Pennsylvania fracking kills newborn babies - polluted water likely cause

The Ecologist
Apr 25, 2017, 8:07 am73 pts
$photo of Pennsylvania fracking kills newborn babies - polluted water likely cause image$ A study of Pennsylvania shows that heavy fracking activity is strongly related to increased mortality in babies aged 0-28 days. The effect is most pronounced in counties with high dependence on private wells indicating that water contamination by 'produced water' from fracking is a likely cause. Radioactive…

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