'Legacy of Radioactivity,' Contamination from Thousands of Fracking Wastewater Spills

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<p>‘Tho sa s of oil a gas i stry wastewater spills i North Dakota have ca se “wi esprea ” co tami atio from ra ioactive materials, heavy metals a corrosive salts, p tti g the health of people a wil life at risk, researchers from D ke U iversity co cl e i a ewly release peer-reviewe st y.</p>
<p>Some rivers a streams i North Dakota ow carry levels of ra ioactive a toxic materials higher tha fe eral ri ki g water sta ar s as a res lt of wastewater spills, the scie tists fo after testi g ear spills. Ma y cities a tow s raw their ri ki g water from rivers a streams, tho gh fe eral law ge erally req ires ri ki g water to be treate before it reaches peoples’ homes, a the scie tists i ot test tap water as part of their research.’</p>
<p><a href="http://www. esmogblog.com/2016/05/08/ ke- iversity-st y-fi s-legacy-ra ioactivity-water-a -soil-co tami ate -tho sa s-fracki g-wastewater-spills" target="_bla k">Rea more: ‘Legacy of Ra ioactivity,’ Co tami atio from Tho sa s of Fracki g Wastewater Spills</a></p>