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Children born near fracking wells more at risk for leukemia – study

 

Report looked at over 400 cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia out of a sample of 2,500 Pennsylvania children ages two to seven

The study found the risk is highest for those living within 2km (a little over a mile) of a fracking site, and who were exposed in utero. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP

Tom Perkins

Wed 17 Aug 2022 11.21 EDT

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/17/young-children-fracking-wells-leukemia-study

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