http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/02/us/02gas.html?pagewanted=all
My article this week is titled, "Wastewater Recycling No Cure-All in Gas Process" written by IAN URBINA. As the need for natural gas increased, so did the need for water because drilling for gas involves pumping millions of gallons of water into the ground, producing contaminated water rising to the surface. So, instead of finding a way to get rid of the water, drilling companies are starting to realize that they can reuse and recycle the wastewater. Although this sounds great, some methods can leave behind salt and/or radioactive material which can be dangerous if they flow into waterways. Other people are selling their wastewater. Because of the high salt content, people are buying it off of companies in order to melt snow on roadways.
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