Petition · past parliament
Establish baseline health monitoring for communities less than 3km from fracking
Closed
195 signatures
What the petition asks
Public Health England state about fracking:
'Baseline environmental monitoring is needed to facilitate the assessment of the impact of shale gas extraction on the environment and public health.'
Baseline health monitoring is equally essential to protect community health. Yet absent.
'Baseline environmental monitoring is needed to facilitate the assessment of the impact of shale gas extraction on the environment and public health.'
Baseline health monitoring is equally essential to protect community health. Yet absent.
What is a health baseline?
It measures existing illness and potential future illness. Your current baseline has been shaped by your medical, social and family history and is constantly being influenced by your environment.
Fracking has proven risk factors.
Respiratory issues: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2534153
Pregnancy issues:
http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/12/e1603021
Other:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969716325724
It measures existing illness and potential future illness. Your current baseline has been shaped by your medical, social and family history and is constantly being influenced by your environment.
Fracking has proven risk factors.
Respiratory issues: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2534153
Pregnancy issues:
http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/12/e1603021
Other:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969716325724
Timeline
| 20 Dec 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Jun 2018 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
195
Status
Closed
Opened
20 Dec 2017
Closed
20 Jun 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.