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Water Quality Where Hydraulic Fracturing is Used
July 13, 2012 | United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey has published: “Water Quality Studied in Areas of Unconventional Oil and Gas Development, Including Areas Where Hydraulic Fracturing Techniques are Used, in the United States.”


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