The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences is pleased to announce its new podcast series about how the environment affects our health – Environmental Health Chat http://1.usa.gov/ZTahv5 The “Impacts of Fracking http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/dert/sphb/programs/peph/podcasts/fracking/index.cfm
” podcast explores the practice of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and the national debate that surrounds this controversial process. Roxana Witter, M.D., an assistant research professor at the Colorado School of Public Health, discusses the science of fracking, what we do—and don’t—know about its impacts, and how Health Impact Assessments could be used as tool to evaluate how drilling might affect community members. In this podcast series, NIEHS’s Partnerships for Environmental Public Health program explores the environmental causes of disease. Each podcast is less than 6 minutes long—we get straight to the point to deliver the latest research straight to your ears. Current podcasts cover fracking, radon, mercury in seafood, and schools sited near hazardous waste sites. Please visit the Environmental Health Chat page to see the complete series, which will be updated with a new release each month.
” podcast explores the practice of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and the national debate that surrounds this controversial process. Roxana Witter, M.D., an assistant research professor at the Colorado School of Public Health, discusses the science of fracking, what we do—and don’t—know about its impacts, and how Health Impact Assessments could be used as tool to evaluate how drilling might affect community members. In this podcast series, NIEHS’s Partnerships for Environmental Public Health program explores the environmental causes of disease. Each podcast is less than 6 minutes long—we get straight to the point to deliver the latest research straight to your ears. Current podcasts cover fracking, radon, mercury in seafood, and schools sited near hazardous waste sites. Please visit the Environmental Health Chat page to see the complete series, which will be updated with a new release each month.