.gov/dts/hazardalerts/hydraulic_frac_hazard_alert.html
CDC/NIOSH: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/silica/
Diesel Emissions
Diesel Exhaust, American Cancer Society: http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/othercarcinogens/pollution/diesel-exhaust
Clean Air Task Force, Diesel: http://www.catf.us/methane/black_carbon/diesel/
Health Effects of Diesel Exhaust Emissions: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11401072
Clean Air Task Force, Diesel: http://www.catf.us/methane/black_carbon/diesel/
Health Effects of Diesel Exhaust Emissions: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11401072
Air Quality and Monitoring
CitizenSense Monitoring http://www.citizensense.net/sensors/environmental-monitoring-road-trips/
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS): http://www.epa.gov/air/criteria.html
Public Trust in Pennsylvania Regulators Erodes Further Over Flawed Fracking Study | InsideClimate News http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20141023/public-trust-pennsylvania-regulators-erodes-further-over-flawed-fracking-study
Health Impacts
How do you prevent silicosis? http://www.lung.org/lung-disease/silicosis/preventing-silicosis.html
Silica fracksand spill in Canada and Health Alert: http://globalnews.ca/news/1470194/industrial-spill-of-frac-sand-in-bashaw-prompts-health-warning/
American Academy of Pediatrics, Hydraulic Fracturing and Children's Health
http://www.aoec.org/pehsu/documents/hydraulic_fracturing_and_children_2011_health_prof.pdf
Shale Gas Exploration and Production Health Impacts: http://concernedhealthny.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Dyrszka-90613-17-slides-Eng-Health-Shale-Gas-Exploration-and-Production-Health-Impacts.pdf
Safety Impacts
Train Derailment Under Investigation in Northampton County
http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-lehighvalley/train-derailment-under-investigation-in-northampton-county/25455234
CitizenSense Monitoring http://www.citizensense.net/sensors/environmental-monitoring-road-trips/
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS): http://www.epa.gov/air/criteria.html
Public Trust in Pennsylvania Regulators Erodes Further Over Flawed Fracking Study | InsideClimate News http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20141023/public-trust-pennsylvania-regulators-erodes-further-over-flawed-fracking-study
Health Impacts
How do you prevent silicosis? http://www.lung.org/lung-disease/silicosis/preventing-silicosis.html
Silica fracksand spill in Canada and Health Alert: http://globalnews.ca/news/1470194/industrial-spill-of-frac-sand-in-bashaw-prompts-health-warning/
American Academy of Pediatrics, Hydraulic Fracturing and Children's Health
http://www.aoec.org/pehsu/documents/hydraulic_fracturing_and_children_2011_health_prof.pdf
Shale Gas Exploration and Production Health Impacts: http://concernedhealthny.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Dyrszka-90613-17-slides-Eng-Health-Shale-Gas-Exploration-and-Production-Health-Impacts.pdf
Safety Impacts
Train Derailment Under Investigation in Northampton County
http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-lehighvalley/train-derailment-under-investigation-in-northampton-county/25455234