Published March 2019 | Version v1
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Relationships between indicators of cardiovascular disease and intensity of oil and natural gas activity in Northeastern Colorado

Creators

  • 1. Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO (United States)
  • 2. Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO (United States)
  • 3. Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO (United States)
  • 4. Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO (United States)
  • 5. Department of Sociology & Colorado School of Public Health, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO (United States)

Description

Oil and natural gas (O&G) extraction emits pollutants that are associated with cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of mortality in the United States. Objective: We evaluated associations between intensity of O&G activity and cardiovascular disease indicators.

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.envres.2018.12.004;
PII
S0013935118306339;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Environmental Research
Journal Volume
170
Journal Page Range
p. 56-64
ISSN
0013-9351
CODEN
ENVRAL

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
55023842
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
Descriptors DEI
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EMISSION; MORTALITY; NATURAL GAS; OILS; POLLUTANTS
Descriptors DEC
DISEASES; ENERGY SOURCES; FLUIDS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL GAS; FUELS; GAS FUELS; GASES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

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