Opponents to fracking cite the environmental effects, including the
permanent contamination of vast amounts of ground water, the depletion
of fresh water reserves, air and noise pollution, the return and leakage
of gases and hydraulic fracturing chemicals to the surface which then
enter the atmosphere are carried by winds and poison water supplies,
land and everything they come in contact with and can be passed to
humans through livestock and the like. Again for one single fracking
operation between two and eight million gallons of freshwater are
required. Water which then has to be completely contained and isolated
from humans. Although self-interested corporations might claim the
deadly mixture is contained, there is no way to guarantee that seepage
into the earth will not occur.
***Read article at The Voice Of Russia***
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