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.
Chemicals used in fracking are toxic. Thanks to government loopholes, the oil and gas industry isnât required to disclose the chemicals they use, but research has found that many are known endocrine disruptors and carcinogens. Fracking hurts communities.