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The most significant fear is that wastewater from the fracking process, called "flowback," will contaminate the aquifers and hence drinking water.
How America Can Escape the Energy Trap Mortimer Zuckerman 2011
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Much of that water, often laden with salt and chemicals and known as "flowback," returns to the surface and requires disposal.
Agency to Set Standards on Fracking Waste Water Deborah Solomon 2011
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The biggest risk to water quality, it said, arises from "flowback" - the huge volumes of water that drilling brings to the surface along with the natural gas.
NYT > Home Page 2011
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The biggest risk to water quality, it said, arises from "flowback" - the huge volumes of water that drilling brings to the surface along with the natural gas.
NYT > Home Page 2011
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And two years ago, the Monongahela River's salt levels reached excessive amounts, probably in part because of the "flowback" water from new hydraulic fracturing wells draining into the river, adding to acid-laced leaks from coal mines, VanBriesen and colleagues find.
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It appears the rubber parts in the BOP have been chewed up by sand in the "flowback" of the well - that's what 30,000 psi of oil and gas will do as it flows through the unit when it doesn't shut down like it's supposed to
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And two years ago, the Monongahela River's salt levels reached excessive amounts, probably in part because of the "flowback" water from new hydraulic fracturing wells draining into the river, adding to acid-laced leaks from coal mines, VanBriesen and colleagues find.
EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed info@ecologicalinternet.org (USA Today: Dan Vergan 2010
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Since the announcement of its possible offer for Cadbury on 7 September 2009, Kraft Foods believes its share price performance has been adversely affected by a number of factors of a short-term nature, including: (i) concern that it will not maintain financial discipline regarding an acquisition of Cadbury; (ii) concern that the issuance of Kraft Foods Shares to certain Cadbury Securityholders may result in "flowback" of such shares; and (iii) short selling activity.
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It appears the rubber parts in the BOP have been chewed up by sand in the "flowback" of the well - that's what 30,000 psi of oil and gas will do as it flows through the unit when it doesn't shut down like it's supposed to
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It appears the rubber parts in the BOP have been chewed up by sand in the "flowback" of the well - that's what 30,000 psi of oil and gas will do as it flows through the unit when it doesn't shut down like it's supposed to
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