• Chemicals in fracking fluid unknown (industry "proprietary" information!)
• Of the identified chemicals, 37% found harmful to endocrine system; 25% are carcinogens or mutagens; 40-50% affect the brain and nervous, kidneys, immune & cardiovascular systems; over 75% affect skin, eyes, respiratory & gastrointestinal systems
• Long-term chemical and radioactive contamination of water, air, and land
• Over 1,000 reported cases of water contamination in USA
• Hazardous: e.g. flammable tap water; house exploded in OH from methane leak into home’s water supply
• It takes up to 7 million gallons to frack 1 well; at least 30% of the water is lost forever!
• 2011 Cornell U. study found that methane released from fracking is 21 times more damaging a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
...BAN IT!!!