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Predicting Earthquake Hazards from Wastewater Injection

July 31, 2019

Predicting the amount of seismic activity from wastewater injection is difficult because it involves numerous variables...

Fracking: Earthquakes Are Triggered Well Beyond Fluid Injection Zones

May 9, 2019

Computer model and field experiment data suggest a new link between subsurface injections and earthquake swarms

'Realistic' New Model Points the Way to More Efficient and Profitable Fracking

January 8, 2019

Accurately predicting fracture mechanics can help industry optimize pumping, fracturing-fluid viscosity, and other parameters...

Fracking Wastewater Accumulation Found in Freshwater Mussels' Shells

October 23, 2018

Freshwater mussels can be used as chemical recorders of fracking pollutants in waterways

A Steady Increase in the Water Footprint at US Fracking Sites

August 16, 2018

The intensification of the water footprint of hydraulic fracturing

Exposure to Fracking Chemicals and Wastewater Spurs Fat Cell Development

June 21, 2018

Researchers saw increases in the size and number of fat cells in laboratory models following exposure, even at diluted concen...

Oklahoma’s Earthquakes Strongly Linked to Wastewater Injection Depth

February 5, 2018

Oklahoma has been a seismic hotspot for the past decade

New Analysis Casts Doubt on Predicted Decrease in Oklahoma Earthquakes

August 14, 2017

Significant seismic hazard continues despite recent reductions in injection of wastewater from oil and gas production, seismo...

Study: Human-Induced and Natural Earthquakes in Central U.S. Are 'Inherently Similar'

August 4, 2017

Finding means that existing tools to predict shaking damage can be applied to both types

Squeezing Every Drop of Fresh Water from Waste Brine

May 30, 2017

UCR research expands efforts to provide clean water for the world's growing population

Oil and Gas Wastewater Spills Alter Microbes in West Virginia Waters

February 23, 2017

Rutgers' Nicole Fahrenfeld leads research documenting impacts in stream water and sediments from a wastewater disposal facili...

Noise Pollution from Oil and Gas Development May Harm Human Health

December 29, 2016

Scientists say additional research is needed to determine the level of risk to communities living near oil and gas opera...

Report Finds Additional Radioactive Materials in Gas-Well Drill Cuttings

December 22, 2016

The study found that some well waste from the Marcellus shale in Pennsylvania contained radioactive material not previously r...

Study Shows Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids Affect Water Chemistry from Gas Wells

December 13, 2016

Following this study, the researchers would like to look at how the mechanical properties of shale are affected by the fractu...

Study Links Groundwater Changes to Fracking

November 15, 2016

Research suggests that drinking water near hydraulic fracturing sites is undergoing chemical changes

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