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Is Fracking Wastewater More Radioactive Than Scientists Thought?

2015-05-20 03:02:27| oilandgasonline Home Page

Fracking wastewater may be more radioactive than researchers previously believed.A new study shows that "commonly used testing methods may underestimate the total radioactivity of wastewater produced by gas wells that use hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to tap the Marcellus Shale," according toScience, a publication of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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