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Health Agency Projects
We maintain a directory of current projects/practices that health agencies have identified as being of interest to their colleagues. If your agency has a project or practice to share, please bring it to our attention.
Projects are described in their applicable language(s).
International
Topics: Contaminants and Hazards, Shale Gas
Hydraulic fracturing (also termed “fracking”) is the process used, along with horizontal drilling, to extract unconventional natural gas (shale gas, tight gas or coalbed methane) and tight oil from reserves deep in the earth. Fractures are created in relatively impermeable rock (such as shale) by injecting large amounts of fracturing fluid (a mixture of water and chemicals) deep into the earth...
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