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Toxic Cocktail injected into our Earth for the financial gain of a few

A happy little list of TOXIC chemicals coming to the ground near you…

Quoting just a few from the Register Herald Article:

Propanol. Complexor.
Hazardous chemical class 3. Highly flammable. Harmful by inhalation and if swallowed. Irritating to eyes and skin.

Boric Acid.
Poison. Chronic poisoning occurs in those who are repeatedly exposed to boric acid. Once used to disinfect and treat wounds, patients who received such treatment repeatedly got sick, and some died.

Boric Oxide.
Causes severe irritation of upper respiratory tract with coughing, burns, breathing difficulty and possible coma. May cause kidney injury

Disodium Octaborate Tetrahydrate.
Affects the gastrointestinal tract, skin, vascular system and brain

Hydrochloric Acid.
Ingestion may be fatal. Liquid can cause severe damage to skin and eyes. Threshold Limit Value — 5 ppm. Lethal to fish from 25 mg/l or more. Toxic for aquatic organisms due to pH shift.

Muriatic Acid.
Exposure to higher levels can cause breathing difficulties, narrowing of the bronchioles, blue colour of the skin, accumulation of fluid in the lungs and death

Tetramethyl ammonium chloride.
May be fatal if swallowed. Causes dizziness, nausea, shortness of breath, severe hypotension, shock. A known ganglionic blocking agent, causing vasodilation, and curare-like actions, peripheral nerve damage, cardiac paralysis, dyspnea, effects, hypotension.

From the Gasland Site : Hydraulic Fracturing FAQs

This is a very informative page from Gasland’s site.

At the top, you will find a creative and interactive Flash presentation that adds some visual clarity to the situation.

What's Fracking?

Gasland : Hydraulic Fracturing FAQs

Below, you will find simple, straightforward answers to the following questions:

  • How does hydraulic fracturing work?
  • What is horizontal hydraulic fracturing?
  • What is the Halliburton Loophole?
  • What is the Safe Drinking Water Act?
  • What is the FRAC Act?
  • How deep do natural gas wells go?
  • How much water is used during the fracking process?
  • What fluids are used in the fracking process?
  • In what form does the natural gas come out of the well?
  • What is done with the wastewater?
  • What is a well’s potential to cause air pollution?

Read the answers >>