High levels of a radioactive material and other contaminants have been found in water from a West Australian fracking site but operators say it could be diluted and fed to beef cattle.
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Buru Energy says sampling from its Kimberley fracking
operations found "relatively high concentrations"
of a radioactive substance.
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The revelations illustrate the potential risks associated with the contentious gas extraction process known as fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, as the Turnbull government pressures states to ease restrictions on the industry and develop their gas reserves.
Read the story from The Age by Nicole Hasham - “Radioactive water reignites concerns over fracking for gas.”
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