23 Jan
2013
23 Jan
'13
11:19 a.m.
Analysis of fracking wastewater yields some surpriseshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciencedaily/top_news/top_environment/~3/U96Alr_8SeE/130122102104.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
Posted: 22 Jan 2013 07:21 AM PST Hydraulically fractured natural gas wells are producing less wastewater per unit of gas recovered than conventional wells would. But the scale of fracking operations in the Marcellus shale region is so vast that the wastewater it produces threatens to overwhelm the region's wastewater disposal capacity, according to new analysis.
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