Live Near An Oil Or Gas Well Mothers In Areas Of Intense Production More Likely To Have Children With Heart Defects Study Claims
A team of scientists from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus found an increased prevalence of vascular problems in “oil and gas activity areas,” including defects affecting the pulmonary artery and valve; and the aortic artery and valve, according to a study published in the Journal Environment International. Overall, the team found that mothers in these areas were between 40 and 70 percent more likely to have children with congenital heart defects (CHDs)....