Critique of Well Activity Proxy Uses Inadequate Data and Statistics

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Aug 3;17(15):5597. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17155597.

Abstract

The recent publication, "Assessing Agreement in Exposure Classification between Proximity-Based Metrics and Air Monitoring Data in Epidemiology Studies of Unconventional Resource Development" by Hess et al [...].

Keywords: Kappa statistic; air pollutants; unconventional natural gas development; well activity metric.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Advance Directives
  • Air Pollutants / analysis*
  • Benchmarking
  • Environmental Exposure / analysis
  • Epidemiologic Studies

Substances

  • Air Pollutants