Fracking Linked to Hospitalizations; Wearable Technology Personal Air-Quality Monitors

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Fracking Linked to Hospitalizations in the Marcellus Region. Hospitalizations for heart conditions, neurological illness, and other conditions were higher among people who live near unconventional gas and oil drilling (hydraulic fracturing), according to new research from the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University published this week in PLOS ONE. Over the past ten years in the United States, hydraulic fracturing has experienced a meteoric increase. Due to substantial increases in well drilling, potential for air and water pollution posing a health threat has been a concern for nearby residents.

Wearable technology takes on air pollution and smog with personal air-quality monitors. By gathering hundreds of hyperlocal readings each day, wearers of personal air-quality monitors can track their exposure to harmful pollution in the same way others chart their sleep patterns, jogging routes and heart rates.

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