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recommended that the company cease drilling at all 67 wells “until the cause of this problem and a solution are identified.” In December 2011, the federal Environmental Protection Agency concluded that fracking operations could be responsible for groundwater pollution.“Today’s methods make gas drilling a filthy business. You know it’s bad when nearby residents can light the water coming out of their tap on fire,” says Larry Schweiger, president of the National Wildlife Federation. What’s causing the

Harvesting Natural Gases Jamie Christensen English 102 September 16, 2012 Shannon Lewis Harvesting Natural Gases I. Introduction A. Although natural gas is the next step to our clean energy initiative, the lack of regulations on fracking is leading to air and water pollution, droughts and undisclosed chemicals which are used in the process. II. What is the Fracking? A. Fracking is a process to harvest Natural Gases from the earth core. 1. There

Oklahoma is currently in the middle of a drought but many people argue that we actually have a water surplus in the state. Estimates place over 300 million acres of groundwater underneath the state. Oklahoma also has more man-made lakes than any other states in the U.S. The problem here is similar to the one the entire World faces, the water isn’t located where we need it. The majority of the state’s agriculture is in the western, central, and southern portions of the state while South-eastern Oklahoma

While we are always being told to drink our eight glasses of water a day, we are not usually advised about which is the best water to drink. Of course water bottles companies might provide encouragement that their water is superior to tap water, their recommendation is financially biased. As for public water, its levels of purity depend greatly on geographical location. Since it can be a daunting process trying to figure out exactly what the water contaminants are in a particular location, more and

The Water In The Valley. If the water is contaminated by the airborne pollutants, whether by depositing through direct water surface contact or by depositing on land and being carried to water bodies through run off, the residents will face problems. Once in the water, these pollutants can cause the fish to poison people upon consumption, or the fish could die out. Harmful algal blooms could occur; the water will become contaminated and unsafe to drink. This might seem like an exaggeration but in

Hydraulic Fracking Research Paper and Why the process of Fracking is bad for our environment Abstract This paper explores the hydraulic fracturing process, exactly what it is, what the fracturing process does to the earth and the surrounding environment in addition, to the consequences. Hydraulic fracturing is fracturing of rock by pressurization. This process by which oil and natural gas can be forced from the earth. The hydraulic fracturing process takes millions of gallons of clean water, sand

pumped underground, and their research shows that even very low doses of the compounds can cause significant damage (Lustgarten, Abraham). One of the most prominent concerns regarding the toxicity of chemical additives lies in the threat of groundwater contamination. Although a 2004 EPA study concluded that fracking poses no threat to drinking water, the rising

Copper is another pollutant that at very high levels is toxic and can cause vomiting, diarrhea, loss of strength or, for serious exposure, cirrhosis of the liver (Pure Water Services). In order for copper to metabolized the heavy metal zinc is needed. Zinc helps with copper breakdown but too much zinc can cause a copper deficiency which can also cause problems such as anemia. While copper has some severe side effects there have not been any cases that are related to cancer. In most cases throughout

1. Site Description and History The Sinclair Refinery Site is a 100-acre refinery, adjacent to the west bank of the Genesee River, and about one-quarter mile south of downtown Wellsville, New York. The refinery was built in the late 1800 's and operated by the Wellsville Refining Company until 1919 when the Sinclair Refining Company (now the Atlantic Richfield Company, or ARCO) purchased the property and operated the refinery until a fire ended the operations in 1958. The refinery was finally closed

Gas migration along with surface and groundwater contamination are the three dominant types of landfill failure in the survey area. Besides, slope failure and fire occupy 8% and 3% of the total failure respectively. Landfill gas is a complex mix of different gases created by the action of microorganisms