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Poisoning Ground Water With "Fracking" Chemicals Hydrofracturing is the high-pressure pumping of water & toxic chemicals into underground shale rock, shattering it to release natural gas. Methane gas & radon, while naturally occurring- drilling allows it to migrate & contaminate ground water used for drinking water, which is MAN MADE. Worse extremely toxic chemicals are mixed with the water used for Fracking. 80% of this chemical “slurry” remains underground, free to migrate & pollute reservoirs & well drinking water, if not immediately then in the future.
Click for Myths & Facts about Hydraulic Fracturing: Chemicals: 140,000 lbs. of dry chemicals per
fracking include; benzene, formaldehyde, toluene, & more. 65
are classified as hazardous waste. Many cause cancer or birth defects. Fresh Water Used: 2-9 million gallons used
per well fracking, taken from our ponds, streams, lakes, & aquifers
for a very minimal token cost. Water Pollution: Ground water, reservoir & private wells have been contaminated by gas drilling- recently, wells in nearby Dimock, PA. Drilling
Near Reservoirs Threatens Drinking Water- Sites targeted for gas drilling in Lake Township are less than a 1/2 mile to Havery's Lake- & in contamination distances to Huntsville & Ceasetown Reservoirs that supply drinking water to a 100,000 people. Alarmingly, 2 leases for drilling are on the shore & adjacent to the Huntsville Reservoir itself. Hydrofracturing is the high-pressure pumping of water & toxic chemicals into underground shale rock, shattering it to release natural gas. 80% of this chemical “slurry” remains underground, free to migrate & contaminate reservoirs & well drinking water. MAP of Huntsville/Ceasestown ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 2005- key paragraphs: SEC. 323. OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION DEFINED.
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