| Main Title |
Our Drinking Water at Risk. What EPA and the Oil and Gas Industry Don't Want Us to Know About Hydraulic Fracturing. |
| Author |
L. Sumi
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| CORP Author |
Oil and Gas Accountability Project, Washington, DC.; Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. |
| Year Published |
2005 |
| Stock Number |
PB2011-103667 |
| Additional Subjects |
Drinking water ;
Hydraulic fracturing ;
Oil flow ;
Gas flow ;
Injection wells ;
Hazardous materials ;
Toxicity ;
Contamination ;
Ground water ;
Water wells ;
Fracturing fluids ;
Water pollution control
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
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Checkout
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| NTIS |
PB2011-103667 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
76p |
| Abstract |
Hydraulic fracturing is a common technique used to stimulate the production of oil and natural gas. Typically, fluids are injected underground at high pressures, the formations fracture, and the oil or gas flows more freely out of the formation. Some of the injected fluids remain trapped underground. A number of these fluids qualify as hazardous materials and carcinogens, and are toxic enough to contaminate groundwater resources. There are a number of cases in the U.S. where hydraulic fracturing is the prime suspect in incidences of impaired or polluted drinking water. In Alabama, Colorado, New Mexico, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming, incidents have been recorded in which residents have reported changes in water quality or quantity following fracturing operations of gas wells near their homes. |
| Supplementary Notes |
Sponsored by Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. |
| Availability Notes |
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| PUB Date Free Form |
Apr 2005 |
| Category Codes |
68D; 48A |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A06/MF A06 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
110200750 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
