Estimating
Wastewater Impacts from Fracking
Charles W. Schmidt Environ Health Perspect 121:a117-a117 (2013).
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.121-a117 [online 01 April 2013] http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/121-a117/
[Excerpted] 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.1
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.2
Majia here: Fracking waste water is contaminated with heavy metals, radionuclides, and salts.
30% to 70% of all fracking fluid is not retrieved after injection.
Fracking fluids are already showing up in our food supply! See this excellent discussion here:
‘Fracking Our Food Supply’ by
E. Royte, November 28, 2012, The
Nation http://www.thenation.com/article/171504/fracking-our-food-supply#
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