Main Title |
Our drinking water at risk : what EPA and the oil and gas industry don't want us to know about hydraulic fracturing / |
Publisher |
Oil and Gas Accountabiity Project, |
Year Published |
2005 |
OCLC Number |
59133217 |
Subjects |
Hydraulic fracturing ;
Groundwater--United States--Quality ;
Coalbed methane--Environmental aspects--United States
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJBM |
TN871.O87 2005 |
c.1-2 |
Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
11/11/2009 |
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Collation |
64 p. ; 28 cm. |
Contents Notes |
Introduction -- Fracturing fluids: some are hazardous -- Some hydraulic fracturing fluids are hazardous to human health -- Voluntary agreement to stop using diesel does not eliminate health threat -- Much more information is needed to understand the toxicity and health hazards posed by hydraulic fracturing fluids -- Fracturing fluid recovery: incomplete -- EPA study lacks data on the recovery of injected fracturing fluids -- EPA uses a theoretical, best-case scenario, without any supporting data to conclude that stranded fracturing fluids will not harm USDWs -- EPA fails to examine long-term impact of fluids stranded in CBM formations -- EPA does not discuss the toxicity of produced water that contains residual fracturing fluids -- Fracture behavior: unpredictable -- Fractures and fracturing fluid can move out of target formations -- Fracture behavior is poorly understood -- Critique of EPA's study and analyses -- Data gaps plague EPA study -- EPA selectively includes and excludes information that does not have scientific studies of data to back it up -- Lack of confirmed contamination cases does not prove that harm has not occurred or will not occur -- EPA is not being consistent in its level of protection of groundwater or human and ecosystem health -- Discussion: non-toxic alternatives exist -- Non-toxic hydraulic fracturing fluids are being developed, and some already exist -- Several studies show that water is an effective fracturing fluid, and that it is more economic and less destructive than gel-based fluid -- Conclusions -- Recommendations. |
Place Published |
Durango, CO : |
Access Notes |
Also available on the Internet. Viewed: 04/19/2005. |
Corporate Au Added Ent |
Oil and Gas Accountability Project. ; Earthworks. |
PUB Date Free Form |
2005. |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20050419142819 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
02535nam 2200253Ka 45020 |