Those include possible exposure to chemicals used in hydrofracking, potential contamination of drinking water sources, and health impacts from naturally
occurring radium that could be brought to the surface through the gas drilling process.
Not exact matches
Bone symptoms
occurred considerably later in men who were treated with
radium - 223 + BSC than under BSC treatment alone.
Soil at the spill sites was contaminated with
radium, a naturally
occurring radioactive element found in brines, which chemically attached to the soil after the spill water was released.
A few studies have found naturally
occurring radioactive materials in the solid waste, but the research only focused on several long - lived radioactive isotopes including uranium - 238 and
radium - 226.
The research team tracked methane concentrations along with radon and
radium, naturally
occurring elements that serve as tracers for groundwater.
At Toolik Lake, Paytan and her colleagues tracked methane concentrations concurrently with two naturally
occurring elements (radon and
radium) that serve as tracers for groundwater.
Radium is a naturally
occurring element, most of which is found in uranium ore; it makes up approximately 1 part per trillion of the Earth's crust, making it our planet's 84th most common component.
Radon is a naturally
occurring odorless, tasteless, and colorless radioactive gas produced by the breakdown of
radium in soil, rock, and water.