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BBC: Shale gas drilling operations increase the risk of nearby drinking water becoming contaminated with methane, a study has suggested.
Researchers found, on average, methane concentrations 17 times above normal in samples taken near drilling sites.
Growing demand for energy has led to a sharp increase in shale gas extraction around the globe, prompting concerns about the impact of the technology.
The findings appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Gas drilling ‘contaminates water’
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on May 9th, 2011
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