Chemicals

From Wikimarcellus

Halliburton frac fluid tank
The Clean Drinking Water Act in 2005
exempts disclosing the ingredients of
the chemical stew used to frac gas wells
Photo credit - donnan.com[1]

Examples of (toxic) chemicals used in Hydro-fracturing include benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene and xylene. Their use obviously raises concerns.

When water samples are analyzed from well water or other sources, signs it is tainted with fracing fluid chemicals may include unusual readings on:

• alkalinity
• aluminum
• barium
• calcium
• iron
• hardness
• manganese
• pH
• potassium
• specific conductivity
• sodium
• total dissolved solids.

Resources

PA Dept. of Environmental Protection “Summary of Hydraulic Fracture Solutions.” [2]