Chemicals Contained In Fracking Fluids And Wastewater May Pose Serious Risks To Reproductive And Developmental Health.

reports, “Arsenic, benzene, formaldehyde, lead and mercury are among more than 200 toxins found in fracking fluids and wastewater that may pose serious risks to reproductive and developmental health, according to” research published Jan. 6 in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. Researchers arrived at this conclusion after investigating “more than 1,000 chemicals used in and created by” the fracking process. Some studies indicate that “even tiny doses of chemicals released during phases of oil and natural gas production could pose serious health risks – especially to developing fetuses, babies and young children.” Andrea Gore, PhD, of the University of Texas at Austin, “co-authored a scientific statement in September that underscored that point.” Combining fracking chemicals may result in “more unpredictable and worrisome” risks, “according to the statement from the Endocrine Society.” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fracking-fluid-health-study_568db472e4b0cad15e636b70?utm_hp_ref=green&ir=Green§ion=green