Fracking Not Likely Behind Higher Marcellus Water Salinity
From Rigzone
A recent Duke University study has concluded that elevated salinity levels in well water in northeastern Pennsylvania were not likely caused by hydraulic fracturing.
The study found elevated levels of salinity with similar geochemistry to deep Marcellus brine in drinking water samples from three groundwater aquifers, but no direct links between the salinity and shale gas exploration in the region.
