No Drilling Methane in Carroll County Water Wells
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
One major concern from landowners and residents in areas heavy with shale gas development is the impact the industry could have on drinking water. Researchers took notice.
According to the Akron Beacon Journal, Amy Townsend-Small, an assistant professor of geology at the University of Cincinnati, studied 25 drinking water wells for 12 months in Carroll County, Ohio.
The results?
The preliminary results were shared with a meeting of the Carroll Concerned Citizens. Townsend concluded that shale gas development had no affect on the county’s drinking water.
Read it:
“The results, she said, indicate no water problems in Carroll County which is the No. 1 county in Ohio for Utica shale drilling and hydraulic fracturing or fracking.”
One sample did show high levels of methane, but the methane came from natural sources.
The wells were tested for acidity, conductivity, methane concentration and methane isotopes.
» Via: Akron Beacon Journal » Researchers find no drilling methane in Carroll County water wells
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