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... Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine recognized the need to discuss the human health impact of shale gas extraction through the lens of a health impact assessment; to that end, it convened a public workshop in Washington, DC, in 2012. Through invited presentations and discussions, participants examined the state of the science regarding shale gas extraction, the direct and indirect environmental health impacts of shale gas extraction, and the use of health impact assessment as a tool that can help decision makers identify the public health consequences of 1
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... BOX 1-1 Statement of Task An ad hoc committee will plan and conduct a public workshop on the human health impacts of shale gas extraction. The workshop will feature invited presentations and discussions to look at the state of the science in shale gas extraction, direct and indirect environ mental health impacts of shale gas extraction, and the role of health impact assessments in minimizing health impacts.
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... Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. NRC (National Research Council)


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