Hydraulic fracturing technologies, developed over the last 65 years, have only recently been combined with horizontal drilling to unlock oil and gas reserves previously deemed inaccessible. While these technologies have dramatically increased domestic oil and natural gas production, they have also raised concerns for the potential contamination of local water supplies with the approximately 1,000 chemicals used throughout the process, including many known or suspected endocrine-disrupting chemicals.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/endocrine-disrupting-chemicals-and-oil-and-natural-gas-operations-potential
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/christopher-d-kassotis
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/environmental-health-perspectives
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[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/toxins
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/benzene
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/occupational-health
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maternal-health
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cancer
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/heavy-metals
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
