Increased levels of radon in Pennsylvania homes correspond to onset of fracking
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 - 23:30
in Mathematics & Economics
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers say that levels of radon in Pennsylvania homes - where 42 percent of readings surpass what the U.S. government considers safe - have been on the rise since 2004, around the time that the fracking industry began drilling natural gas wells in the state.