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For every million gallons of water they’re using, they’re using tens of thousands of pounds of chemicals,” Lane said. The fluids injected into the well are 99.5 percent water and sand. The other 0.5 percent is made up of chemicals that improve fluidity. More than 10 chemicals are added to the mixture including hydrochloric acid to dissolve minerals and initiate cracks in the rock. The industry likes to paint the picture that the chemicals they’re using are chemicals found under your kitchen sink, Lane said, but these chemicals are known to be carcinogens and cause cancer with many long and short term impacts.
Posted on: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 23:40:17 +0000

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