Thursday, 03 May 2012 17:15

Fracking Fluids May Migrate to Aquifers, Researcher Says

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"Chemically treated drilling fluid can migrate through thousands of feet of rock and endanger water supplies, said a hydrologist whose research calls into question the safety of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas.

The fluids can migrate faster that previously thought, Tom Myers, a Reno, Nevada, researcher, said yesterday. His study, published in the online journal Ground Water on April 17, says fluids can reach shallow drinking-water aquifers in as little as three years."

-- At least it's in Bloomberg now. -- Jenna Orkin

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