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Research Findings: Minimal Environmental Impact Differences Between Hydraulic Fracturing and Conventional Oil and Gas Drilling

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U. S. EIA , Link When it comes to the Environmental Impact of Hydrofracking vs. Conventional Gas/Oil Drilling, Research Shows the Differences May Be Minimal (Dan BERNARDI, Syracuse University ; June 24, 2021) https://thecollege.syr.edu/news-all/news-from-2021/when-it-comes-to-the-environmental-impact-of-hydrofracking-vs-conventional-gasoil-drilling-research-shows-the-differences-may-be-minimal/ Featured Research Article: Detecting anomalous methane in groundwater within hydrocarbon production areas across the United States (WEN et al ., 2021) https://jaywen.com/files/Wen_2021_WR.pdf Shale Plays and Basins in the Contiguous 48 States, GAO ; Link
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Oil & Gas Lobbyists propose to remove Groundwater protections in favor of Oilfield Wastewater pits in Western Kern County, CA

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Midway-Sunset Oil Field - Oil Wells and Storage Tanks , Antandrus ; CC BY-SA 3.0 , Link   California oil lobby seeks to strip environmental protections for groundwater amid drought (Aaron CANTU, Capitol & Main ; July 13, 2021) https://capitalandmain.com/california-oil-lobby-seeks-to-strip-environmental-protections-for-groundwater-amid-drought Oilfield disposal site in Western Kern to close (John COX, Bakersfield Californian ;  June 13, 2021) https://www.bakersfield.com/news/oilfield-disposal-site-in-western-kern-set-to-close/article_cf286086-cad7-11eb-8531-03dbb19d8357.amp.html Hundreds of illicit oil wastewater pits found in Kern County (Julie KART, Los Angeles Times ; February 26, 2015) https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-pits-oil-wastewater-20150226-story.html?_amp=true Selected Research Articles: Relative risk of groundwater quality degradation near California (USA) oil fields estimated from  3 H, 14 C, and 4 He (MCMAHON et al. , 2021) https://www.sci...
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Mineral-Water Interfaces: Surface Charge Gradient, and Organic Matter Reactions

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Mineral-Water Interface Processes , Alain MANCEAU ; CC BY-SA 3.0 , Link Selected Publications: Liquid flow reversibly creates a macroscopic surface charge gradient                                          (OBER et al. , 2021) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-24270-x Dynamic interactions at the mineral-organic matter interface (KLEBER et al. , 2021)  https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-021-00162-y  ( N. B.:  Abstract only!) Manuscript Version: https://hal.sorbonne-universite.fr/hal-03225065v1 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03225065/document The Mineral Water Interface:  Where Minerals React with the Environment                           (PUNTIS and RUIZ-AGUDO, 2013) https://e-l.unifi.it/pluginfile.php/845082/mod_resource/content/1/articolo_12.pdf Adsorption of Organic Matter at Mi...
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