DENVER — Wastewater from hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, may tote several hormone-disrupting chemicals that can alter the development of mice, researchers reported March 23 at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society.
Twenty-three chemicals used in fracking fluids can hamper at least one of five hormone signals tested in human cells, the researchers found.
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