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Duke Study Finds Higher Gas Levels in Drinking Water Wells Near Marcellus Fracking Sites

2013-06-24 22:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: Some homeowners living near shale gas wells appear to be at higher risk of drinking water contamination from stray gases, according to a new Duke University-led study, Increased Stray Gas Abundance in a Subset of Drinking Water Wells Near Marcellus Shale Gas Extraction. A Dimock, Pa., resident who did not want to be identified pours a glass of water taken from his well after the start of natural gas drilling in 2009. Photo credit: Reuters. The scientists analyzed 141 drinking water samples...

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