Fracking wastewater has known compounds, known risks and many, many unknowns. We are not yet able to analyze the mixture of fracking wastewater’s various components. Furthermore, we also lack the ability to predict and fully understand the interactions between components, as well as between those components and the uncontrollable greater environment within watercourses and marine systems. Reactive components can and will be transformed and biotransformed by chemicals and organisms, this may increase or decrease bioavailability and toxicity as they are released beyond the treatment facility. This has the potential to turn this fracking cocktail into a unpredictable mess of compounds, toxic to wildlife, food and water systems.
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 00:02:54 +0000
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