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hydraulic fracturing operations water flow back

Detailed Description

Waste waters injected subsurface or temporarily stored in evaporation ponds, seepage pits and above ground tanks before being transported using trucks or pipelines to be disposed of at landfills, reused for crop irrigation, dust control on dirt roads, or further treated for industrial or municipal uses and recycling as injected fluid.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.

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