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Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene Volume 12, 2015 - Issue 9
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Assessment of the Acute and Chronic Health Hazards of Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids

Elizabeth V. WattenbergDivision of Environmental Health SciencesUniversity of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MinnesotaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jeffrey M. BielickiDepartment of Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic EngineeringThe Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio;The John Glenn School of Public AffairsThe Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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Ashley E. SuchomelDivision of Environmental Health SciencesUniversity of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Jessica T. SweetDivision of Environmental Health SciencesUniversity of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Elizabeth M. VoldDivision of Environmental Health SciencesUniversity of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Gurumurthy RamachandranDivision of Environmental Health SciencesUniversity of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Pages 611-624 | Published online: 14 Aug 2015

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