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.
What this means. For those invested heavily in natural gas, there may be some solace in the fact that the fracking process itself isn't to blame. It seems that the fluid being used in fracking -- which itself has raised environmental concerns -- needs to be disposed of in ways that won't cause the earth to rumble.