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The human health effects of unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD): A scoping review of epidemiologic studies
Dr. Ulrike Meyer, a dedicated family physician who has practiced in Dawson Creek, British Columbia—the heart of Canada's most intensive fracking boom—for over 30 years. Driven by unexplained symptoms and alarming disease patterns in her own practice, Dr. Meyer has become a leading national voice and researcher on the health impacts of the oil and gas industry. She is a co-author of a landmark 2024 Canadian scoping review on the human health effects of unconventional oil and gas development: The human health effects of unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD): A scoping review of epidemiologic studies | Canadian Journal of Public Health | Springer Nature
In this article it says, "Unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD, sometimes termed “fracking” or “hydraulic fracturing”) is an industrial process to extract methane gas and/or oil deposits. Many chemicals used in UOGD have known adverse human health effects. Canada is a major producer of UOGD-derived gas with wells frequently located in and around rural and Indigenous communities. Our objective was to conduct a scoping review to identify the extent of research evidence assessing UOGD exposure–related health impacts, with an additional focus on Canadian studies."