Residential Proximity to Oil and Gas Development and Birth Outcomes in California: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 2006-2015 Births.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies suggest associations between oil and gas development (OGD) and adverse birth outcomes, but few epidemiological studies of oil wells or inactive wells exist, and none in California.

Objective

Our study aimed to investigate the relationship between residential proximity to OGD and birth outcomes in California.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 2,918,089 births to mothers living within 10 km of at least one production well between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2015. We estimated exposure during pregnancy to inactive wells count (no inactive wells, 1 well, 2-5 wells, 6+ wells) and production volume from active wells in barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) (no BOE, 1-100 BOE/day, >100 BOE/day). We used generalized estimating equations to

SUBMITTER: Tran KV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7268907 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature