This comprehensive investigation in the Milford Haven Waterway (MHW), Wales, UK, shows impressively, how the commissioning of two LNG plants, among other factors (e.g. dredging of historically contaminated sediments), had a profound negative impact on benthic and avian health. “The (…) weight of evidence from independent chemistry and biological monitoring in MHW has shown reasonable …
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Science-based decision-making on complex issues: Marcellus shale gas hydrofracking and New York City water supply
The clear outcome of this study is: Current analyses of hydrofracking for gas production are too narrowly focused on the local scientific and technical aspects, but political decision-making about fracking is based largely on other aspects besides science. That’s why the precautionary principle should be applied in such situations. In the case of New York, …
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