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Hydraulic fracturing contaminates groundwater used for drinking water supplies.
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Is it true that hydraulic fracturing contaminates groundwater used for drinking water supplies?
Partly. Several peer-reviewed studies and an EPA assessment partially support the claim: fracking-related surface spills, wastewater disposal, and stray gas migration have been linked to groundwater contamination in specific regions, though often conditionally or via simulation. One simulation of the Sichuan Basin found fracking fluids unlikely to contaminate shallow aquifers, so the evidence is mixed and does not settle the general claim.
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Evidence for · 8
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Questions and Answers about EPA's Hydraulic Fracturing Drinking Water Assessment | US EPALockPrimary navigationOpen Sidenav MenuClose Sidenav Menu. (n.d.). epa.gov. https://www.epa.gov/hfstudy/questions-and-answers-about-epas-hydraulic-fracturing-drinking-water-assessment
Evidence against · 1
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Wang, L., Dong, Y., Zhang, Q., & Duan, R. (2020). Numerical simulation of pressure evolution and migration of hydraulic fracturing fluids in the shale gas reservoirs of Sichuan Basin, China. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125082
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Abraham, D. G., Liberatore, H., Aziz, M. T., Burnett, D., Cizmas, L., & Richardson, S. (2023). Impacts of hydraulic fracturing wastewater from oil and gas industries on drinking water: Quantification of 69 disinfection by-products and calculated toxicity.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163344
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Gross, S. A., Avens, H., Banducci, A., Sahmel, J., Panko, J., & Tvermoes, B. E. (2013). Analysis of BTEX groundwater concentrations from surface spills associated with hydraulic fracturing operations. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1080/10962247.2012.759166
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Mrdjen, I. & Lee, J. (2016). High volume hydraulic fracturing operations: potential impacts on surface water and human health.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2015.1111314
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Numerical simulation of the environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing of tight/shale gas reservoirs on near‐surface groundwater: Background, base cases, shallow reservoirs, short‐term gas, and water transport. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014wr016086
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Drinking Water, Fracking, and Infant Health - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2022.102595
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RB, J., A, V., TH, D., NR, W., A, D., RJ, P., SG, O., K, Z., & JD, K. (2013). Increased stray gas abundance in a subset of drinking water wells near Marcellus shale gas extraction.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1221635110
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Joy, H. (2020). On Fractured Grounds: the Economic Viability of Planning as a Local Regulatory Tool for Hydraulic Fracturing. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.7916/d8-rzrh-cm21
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