The Environmental Health Project (EHP) is dedicated to providing information to researchers and other interested parties who want to learn more about the health effects of unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD). This section includes papers, presentations, and other resources.
Resources For Researchers
Conference 01
2016
The Health Effects Associated with Air Pollution from Hydraulic Fracturing
Deborah Cowden, MD, Knox County Health Department Physician, Mount Vernon, OH
2016
Shale Gas Exposure Problem
David Brown, ScD, Consultant, SWPA Environmental Health Project, McMurray, PA
2016
Shale Gas Development and Children - Understanding and Managing Risks
Beth Weinberger, PhD, Consultant, SWPA Environmental Health Project, McMurray, PA
2016
Perinatal Outcomes and Unconventional Natural Gas Development (UNGD) in Southwest Pennsylvania
Bruce Pitt, PhD, Professor and Environmental & Occupational Health Chair, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
2016
Kid's Health in the Gas Patch
Edward Ketyer, MD, Pediatrician, Pediatric Alliance, Canonsburg, PA
2016
Impacts of Gas Drilling and Infrastructure on Human and Animal Health
Robert Oswald, PhD, Professor of Molecular Medicine, Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY
2016
Hydraulic Fracturing - Experiences with Clinical Evaluation
Michael Abesamis, MD, Director of Medical Toxicology Outpatient Clinic, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
2016
Fracking Operations 101 - What You Need to Know
Nina Katkins, PhD (c), MS, RN, Adjunct Professor of Nursing, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA
Conference 02
2016
Shale Gas Development & Health - Update on Studies of the Geisinger Environmental Health Institute
Brian Schwartz, MD, MS, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology, and Medicine, Senior Investigator, Geisinger Center for Health Research, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
2016
NIOSH Oil & Gas Extraction Sector Program - Overview of Safety and Exposure Assessment Research
John Snawder, PhD, Leader, Biomonitoring Research Team, National Institute for Occupational Health & Safety, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Cincinnati, OH
2016
Mental Health and Unconventional Oil and Gas Development
Lydia Greiner, MSN, APRN, PMHNP- BC Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Consultant, SWPA Environmental Health Project, McMurray, PA
2016
Local Regulation of Oil and Gas - Post Robinson
John Smith, Esq., Zoning and Land Use Law, Smith Butz - Attorneys at Law, Canonsburg, PA
2016
Living with Pennsylvania's Gas Boom - Voices from the Community
Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD, MPH, MSN, RN, Associate Professor & Director, Center for Global and Public Health College of Nursing, Villanova University, Villanova, PA
Conference 03
2016
Fracking Noise and Lights - Impacts on Local Residents
Cynthia Richburg, PhD, CCC-A, Professor/Audiologist, Special Education & Clinical Services Department, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA
2016
Fracking Fumes - Air Pollution Impacts on Health and Well-Being
Robert Laumbach, MD, MPH, Faculty, Clinical Research and Occupational Medicine, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
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
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
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
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
EHP Published Papers
Environmental Health Project Published Papers
2017
Participatory Air Monitoring in the Midst of Uncertainty
Residents’ Experiences with the Speck Sensor
2017
Health Symptoms in Residents Living Near Shale Gas Activity
A retrospective record review from the Environmental Health Project
August 16, 2018
Setback distances for unconventional oil and gas development: Delphi study results
Understanding Exposure from Natural Gas Drilling Puts Current Air Standards to the Test
Human Exposure to Unconventional Natural Gas Development
A public health demonstration of periodic high exposure to chemical mixtures in ambient air.
EHP Community-Based Research
Environmental Health Project Research on Community Impacts
September 2017
Shale Gas & Oil Health Effects Registry Newsletter: Report on the First 50 Participants
August 2017
The Right to a Healthy Home
June 2017
Healthy Homes: Re-Framing Fracking Impacts
Comments on the Association Between Unconventional Natural Gas Development in the Marcellus Shale and Asthma Exacerbations
September 18, 2017
Reducing Stress and Enhancing Resilience: A Model