One of the many consequences of this disease, called Portosystemic shunts (PSS), is
the formation of ammonium urate bladder stones.
Not exact matches
«By measuring naturally occurring
ammonium and iodide in numerous samples from different geological
formations in the Appalachian Basin, including flowback waters from shale gas wells in the Marcellus and Fayetteville shale
formations, we show that fracking fluids are not much different from conventional oil and gas wastes,» said Jennifer S. Harkness, lead author
of the study and a PhD student at Duke's Nicholas School
of the Environment.
The continuing high acidity
of the sulfate particles has limited
ammonium nitrate
formation, the researchers believe.
When the urine pH becomes too alkaline, there is an increased risk
of formation of struvite (also known as magnesium
ammonium phosphate) bladder crystals and / or stones.