Monday, December 16, 2013

Hormone-disrupting chemicals found in water at fracking sites

A study of hydraulic fracturing sites in Colorado finds substances that have been linked to infertility, birth defects and cancer.



Water samples collected at Colorado sites where hydraulic fracturing was used to extract natural gas show the presence of chemicals that have been linked to infertility, birth defects and cancer, scientists reported Monday.



via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/cR7RrjrcK8g/la-sci-fracking-health-20131217,0,5154343.story

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