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Environmental Health Project: Asthma And Air Pollution From Natural Gas Drilling/Facilities

PA Environment Daily

more than 25 million people (7.9%), including six million children, have asthma (CDC, 2018). NOx and VOCs mix in the presence of sunlight to form ground level ozone (smog). 2018), examined the quality of life impacts on 34 residents who lived and worked amid UNGD in Appalachian eastern Ohio. In the U.S.,

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The Problems with Liquefied Natural Gas

Ocean Conservancy

To produce LNG, natural gas, more than 80% of which comes from hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) in the United States, is liquified by cooling it to -162 o Celsius (-260 o Farenheit). Ozone exposure causes and exacerbates respiratory issues, including asthma, and has been linked to cardiovascular disease and premature death.