Study finds 6,600 spills from fracking in just four states
Each year, 2 to 16 percent of hydraulically fractured oil and gas wells
spill hydrocarbons, chemical-laden water, hydraulic fracturing fluids
and other substances, according to a new study.The analysis, which
appears Feb. 21 in Environmental Science & Technology, identified
6,648 spills reported across Colorado, New Mexico, North Dakota and
Pennsylvania during a 10-year period.
A screengrab from the
study's interactive map shows a decade's worth of spills of more than
5,000 gallons of pollutants from pipeline leaks at North Dakota
hydraulic fracturing sites. Source: Science for Nature and People
Partnership Credit: Science for Nature and People Partnership
Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2017-02-fracking-states.html#jCp
study's interactive map shows a decade's worth of spills of more than
5,000 gallons of pollutants from pipeline leaks at North Dakota
hydraulic fracturing sites. Source: Science for Nature and People
Partnership Credit: Science for Nature and People Partnership
Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2017-02-fracking-states.html#jCp
A screengrab from the
study's interactive map shows a decade's worth of spills of more than
5,000 gallons of pollutants from pipeline leaks at North Dakota
hydraulic fracturing sites. Source: Science for Nature and People
Partnership Credit: Science for Nature and People Partnership
Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2017-02-fracking-states.html#jCp
study's interactive map shows a decade's worth of spills of more than
5,000 gallons of pollutants from pipeline leaks at North Dakota
hydraulic fracturing sites. Source: Science for Nature and People
Partnership Credit: Science for Nature and People Partnership
Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2017-02-fracking-states.html#jCp
A screengrab from the
study's interactive map shows a decade's worth of spills of more than
5,000 gallons of pollutants from pipeline leaks at North Dakota
hydraulic fracturing sites. Source: Science for Nature and People
Partnership Credit: Science for Nature and People Partnership
Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2017-02-fracking-states.html#jCp
study's interactive map shows a decade's worth of spills of more than
5,000 gallons of pollutants from pipeline leaks at North Dakota
hydraulic fracturing sites. Source: Science for Nature and People
Partnership Credit: Science for Nature and People Partnership
Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2017-02-fracking-states.html#jCp
