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Duke Study: Rivers Contaminated With Radium and Lead From Thousands of Fracking Wastewater Spills

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Published 2019
Air Quality, birth outcomes, Children, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, Fracking / Gas Development, Natural Gas, Petrochemicals, Pollution Sources, Public Health, radioactivity

Summary

Thousands of oil and gas industry wastewater spills in North Dakota have caused “widespread” contamination from radioactive materials, heavy metals and corrosive salts, putting the health of people and wildlife at risk.

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