Fracking Ban Upheld and Chemicals in Fracking Fluids

UPDATE 2 - French Court Rejects Challenge to Hydro-fracking Law
(Emile PICY and Michel ROSE, Reuters; October 11, 2013)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/11/france-shale-constitution-idUSL6N0I114E20131011

France Upholds Ban on Hydraulic Fracturing 
(David JOLY, New York Times; October 11, 2013)
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/12/business/international/france-upholds-fracking-ban.html

Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids - Chemical Constituents:


Fracking Firm was Barred from Using Chemical, Balcombe Meeting Told 
(Fiona HARVEY and Adam VAUGHAN, The Guardian; October 10, 2013)
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/oct/10/fracking-chemical-balcombe-meeting

Report:


Potential Groundwater Impact from Exploitation of Shale Gas in the UK
(M. E. STUART, 2011)
http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/16467/1/OR12001.pdf

N. B.: Figure 3.2 on page 18 of this report gives an interesting account of typical fracking fluid components used in the UK, as compared to typical constituents reported in Appendix 1; Tables A1 and A2 on pages 31 – 33 from New York State, USA.

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