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Fracking at Marcellus Shale Site: Hydraulic Fracturing Increases Radionuclides
Author: Judy Haar : Posted to Decoded Science on December 4, 2011 at 12:23 pm

http://www.decodedscience.com/fracking-at-marcellus-shale-site-hydraulic-fracturing-increases-radionuclides/7044

"Hydraulic fracturing has a strong potential of concentrating the already existing radionuclides, making them accessible to human contact either through disposal or handling. In the 1980s, at other gas drill sites, higher concentrations of radioactivity presented concerns about site workers and the general public when dealing with disposal and by-products from the process."

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"Radium is soluble in water, and is carried easily by the large volumes of water that are used as part of the hydro-fracking process. A build-up in pipes and on equipment could increase radiation levels, and pose a risk to the workers. Filters in the treatment facilities can also concentrate the radioactive material. Studies performed on the Marcellus shale through core samples and analysis of the process show that the amount of radioactivity is 20 times higher than background and would be concentrated through the process."