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Radioactive Brine Threatens Marietta Water | US News
Southeastern Ohio is in crisis as communities brace for radioactive fracking wastewater to contaminate drinking water through underground injection wells. Marietta, a historic river town, is ground zero—trucks dump millions of gallons of toxic brine into deep wells, sparking fears that heavy metals and radiation could leak into local aquifers. City leaders warn it could “destroy the city,” and while tests haven’t found contamination yet, officials admit radioactive pollutants are nearly impossible to remove once they’re in water. Thousands of abandoned oil wells nearby could act as conduits…
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