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Drinking Water Contaminated with Natural Gas Near Fracked Wells

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Post by Lurker Mon Jun 24, 2013 10:46 pm

Elevated levels of methane and other stray gases have been found in drinking water near natural gas wells in Pennsylvania's gas-rich Marcellus shale region, according to new research. In the case of methane, concentrations were six times higher in some drinking water found within one kilometer of drilling operations.
"The bottom line is strong evidence for gas leaking into drinking water in some cases," Robert Jackson, an environmental scientist at Duke University in Durham, N.C., told NBC News. "We think the likeliest explanation is leaky wells," he added. 
Producing natural gas from shale rock formations involves a technique called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, that shoots several million gallons of water laced with chemicals and sand deep underground to break apart chunks of shale, freeing trapped gas to escape through cracks and fissures into wells.




http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/24/19117694-natural-gas-found-in-drinking-water-near-fracked-wells?lite
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Post by Ben Reilly Wed Jun 26, 2013 1:35 am

MONEY BEFORE HUMANS!!!!!!



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Post by veya_victaous Wed Jun 26, 2013 3:04 am

this is a coming Problem in Australia too.

Fraking is a Bad Idea, and the Miners Never give enough back and leave the locals to suffer. 
Then Advertise that they help local communities (of course they have to use actors cause all the local HATE them)
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