Scientists are trying to figure out what’s in fracking fluids that contains hazardous compounds. Fracking involves injecting water with a mix of chemical additives into rock formations deep underground to promote the release of oil and gas. Throughout the United States, the fracking fluid has led to a natural gas boom, which caused a lot of oppositions and troubling reports of well water that was contaminated. Scientists that are working to figure out what the hazardous compounds are concluded that there are about 8 substances that had raised a red flag, and were identified as being particularly toxic to mammals. They are also looking at impacts towards the environment from the fracking fluids, and that some have toxic effects on aquatic life.
