New Study Highlights Big Unknowns of Public Health Harm From Fracking’s Chemical Cocktail
(COMMON DREAMS) Andrea Germanos, January 8, 2016 — Add this to the body of evidence suggesting that the unconventional oil and gas extraction technique known as fracking poses risks to public health.
In a study published Wednesday, researchers at the Yale School of Public Health looked at over 1,000 chemicals in hydraulic-fracturing fluids or wastewater, and found that over 150 of them were linked to potential reproductive or developmental harm.
Those chemicals include arsenic, benzene, lead, formaldehyde, and mercury.