Study: John Hopkins researchers link fracking and radon production
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register reports that radon production may increase as companies use hydraulic fracturing to reach deposits of natural gas in the Marcellus Shale.
The newspaper states that researchers with John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found in a study of Pennsylvania homes, 42 percent of radon readings were higher than levels deemed safe by the U.S. government. The researchers also found in their study that the fracking process releases radium-226, which turns into radon when decayed.
Radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the world, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Via: The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register > John Hopkins Study Links Fracking and Radon
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