Carnegie Mellon Study on Challenges of Water Mgmt in Fracking

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MDN spotted a newly published study in the journal Environmental Chemistry titled "Current perspective on produced water management challenges during hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas recovery." The study, authored by two researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, takes a look at the impact of shale drilling on water resources--particularly the wastewater that results from fracking. MDN does not have a copy of the study. The abstract (below) doesn't give us much to go on as to whether or not the authors believe fracking can be done safely. We also don't know who funded the research. We offer you the summary and abstract (below) as a heads up that you can expect to read more about the study. That is, you can expect to read more about it unless the conclusion from the study says the challenges of fracking can be adequately managed. If that's the finding, you can rely on mainstream media to totally ignore this study...

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