This website purports to present an easy to understand overview of the dangers of fracking.
This bit made me fall off my chair:
Fracking fluid
Up to 600 chemicals are used in fracking fluid, including such known carcinogens and toxins as:
- Lead
- Uranium
- Mercury
- Ethylene glycol
- Radium
- Methanol
- Hydrochloric acid
- Formaldehyde
Radium eh? You know, I'm struggling slightly with the idea that a gas company would want to collect hard-to-handle materials such as radium and use them as industrial surfactants. I mean, radium as a surfactant? Who knew?