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Monthly Archives: September 2014

The Environmental and Health Impacts of Fracking: Time to Close the Knowledge Gap?

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By Roberta Attanasio, IEAM Blog Editor

Diagram of a fracking operation, courtesy of Plazak, CC-PD-Mark.

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking – the process of extracting natural gas by injecting wells with mixtures of water, sand, and even toxic chemicals at an extremely high pressure – may contaminate drinking water and affect human health, among other unwanted consequences. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Environmental Management, Environmental Policy & Regulation, Health & Ecological Risk Assessment, Sustainability and tagged drinking water, fracking, fracking fluid, hydraulic fracturing, methane, natural gas drilling on September 16, 2014 by Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management.

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