Pennsylvania Roads Coated in Radioactive Oil and Gas Brine — Radium Risk Unknown

Roads in Pennsylvania are being coated with brine, a wastewater by-product of oil and gas extraction that contains radioactive radium. While people are not drinking the brine directly, scientists warn that it is unknown where the radium ends up once the brine is applied to road surfaces. The practice raises serious environmental concerns as the extent of public exposure remains unclear.