What Is In The Fluid Used To Drill For Natural Gas in Arkansas and What Is It Doing To Your Drinking Water (Promo Video)

Arkansas Matters-This promo about KARK 4's investigation generated a lot of discussion last night  on Facebook. KARK is asking the tough questions as to what is in the fluid used to drill for natural gas in Arkansas and what is it doing to your drinking water. Some say it's totally safe. Watch this promo and tell us if you'd feel good about drinking the water in this video. Don't miss KARK 4 News TONIGHT at 6 now in HD.

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EPA: New Radiation Highs in Little Rock Milk, Philadelphia Drinking Water

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Forbes-Milk from Little Rock and drinking water from Philadelphia contained the highest levels of Iodine-131 from Japan yet detected by the Environmental Protection Agency, according to data released by EPA Saturday.

The Philadelphia sample is below the EPA’s maximum contaminant level (MCL) for iodine-131, but the Little Rock sample is almost three times higher.

Nonetheless, the EPA does not consider the milk dangerous because the MCL is set for long-term exposure, and the iodine-131 from Japan’s Fukushima-Daichi nuclear accident is expected to be temporary and deteriorate rapidly.

The EPA’s MCL for iodine-131 is 3 picoCuries per liter.

The Little Rock milk sample contained 8.9 picoCuries per liter. It was collected on March 30.

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