Race Is On to Clean Up Hydraulic Fracturing
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Technology
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has raised fears around the world that the procedure needed to coax shaleoiland gas out of tightly packed rock could cause pollution damaging to human health.The process uses huge amounts of water, and environmentalists, landowners and others worry that drinking-water supplies could be contaminated.
Start-ups, venture capitalists and large companies, including Veolia and Siemens, see riches in water cleanup and are developing and testing various technologies. They are also working in other areas besides shale gas, including Canada'soil sandsand the use of water to pressure oil out of wells.
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