Does Natural Gas Contaminate Water Supply?
I don't know about you, but I'm not so sure I want to be bathing and cooking with benzene, metals, napthalene (whatever that is), and methane in my water. Yet according to this article by Fast Company, it is a natural gas plant that is apart of it.
This is a surprise to me as at one time in the past I invested in a natural gas company. How do natural gas companies continue to develop while avoiding the kinds of problems listed in the article?
"Test results from the EPA are pretty ugly: oil compounds were found in 89% of all drinking wells that were tested in the area, methane was
found in 7 wells (out of 23) and 2-butoxyethanol phosphate (a fire
retardant and plasticizer) was found in 11 of the wells."
While the results may have been inconclusive, the author of the article goes on to conclude that "... natural gas is not a source of sustainable energy."retardant and plasticizer) was found in 11 of the wells."
This is a surprise to me as at one time in the past I invested in a natural gas company. How do natural gas companies continue to develop while avoiding the kinds of problems listed in the article?
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Permalink Reply by John Printy on -
ever seen the HBO documentary "Gasland"? it is pretty boring, but compelling facts.
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