For this week's blog post, under the guise of "fairness", I present a recent research publication from Duke University (as discussed in an article published by RT.com available below) that shows Hydraulic fracturing processes as having little to no impact on Water quality (as opposed to former Duke University research data presented in my July 9, 2013 blog post).  It is as follows:



Department of Energy Study Claims Fracking is Safe, Contradicting Previous Findings 
(RT.com; July 19, 2013)
http://rt.com/usa/study-claims-fracking-safe-324/

Articles:


Geochemical and Isotopic Variations in Shallow Groundwater in Areas of Fayetteville Shale Development, North Central Arkansas 
(WARNER et al., 2013)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0883292713001133
Impact of Shale Gas Development on Regional Water Quality 
(VIDIC et al., 2013)
http://www.marcellus.psu.edu/news/PDFs/scienceArticleMay2013.pdf

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