New study reveals UK shale more toxic than shale in the U.S.

Arsenic and Selenium concentrations in shale formations in the Britain and Ireland are much higher than in the Barnett Shale in Texas where Arsenic and Selenium contamination of groundwater has already been linked to fracking. The mean concentrations of Arsenic and Selenium in the Bowland Shale are about 2.5 times higher than the Barnett Shale and maximum Arsenic concentrations in Lancashire reach 6 times the Barnett Shale value, while maximum Selenium concentrations in Ireland reach 5 times the Barnett Shale value.

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