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Two New Winterized AQUCAR™ Water Treatment Microbiocides for Hydraulic Fracturing

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Two New Winterized AQUCAR™ Water Treatment Microbiocides for Hydraulic Fracturing

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New cold-weather biocides provide microbial control down to -40° Fahrenheit. As hydraulic fracturing activity ramps up in colder locations across the United ...

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How Slick Water and Black Shale in Fracking Combine to Produce Radioactive Waste

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How Slick Water and Black Shale in Fracking Combine to Produce Radioactive Waste

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Research papers explain the transfer of radium during hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas. Radioactivity in fracking wastewater comes from the interaction ...

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No Link Between Barnett Shale Natural Gas Production and Methane in Groundwater

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No Link Between Barnett Shale Natural Gas Production and Methane in Groundwater

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After four years of studies, scientists have found no link between methane present in water wells outside of Fort Worth and nearby gas production activities ...

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How Transfer of Radium During Hydraulic Fracturing Creates Radioactive Waste

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How Transfer of Radium During Hydraulic Fracturing Creates Radioactive Waste

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Dartmouth College explains how slick water and black shale in fracking combine to produce radioactive waste.  Radioactivity in fracking wastewater comes from ...

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Injection Wells Can Induce Earthquakes Miles Away from the Well

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Injection Wells Can Induce Earthquakes Miles Away from the Well

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Study finds injecting fluid into sedimentary rock can produce bigger, more distant earthquakes than injecting into the underlying basement rock. A study of ...

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Graphene Laminated Pipes Could Reduce Corrosion in the Oil and Gas Industry

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Graphene Laminated Pipes Could Reduce Corrosion in the Oil and Gas Industry

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Researchers at The University of Manchester and TWI have discovered ways of using graphene to prolong the lifetime of pipes used in the oil and gas industry. ...

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Water Use for Fracking has Risen by Up to 770 Percent Since 2011

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Water Use for Fracking has Risen by Up to 770 Percent Since 2011

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The amount of water used per well for hydraulic fracturing surged by up to 770 percent between 2011 and 2016 in all major U.S. shale gas and oil production ...

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EPA Signs MOU with New Mexico to Explore Wastewater Reuse Options in Oil and Natural Gas Industry

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EPA Signs MOU with New Mexico to Explore Wastewater Reuse Options in Oil and Natural Gas Industry

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the State of New Mexico to clarify the existing regulatory ...

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