The Environmental Health Project (EHP) is dedicated to providing resources to clients, residents, and community organizations to enhance their understanding of the potential health risks associated with unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD or “fracking”).
Research & Factsheets
EHP Technical Papers
Environmental Health Project Technical Reports
04/03/2016
EHP Technical Report Issue 1: Response to Governmental Action and Publication for the Brigich Compressor Station
09/08/2015
The Case for an Unconventional Natural Gas Development Health Registry (EHP white paper)
07/25/2015
Protocol for Comparing PM2.5 Monitoring Results to the USEPA Air Quality Index
07/08/2015
Case Definition: Health Effects Related to Unconventional Natural Gas Development (UNGD) Environmental Exposures
05/31/2012
Well Water Contamination: SWPA-EHP Ranking System and Monitoring Strategy
EHP Factsheets
11/08/2018
How Shale Gas Development (Fracking) Affects Public Health: Multiple risks to our health and environment
08/16/2018
Setback Distances - Public Health and Shale Gas Development
07/28/2018
Mental Health Literature Review: Unconventional Oil and Gas Development
Mental Health Literature Review: Unconventional Oil and Gas Development (UOGD)
01/30/2018
Risks to Children Near Shale Gas Development
Risks to Children at Day Care Centers & Schools Near Shale Gas Development
08/01/2016
Environmental Health Medical Toolkit
Environmental Health Medical Toolkit (overview)
05/10/2016
Guide to Mental Health Impacts of Unconventional Oil and Gas Development
A Healthcare Provider’s Guide to Mental Health Impacts of Unconventional Oil and Gas Development (UOGD)
Conferences
Health & Shale Gas Development: State of the Science
06/10/2016
Addressing Health Impacts Associated with the Extraction, Production, Transport and Use
Larysa Dyrszka, MD, Pediatrician, Co-founder of Concerned Health Professionals of New York, Glen Spey, NY
06/10/2016
Best Practices for Residents - Pennsylvania
Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD, MPH, MSN, RN, Associate Professor & Director, Center for Global and Public Health College of Nursing, Villanova University, Villanova, PA
06/10/2016
Developing a Case Definition for Health Effects from UOGD - A Discussion
Leslie Walleigh, MD, MPH, Maine Medical Center, Occupational Medicine and Public Health Consultant, SWPA Environmental Health Project, McMurray, PA
06/10/2016
Endocrine Disrupting Activity Associated with Unconventional Oil and Natural Gas Operations
Susan Nagel, PhD, Associate Professor, Obstetrics Gynecology & Women's Health, University of Missouri, School of Medicine, Columbia, MO