Pennsylvania roads are being coated in radioactive wastewater − here’s why

People are not drinking the oil and gas brine directly, but the problem is that we don’t know where the radium ends up after the brine has been applied to the road

Brine, a mixture of salt and water, is sprayed onto roads to prevent snow and ice from sticking or freezing to the pavement. Portland Press Herald Collection via Getty Images Pennsylvania’s roughly 100,000 oil and gas wells produce wastewater that’s many times saltier than…