Pennsylvania Roads Coated with Radioactive Wastewater from Oil and Gas Brine

Roads in Pennsylvania are being treated with oil and gas brine, which contains radioactive wastewater, raising concerns about the unknown fate of radium after its application and potential environmental and health impacts.

24 Jul, 19:38 — 24 Jul, 19:38

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The IndependentMostly Factual23d ago

The surprising reason Pennsylvania roads are being coated in radioactive wastewater

People are not drinking the oil and gas brine directly, but the problem is that we don’t know where the radium ends up after the brine has been applied to the road

By William Burgos and Nathaniel Warner

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Pennsylvania Roads Coated with Radioactive Wastewater from Oil and Gas Brine

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