Fracking chemicals can alter mouse development

Hormone disrupters from hydraulic fracturing fluids affect hearts, genitals

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.