The Iron City’s Radioactive: Pittsburgh’s Drinking Water Contamination

March 5th, 2011 - Jill Ettinger

Pittsburgh's drinking water is contaminated with radioactive radium/></p> <p>High levels of radium—a highly radioactive substance—have leaked into the drinking water supplies in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as well as dozens of other cities in the area. A practice called fracking, which is a relatively new method used in drilling for natural gas, is the cause of the contamination.</p> Read More:<a href=The Iron City’s Radioactive: Pittsburgh’s Drinking Water Contamination

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