Hydraulic fracturing chemical spills on agricultural land need scrutiny
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 - 14:50
in Earth & Climate
Hydraulic fracturing, a widely used method for extracting oil and gas from otherwise impenetrable shale and rock formations, involves not only underground injections composed mostly of water, but also a mixture of chemical additives. Researchers have now set out to discover whether the degradation of these chemicals in agricultural soil are affected by co-contamination.