Friday, October 27, 2017

Electricity from shale gas vs. coal: Lifetime toxic releases from coal much higher

10/27/2017 08:57 AM EDT

a shale-gas electricity system (left)

Despite widespread concern about potential human health impacts from hydraulic fracturing, the lifetime toxic chemical releases associated with coal-generated electricity are 10 to 100 times greater than those from electricity generated with natural gas obtained via fracking, according to a new University of Michigan study.


Full story at http://ns.umich.edu/new/releases/25187-electricity-from-shale-gas-vs-coal-lifetime-toxic-releases-from-coal-much-higher

Source
University of Michigan


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