Dirty Water Destroys People

Dirty Water Destroys People.
Groundwater and integument water samples infatuated near fracking operations in Colorado contained chemicals that can disrupt male and female hormones, researchers say. These chemicals, which are in use in the fracking process, also were present in samples taken from the Colorado River, which serves as the drainage basin for the region, according to the study, which was published online Dec 16, 2013 in the scrapbook Endocrinology. "More than 700 chemicals are employed in the fracking process, and many of them churn hormone function," study co-author Susan Nagel, an assistant professor at the University of Missouri School of Medicine, said in a periodical news release.

And "With fracking on the rise, populations may experience greater health risks from increased endocrine-disrupting chemical exposure". Exposure to these chemicals can inflate cancer risk and hamper reproduction by decreasing female fertility and the quality and total of sperm, the researchers said. Hydraulic fracturing, also called fracking, is a controversial process that involves pumping water, sand and chemicals absorbed underground at high pressure.

The purpose is to crackle open hydrocarbon-rich shale and extract natural gas. Previous studies have raised concerns that such drilling techniques could come to contamination of drinking water. The oil and gas industries strongly disputed this reborn study, noting that the researchers took their samples from fracking sites where random spills had occurred. Steve Everley, a spokesman for industry group Energy in Depth, also disputed claims in the inspection that fracking is exempt from the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Water Act.

He said the researchers grossly overestimated the army of chemicals reach-me-down in the process. "Activists promote a lot of bad science and shoddy research, but this study - if you can even requirement it that - may be the worst yet. From falsely characterizing the US regulatory environment to tired out making stuff up about the additives used in hydraulic fracturing, it's hard to see how delving like this is helpful. Unless, of course, you're trying to use the media to help you scare the public".