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N.S. must study health risks if fracking is approved: expert
2014-06-18 19:32:00| Canadian Plastics Headlines
A province-wide study on the health impacts of hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas is needed if the Nova Scotia government approves the process, a new report has recommended.
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Climate change and health: IPCC reports emerging risks, emerging consensus
2014-03-30 22:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Conversation: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changes (IPCC) Impacts volume of the Fifth Assessment Report will be released today. Here, three contributors to the health chapter explain the ideas and evidence behind the report. The consequences of human-driven global climate change as this century progresses will be wide-ranging. Yet public discussion has focused narrowly on a largely spurious debate about the basic science and on the risks to property, iconic species and ecosystems, jobs, the GDP and...
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EFSA Launches Public Consultation on Risks to Human Health on Exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA)
2014-01-24 06:00:00| Coatings World Breaking News
Well-managed fracking poses 'low' health risks
2013-11-01 01:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The public will only face low levels of health risk from shale gas projects, assuming that such projects are "properly run and regulated". That is the conclusion of a new draft report from Public Health England published yesterday, which draws on scientific literature relating to the impact of chemicals and radioactive material associated with shale gas extraction. "The currently available evidence indicates that the potential risks to public health from exposure to emissions associated with...
Hotter summers mean more health risks in urban heat islands
2013-10-02 15:35:48| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
OPB: On hot summer days, 74-year-old HelenRuth Stephens doesn`t dare leave her apartment. Not to get the mail or take out the trash. "You don`t do it because you`ll be breathless by the time you get back," she says. She suffers from asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Both affect her lungs. Hot weather drains her energy, she says, and makes it hard for her to breathe. Stephens is the type of person public health officials worry about as they`re preparing for climate change. That`s...
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