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Colorado using new research to model frackings health effects
2016-06-15 09:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Canadian Press: New data on air pollution from fracking wells in Colorado will be a big help in assessing whether the emissions are harmful to human health, state officials say. A three-year study released June 14 measured methane--a greenhouse gas--and ozone-causing compounds that were released from new natural gas wells in western Colorado. The research by Colorado State University professor Jeff Collett didn`t measure the emissions` health effects, but state officials will use the data in computer modeling...
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