"Study Finds Radium in Mussels Near Wastewater Treatment Plant"
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Phys.org
A study by Penn State researchers found that freshwater mussels downstream of a decommissioned wastewater treatment plant in Western Pennsylvania, which had treated fracking wastewater, contained radium in their tissues and shells. The contamination, traced to the Marcellus Shale fracking operations, raises concerns about the ecological impact and potential health risks to other aquatic life and species that consume mussels.