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Pennsylvania roads are being coated in radioactive wastewater − here’s why

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By William Martinez Burgos
| New Haven Register Verified
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) William Burgos, Penn State and Nathaniel Warner, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) Pennsylvania’s roughly 100,000 oil and gas wells produce wastewater that’s many times saltier than seawater and contains radium, a known carcinogen. For decades, that saltwater, called brine, was spread on dirt and gravel roads across the state to control dust and also on paved roads to melt ice.
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Pennsylvania roads are being coated in radioactive wastewater—here’s why

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By William Martinez Burgos
| Peak Oil News
Pennsylvania’s roughly 100,000 oil and gas wells produce wastewater that’s many times saltier than seawater and contains radium, a known carcinogen. For decades, that saltwater, called brine, was spread on dirt and gravel roads across the state to control dust and on paved roads to melt ice. The state Department of Environmental Protection halted the practice in 2018, but residents continue to report oil and gas brine being spread in their communities.
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Pennsylvania roads are being coated in radioactive wastewater—here's why

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By William Martinez Burgos, Nathaniel R. Warner, Gaby Clark Verified
| Phys.org Verified
Credit: Juan Manuel Montejano Lopez from Pexels Pennsylvania's roughly 100,000 oil and gas wells produce wastewater that's many times saltier than seawater and contains radium, a known carcinogen. For decades, that saltwater, called brine, was spread on dirt and gravel roads across the state to control dust and on paved roads to melt ice.
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