Sentences with phrase «studies fracking operations»
Stanford Professor Rob Jackson studies fracking operations such as this one in Pennsylvania for their effects on groundwater.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/ Not exact matches
One study out of Duke University found a higher - than - average presence of methane in water wells located close to fracking operations, but methane in groundwater can come from a variety of sources, including organic decomposition near the surface.
Recent peer - reviewed scientific studies have shown low birth - weights among people living near fracking operations.
As debate roils over EPA regulations proposed this month limiting the release of the potent greenhouse gas methane during fracking operations, a new University of Vermont study funded by the National Science Foundation shows that abandoned oil and gas wells near fracking sites can be conduits for methane escape not currently being measured.
A 2011 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by Jackson and his colleagues documented high concentrations of methane and other hydrocarbons in groundwater close to fracking operations in Pennsylvania and New York.
The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal today reported on a new study by the University of Texas that found leakage rates of methane from natural gas fracking operations are lower than previously stated by US EPA.
The other study from this year on this there: Back in January a lifecycle analysis of natural gas by the EPA showed that in fracking operations methane emissions were up to 9,000 times higher than previously reported.
The study did not look at the full range of chemicals released from fracking operations, which also includes diesel fumes and methane, or impacts beyond a half - mile, McKenzie said.
Don't look to this study for an objective and well - reasoned scientific analysis of the relative risks for people living near fracking operations, though.