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Agony

(2,605 posts)
7. clean water power…YES!
Thu Dec 18, 2014, 07:12 PM
Dec 2014

and… let us not forget clean air.

Add Toxic Air Pollution To Growing List Of Problems With Fracking

http://www.desmogblog.com/2014/11/07/add-toxic-air-pollution-growing-list-problems-fracking

•Fifteen of the 35 “grab” air samples (meaning, where air is intentionally drawn into a sampling device), had concentrations of volatile chemicals that exceeded federal exposure risk levels for cancer, or for non-cancer health effects.

•Fourteen of the 41 passive samples (where air naturally passes through a sampling device) had concentrations of volatile chemicals that exceeded federal exposure risk levels for cancer, or for non-cancer health effects.

•One sample had air pollution levels that may pose an immediate danger to life or health, according to Centers for Disease Control guidelines.

•Benzene, a known human carcinogen, was detected at sample locations in Pennsylvania and Wyoming, in levels exceeding health-based standards by several orders of magnitude.

•In three states, formaldehyde was detected at levels exceeding the health-based standards of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).

One person, one town, one community, one state, one world at a time.

Cheers to all of us for one battle won.

There is still work to do.

Water Power [View all] H2O Man Dec 2014 OP
a kick to go with my rec n/t hootinholler Dec 2014 #1
Thank you! H2O Man Dec 2014 #8
Kicked Enthusiast Dec 2014 #2
Thanks! H2O Man Dec 2014 #9
Very wise advice, H2O Man. sybylla Dec 2014 #3
Very good! H2O Man Dec 2014 #10
That's cool. sybylla Dec 2014 #15
Thank you from the fracking state of Colorado mountain grammy Dec 2014 #4
There is no lie H2O Man Dec 2014 #11
This is a fascinating post, and I'm glad you wrote it, my dear H20 Man. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2014 #5
Thanks, CAPeggy! H2O Man Dec 2014 #16
K&R! nt Mnemosyne Dec 2014 #6
Thanks! H2O Man Dec 2014 #17
clean water power…YES! Agony Dec 2014 #7
Absolutely! H2O Man Dec 2014 #19
Water: A dry subject RobertEarl Dec 2014 #12
Right. H2O Man Dec 2014 #22
You can't drink gas & oil. We need clean water to live! RiverLover Dec 2014 #13
Thank you for your efforts. panader0 Dec 2014 #14
K&R raouldukelives Dec 2014 #18
Chief Waterman was a very wise man. sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #20
"Democracy Now" has two good reports on this today............ KoKo Dec 2014 #21
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