Table 3 Calculations of estimated public health impact of fracking in the UK
From: The risk of hydraulic fracturing on public health in the UK and the UK’s fracking legislation
Site type | Number of people living less than ½ mile away | Risk | Extra cancer cases | Number of people living between ½ and 10 miles away | Risk | Extra cancer cases | Total extra cancer cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sites with drilled wells | 1118.7 | 1 × 10−5 | 0.011 | 446,401.5 | 1 × 10−6 | 2.678 | 2.690 |
Site approved for drilling | 1647.54 | 1 × 10−5 | 0.016 | 657,427.59 | 1 × 10−6 | 3.945 | 3.961 |
Sites under planning consideration | 223.74 | 1 × 10−5 | 0.002 | 89,280.29 | 1 × 10−6 | 0.536 | 0.538 |