The range of 60-70 decibels sound pressure level is about as loud as normal conversation in 1 meter distance.
Flammable, Radioactive Sinkholes. Lesser known in the mainstream media, however, is frackingâs link to massive sinkholes appearing overnight and leaking radiation across the nation.
Fracking doesn't contaminate water supplies, faulty shale gas wells do. Leaks from faulty shale gas and oil wells have contaminated water supplies, but fracking itself is not to blame, scientists say. The film Gaslands showed residents near fracking sites who were able to set alight to the water from their taps, apparently due to methane contamination. By Emily Gosden, Energy Editor.