A lightweight splint used for immobilizing fractured or injured extremities. It is usually an inflatable cylinder, open at both ends, that becomes rigid when inflated, thus preventing the part confined in the cylinder from moving. Synonym: blow-up splint; inflatable splint.
In fact, a growing body of data indicates that fracking is an environmental and public health disaster in the making. However, the true toll of fracking does not end there. Frackingâs negative impacts on our environment and health come with heavy âdollars and centsâ costs as well.
2. Hydraulic fracturing requires big amount of water to be consumed in the process of converting fossil fuels into energy. 3. All the chemicals that this hydraulic fracturing is releasing in the environment are harmful to the health especially for those people who are sensitive with chemicals found in the air and water.