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Permalink Reply by Carolyn on November 3, 2009 at 1:39am

yes it is; it is a toxic mix of petro chemical derivatives and carcinogenic compounds, biocides such as tuolene and benzene. I have no idea where the waste water is going but I do know that when it dries, the dust blows into the air and settles on the land and in the atmosphere. There was an 8000 gallon waste water spill in Dimock that caused fishkill in the Susquehanna River.
Here is a piece of Native American Wisdom:
Only after the last tree has been cut down
Only after the last river has been poisoned
Only after the last fish has been caught
Only then will you find money cannot be eaten.

Permalink Reply by rcarpenter on January 31, 2011 at 2:13am

i heard reynoldsville pa is accepting frack water

Permalink Reply by Country Bumkin on January 31, 2011 at 3:58pm

Be extra careful of the cleaning supplies you have under your sink and oh yeah, DON'T break a cfl bulb in your house or you will have to burn it down and have it hauled away to a landfill.

 

Carolyn LOVES to try to scare people!  Look through her posts and you'll see how poorly informed she is.   She's got solar panels on her roof, but she won't tell us how they work or what they are made of.... :)

Permalink Reply by Sinclair on May 4, 2011 at 4:27pm

http://www.examiner.com/human-rights-in-national/woman-poisoned-wit...

don't listen to country bumpkin.. it is very toxic, that is why water treatment plants are no longer going to take it after mid MAy

 

Permalink Reply by Country Bumkin on August 22, 2011 at 7:47am

Don't listen to me about what?  How poisonous CFL bulbs are?  http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=are-compact-fluore...

 

Here's some information on solar panels...http://motherjones.com/blue-marble/2010/03/are-your-solar-panels-toxic

 

If you want to be a hypocrite, that's your choice.  Look at the facts about the "Green" technologies....

Permalink Reply by Keith on August 10, 2011 at 2:35am

It all depends.  Many companies, including the one I work for, is moving to a closed loop system.  This means that the former "frac pits" will no longer exist.  Instead, the "pits" will becombe Inpoundments, which means they only store fresh water.  Now, obviously there will still be frac water but it will be stored in the tanks.  I am not sure if you were aware of this but now that we are on the same page we can discuss what happens to the frac fluid.  It is in the companies best interest to reuse the water at another site.  This saves them money so that's probably the first place it will go.  Secondly, frac fluid is allowed to go to waste facilites as long as they have a disposal well.  The disposal well can only take so much TDS or Total Disolved Solids.  The frac water does have chemicals in it, and most of them I would not want to even smell let alone touch or drink.  What kills plants and animals are not the chemicals, but the saline content.  The water is salt water and it kills plants and animals that drink it.  Most animals don't drink it, because they know it is salt water, hence why birds at the beach don't drink the ocean water, they know it isn't fresh.  If enough fresh water is added to the frac fluid, it can legally be injected into a river, by law under the DEP.  My major concern is not the frac water, but methane getting into the water.

Permalink Reply by Brian Shpakoff on August 14, 2011 at 1:42am

All companies reuse 100% of the water that is flowed back from a well. It is more efficient, less expensive, and much more environmentally friendly to do so. It is not highly toxic or hazardous and probably safer than what is pumped from many peoples septic tanks.

Permalink Reply by Keith on August 15, 2011 at 2:47am

"All" companies do not resuse 100% of the water that is flowed back.  I would be careful speaking for other companies.  Some don't have any place to put it except into a treatment facility.  Also,  the frac fluid is hazardous.  That being said, think of all the hazardous chemicals in your house.  I don't go drinking cleaning solutions or let my car run in my garage, that's just dumb.   The frac fluid is mainly salt water and that is why plants and animals may die or get sick if there is a spill.