Author: Laurel Hamers / Source: Science News
Each year, finding and extracting oil and gas for energy produces hundreds of billions of gallons of wastewater in the United States.
When recycled and spread on roads, the wastewater can leak its contaminants, including salt, radioactive elements and chemicals that interfere with hormones, into groundwater and surface water, researchers report May 30 in Environmental Science and Technology.Currently, 13 states permit this wastewater to be used on streets for road maintenance, as a cheap deicing fluid or to keep down dust on…
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