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STUDY: Leaky wells, Not Fracking, Taint water
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new study says that the drilling procedure called fracking didn't cause much-publicized cases of tainted water, blaming contamination on leaky natural gas wells instead.
The study finds that eight hydraulically fractured wells in Pennsylvania and Texas leaked gas because the piping and cement seals in the wells themselves weren't working properly.
The process of pumping highly pressurized chemicals and water underground to get valuable natural gas trapped in shale has become highly charged as contamination complaints initially surged.
Ohio State University geochemist Thomas Darrah and colleagues used certain elements to trace where the leaks came from. He said finding them in the wells rather than the fracking process, means contamination is more preventable and fixable.
The study is published in Monday's Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences.
News from The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new study says that the drilling procedure called fracking didn't cause much-publicized cases of tainted water, blaming contamination on leaky natural gas wells instead.
The study finds that eight hydraulically fractured wells in Pennsylvania and Texas leaked gas because the piping and cement seals in the wells themselves weren't working properly.
The process of pumping highly pressurized chemicals and water underground to get valuable natural gas trapped in shale has become highly charged as contamination complaints initially surged.
Ohio State University geochemist Thomas Darrah and colleagues used certain elements to trace where the leaks came from. He said finding them in the wells rather than the fracking process, means contamination is more preventable and fixable.
The study is published in Monday's Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences.
News from The Associated Press
On the morning of June 28, a fire broke out at a Halliburton fracking site in Monroe County, Ohio. As flames engulfed the area, trucks began exploding and thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals spilled into a tributary of the Ohio River, which supplies drinking water for millions of residents. More than 70,000 fish died.
Diesel and hydraulic fluid will kill fish. Who knew?
After running it through an RO system you bet because ground water never has and never will be 100% safe for daily consumption.
Here in NB, one of the preparations for fracking in the future is testing of all the wells in the area, the better to tell if any future problems are caused by the fracking.
In the USA, fracking has been going on for over 65 years, with over one million wells fracked.
Fracking recently has allowed the US to ease their dependence on coal, thus lowering radically the amount of pollutants released into the air.
It can be argued that fracking is a green activity............
Diesel and hydraulic fluid will kill fish. Who knew?
After running it through an RO system you bet because ground water never has and never will be 100% safe for daily consumption.
Bullshyte.
Well over I million fracked wells in the USA.
Were what you say true, there would be no clean water in the USA.
Hydraulic fracturing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Why they call it dope?
Why work when you can get free money from the taxpayer?
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Right about getting jobs and raising families after taking 9 years to get a BA in Mid-Century Kitsch.
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right, no opinions on CC re: anything you've never had first-hand experience with...you might upset someone.
some topics that might qualify:
israel
isis
firearms
scotland
usa
pot
spicy cooking
windmills
vaccines
fishing
terrorism
sports
rob ford
the gays
religion
common core
the middle east
russia
any other countries
local space system
you get the idea.
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