A New Look At What's In 'Fracking Fluids' Raises Red Flags (IMAGE)

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A New Look At What's In 'Fracking Fluids' Raises Red Flags

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Scientists are getting to the bottom of what's in fracking fluids — with some troubling results.

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Doug Duncan/U.S. Geological Survey

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