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Pennsylvania Publishes Long-Awaited Study on Radioactivity in Landfill Runoff
The state concluded there is “no current cause for concern.” Experts worried about the long-term impacts of fracking waste say more research is required.
By Kiley Bense
A decade ago, Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection published a study on radioactivity in the oil and gas industry, motivated by fears that increasing volumes of toxic fracking waste could pose risks to the environment and public health. That study concluded, in part, that more research was needed—especially regarding the impacts on landfills where this waste is disposed.