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TitleWater treatment : estimating wastewater impacts from fracking
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2013
AuthorsSchmidt, CW
Paginationp. A 117
Date Published2013-04-01
PublisherNational Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Place PublishedResearch Triangle Park, NC, USA
Keywordsenvironmental impact, health impact, hydraulic fracturing, wastewater
Abstract

Wastewater produced by hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale is already overwhelming disposal options and will continue to do so as gas development increases, according to newly published research. The investigation did not evaluate environmental consequences of the wastewater. But lead author Brian Lutz, an assistant professor in the Kent State University Department of Biology, says fracking wastewater could have a range of environmental and health impacts if not managed correctly. The analysis was limited to Pennsylvania, which along with West Virginia dominates Marcellus shale gas production today. [authors abstract]

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