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<p>Public Health England has carried out a review into the potential health risks
from chemical and radiological pollutants from shale gas extraction processes. This
review, published in October 2013, took account of available information published
up to 2012. It is being updated to take account of new information.</p><p> </p><p>The
review was conducted in response to requests to provide specialist advice to those
responsible for public health protection, including local authorities and regulators.
The review concluded that the risks to public health from exposure to emissions from
shale gas extraction are low if operations are properly run and regulated. In the
UK, shale gas developers and operators will be required, through the planning and
environmental permitting processes, to satisfy the relevant regulators that their
proposals and operations will minimise the potential for pollution and risks to public
health.</p><p> </p>
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