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Dramatic Increases Cancer-Causing Radon PA Homes Linked Fracking
2015-04-09 15:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Common Dreams: Researchers in Pennsylvania have discovered that the prevalence of radon, a radioactive and carcinogenic gas, in peoples homes and commercial buildings that are nearer to fracking sites has increased dramatically in the state since the unconventional and controversial gas drilling practice began in the state just over a decade ago. Both odorless and tasteless, radon is a naturally-occurring gas released from bedrock minerals beneath the ground and is found in millions of homes across the country....
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