Potential public health hazards, exposures and health effects from unconventional natural gas development

JL Adgate, BD Goldstein… - Environmental science & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The rapid increase in unconventional natural gas (UNG) development in the United States
during the past decade has brought wells and related infrastructure closer to population …

Occupational exposures in the oil and gas extraction industry: State of the science and research recommendations

RZ Witter, L Tenney, S Clark… - American journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The oil and gas extraction industry is rapidly growing due to horizontal drilling and high
volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF). This growth has provided new jobs and economic …

Risks and risk governance in unconventional shale gas development

MJ Small, PC Stern, E Bomberg, SM Christopherson… - 2014 - ACS Publications
A broad assessment is provided of the current state of knowledge regarding the risks
associated with shale gas development and their governance. For the principal domains of …

Increased traffic accident rates associated with shale gas drilling in Pennsylvania

J Graham, J Irving, X Tang, S Sellers, J Crisp… - Accident Analysis & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives We examined the association between shale gas drilling and motor vehicle
accident rates in Pennsylvania. Methods Using publicly available data on all reported …

[HTML][HTML] Fatalities in oil and gas extraction database, an industry-specific worker fatality surveillance system—United States, 2014–2019

KC Wingate - MMWR. Surveillance Summaries, 2023 - cdc.gov
Abstract Problem/Condition: The US oil and gas extraction (OGE) industry faces unique
safety and health hazards and historically elevated fatality rates. The lack of existing …

H2S adsorption on graphene in the presence of sulfur: a density functional theory study

O Faye, A Raj, V Mittal, AC Beye - Computational Materials Science, 2016 - Elsevier
The high affinity of graphene for H 2 S makes it a potential adsorbent for separating H 2 S
from industrial waste gas streams, and for its use in H 2 S sensors. The gas streams …

Evaluation of an in-vehicle monitoring system (IVMS) to reduce risky driving behaviors in commercial drivers: Comparison of in-cab warning lights and supervisory …

JL Bell, MA Taylor, GX Chen, RD Kirk… - Journal of safety …, 2017 - Elsevier
Problem Roadway incidents are the leading cause of work-related death in the United
States. Methods The objective of this research was to evaluate whether two types of …

On the road again: A cross‐sectional survey examining work schedules, commuting time, and driving‐related outcomes among US oil and gas extraction workers

K Hagan‐Haynes, A Ramirez‐Cardenas… - American journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Oil and gas extraction (OGE) workers in the United States experience high
fatality rates, with motor vehicle crashes the leading cause of death. Land‐based OGE …

Community noise and air pollution exposure during the development of a multi-well oil and gas pad

WB Allshouse, LM McKenzie, K Barton… - … science & technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
Unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD) in the United States is increasingly being
conducted on multiwell pads (MWPs) and in residential areas. We measured air pollution …

State regulation of unconventional gas development in the US: An empirical evaluation

N Zirogiannis, J Alcorn, J Rupp, S Carley… - Energy Research & …, 2016 - Elsevier
US production of unconventional natural gas has increased rapidly over the last decade,
and triggered public concerns about a variety of related risks. State policymakers vary in …