Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Hydraulic Fracturing Research Featured on "Living on Earth"

By Reston Biogeochemical Processes in Groundwater Laboratory November 7, 2014

Reston Biogeochemical Processes in Groundwater Laboratory's work on hydraulic fracturing was recently featured on Public Radio International program "Living on Earth". Listen to the program here.

USGS scientist takes water samples through the ice covering a North Dakota creek
Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details
On January 6, 2015, three million gallons of saltwater drilling waste spilled from a western North Dakota pipeline. USGS scientists sampled the site in February following the spill.The saltwater brine is a byproduct of hydraulic fracturing and contains salt as well as other fracking fluids and petroleum products. This is the state’s largest brine spill since the North Dakota oil boom began. The spill impacted two creeks: Blacktail Creek and Little Muddy Creek, which feeds the Missouri River, a source of drinking water in the area.

 

Get Our News

These items are in the RSS feed format (Really Simple Syndication) based on categories such as topics, locations, and more. You can install and RSS reader browser extension, software, or use a third-party service to receive immediate news updates depending on the feed that you have added. If you click the feed links below, they may look strange because they are simply XML code. An RSS reader can easily read this code and push out a notification to you when something new is posted to our site.

Reston Biogeochemical Processes in Groundwater Laboratory News

United States of America News

Water News