Fracking chemicals and kids’ brains don’t mix

Multiple pollutants found in the air and water near fracked oil and gas sites are linked to brain problems in children, according to a new science review. Researchers focused on five types of pollution commonly found near the sites—heavy metals, particulate matter, polycyclic aromatic hydrobcarbons, BTEX and endocrine disrupting compounds—and scrutinized existing health...

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