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This was published in the Ithaca Journal, June 26, 2010.

Saturday, June 26, 2010 | THE ITHACA JOURNAL

Primum, no nocere — First, do no harm

Physicians of Tompkins County care first and foremost about the health of our
community. When an activity raises potential harm to human health, precautionary
measures should be taken until cause and effect relationships are fully
established scientifi cally.

The exploitation of natural gas in the Marcellus shale involves high-pressure
injection of over 200 billion of gallons of water and billions of gallons of watersoluble
chemicals into the shale formations to allow the release of natural gas.
Backfl ow from this process contains heavy metals, radioactive materials and
volatile organic compounds. The effects of this process on human health have
not been subject to rigorous medical research. The review reported by the New
York State Department of Environmental Conservation in the draft Supplemental
Generic Environmental Impact Statement contains no high quality
medical data.

We support a moratorium to natural gas extraction using high volume hydraulic
fracturing in New York State until completion of the recently announced
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) study to evaluate its effects on human
health and the environment.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely yours,
Richard Allen, M.D., Emergency Medicine
Eldridge T. Anderson, M.D., Othopedic Surgery
Susanne Koch-Weser Anderson, M.D., Family Medicine
Timothy E. Bael, M.D., Oncology and Hematology
Michelle Bleyen, M.D., Family Medicine
Malcolm D. Brand, M.D., Cardiology
Eva F. Briggs, M.D., Emergency Medicine
Peter T. Brennan, M.D., Gastroenterology
Joseph K. Bylebyl M.D., Anesthesiolgy
Stella M. Castro, Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
David Cho, M.D., Radiation Oncology
Peter Clark, M.D., Family Medicine
Lisa Clauson, N.P, Family Medicine
Janet Corsom-Rikert, M.D., Pediatrics
Ann Costello, M.D., Internal Medicine
John Costello, M.D,, Internal Medicine
Elizabeth Cotton, M.D., Internal Medicine
Susan Cowdery, M.D., Neurology
Ruth Crepet, M.D., Internal Medicine
Jonathan E. Cryer, M.D., Ear, Nose and Throat
Magdalena Hohn, M.D., Internal Medicine
Mary Howson, Family Medicine
Fredric Kardon, M.D., Internal Medicine
Carl J. Kilgore, M.D., Internal Medicine
William Klepack, MD., Family Medicine
Edward Koppel, M.D., Internal Medicine
Karen LaFace, M.D., Family Medicine
John Lambert, M.D., Pediatrics
Adam Law, M.D., FRCP, Endocrinology
James C. Macmillan, M.D,, Internal Medicine
Lloyd A. Darlow, M.D., Family Medicine
Audrey DeSilva, M.D., Pediatrics
Lawrence Endo, M.D., Rheumatology
David Evelyn, M.D., M.P.H, Family Medicine and Public Health
David Feldshuh, M.D., Emergency Medicine
Cora Lee Foster, M.D., Surgery
James Gaffney, M.D., Neurology
Charles Garbo, M.D., Hematology and Oncology
Henry Gerson, M.D., Psychiatry
Qutaybeh S. Maghaydah, M.D., Cardiology
Walter Margie III, M.D., Family Medicine
Maura McCauley, M.D., Family Medicine
John-Paul Mead, M.D., Internal Medicine
Alan Midura, M.D., Family Medicine
Monica Morgan, M.D.
Viola Monaghan, M.D., Vein and Laser Surgery
Elliot Pieretti, M.D., Alergy, Asthma and Immunology
Stephanie Roach, M.D., Orthopedic Surgery
Ellyn Sellers-Selin, M.D., Family Medicine
Walter Silbert, M.D., Radiology
Jeffery Snedeker, M.D., Pediatrics
Jody Stackman, M.D., Neurology
Bruce Stewart, M.D.
Daniel Sudilovskey, M.D., Pathology
Peter Schwartz, M.D., Opthomology
Stephanie S. Roach, M.D., Orthopedic Surgery
Elliot Rubinstein, M.D., Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Melissa Thibault, M.D., Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Sandra Thananart, M.D., Internal Medicine
Jose Torrado, M.D., Obstetrics and Gynecology
Elizabeth vonFelten, M.D., Family Medicine
Mahammad Wattoo, M.D., Internal Medicine
Jennifer F. Weinraub, M.D., Family Medicine
Barb Wood, FNP-C, Family Medicine
Serena Yoon M.D., Internal Medicine
Gerald Zupruk, M.D., Neurosurgery
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