A systematic evaluation of chemicals in hydraulic-fracturing fluids and wastewater for reproductive and developmental toxicity
Elliott EG, Ettinger AS, Leaderer BP, Bracken MB, Deziel NC. A systematic evaluation of chemicals in hydraulic-fracturing fluids and wastewater for reproductive and developmental toxicity. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2016, 27: 90-99. PMID: 26732376, DOI: 10.1038/jes.2015.81.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWater quality standardsFederal water quality standardsQuality standardsHuman health impactsNatural gas developmentEnvironmental concentrationsHundreds of substancesDevelopmental toxicityReprotox databasesHuman exposureToxicity informationGas developmentExposure assessmentIncorporation of dataHealth StudyHealth impactsSystematic screening approachHydraulic-fracturing fluidsChemical Abstract Service Registry NumbersCandidate analytesChemicalsDrinking waterLikely etiologic agentWastewaterUnconventional oil