Methane monitoring method reveals high levels in Pennsylvania stream
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 - 15:30
in Earth & Climate
A new stream-based monitoring system recently discovered high levels of methane in a Pennsylvania stream near the site of a reported Marcellus shale gas well leak, according to researchers at Penn State and the U.S. Geological Survey. The system could be a valuable screening tool to assess the environmental impact of extracting natural gas using fracking.