Marcellus Shale Community Symposium
Air Quality and Health Impacts
presented by
Friends of Deckers Creek
in partnership with
Friends of the Cheat
Thursday, June 28, 2012, 6:30 – 8:00 PM
WVU Evansdale Campus
Room 207 Engineering Science Bldg
Friends of Deckers Creek and Friends of the Cheat are hosting the 2ndquarterly Marcellus Shale community symposium, focused on air quality issues and health impacts. Other topics to be addressed include air quality monitoring and volunteer water monitoring programs.
Dr. Mike McCawley, WVU Department of Community Medicine, will present information on a novel system he’s developed to monitor air quality around Marcellus drill sites as well as potential health impacts. Bill Hughes, Wetzel County Action Group, will share on-the-ground photographs of air pollution sources from well site activities. Friends of Deckers Creek and Friends of the Cheat will briefly discuss their citizen scientist monitoring programs. There also will be ample time for questions and discussion.
This will be a great opportunity for residents to learn more about the potential environmental impacts from Marcellus Shale drilling, potential air quality and health impacts, and to get involved with monitoring efforts. Hope to see you there!