Professor Tracy Bank, University at Buffalo (IMAGE)

University at Buffalo

Professor Tracy Bank, University at Buffalo

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UB Professor Tracy Bank and her colleagues have found that hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" of Marcellus shale causes naturally occurring uranium to be released, raising additional environmental concerns.

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UB/Douglas Levere

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