Articles — fracking and thyroid

Your drinking water may be contributing to your hormonal and thyroid dysfunction if you live in or near an area where fracking occurs.  A recent research study by Endocrinology demonstrated that exposure to chemical contaminants from drilling and fracking via drinking water leads to reduced sperm counts in male mice, even in the smallest observed concentrations. This was after consistently drinking a mixture of water and 24 chemicals commonly used in oil and natural gas operations at various concentrations representative of typical contaminated water sources. Of course, these chemicals qualify as endocrine disrupting. Endocrine disrupting chemicals mimic or block natural...