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Posted Wed May 20 2015: from InsideClimate News:
In Heavily Fracked Ohio County, Unsafe Levels of Toxic Pollutants http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1432128516
Emissions generated by fracking operations may be exposing people to some toxic pollutants at levels higher than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency considers safe for long-term exposure, according to scientists from Oregon State University and the University of Cincinnati... The team found chemicals released during oil and gas extraction that can raise people's risk of cancer and respiratory ailments.
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