Air quality measured in some southwestern Pennsylvania homes
Saturday, July 26, 2014
According to Observer-Reporter, the Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project is watching the air quality in Washington County, Pa. through use of air monitors distributed to residents. The monitors read particulates in the air that are caused by a number of indoor and outdoor pollutants.
Although there are no official reports stating that natural gas drilling contributes to a higher number of pollutants, researchers are studying the data from the air monitors in an effort to determine whether or not drilling causes more pollutants.
From Observer-Reporter:
“Ryan Grode, environmental health educator with the McMurray-based SWPA-EHP, said ongoing research focuses on residents who live near natural gas wells and compressor stations in Washington County and, to a lesser extent, Greene County and Morgantown, W.Va.”
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Via: Observer-Reporter > Air monitors provided to residents near Marcellus sites
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