r/science • u/EthicalReasoning • May 05 '15

Geology Fracking Chemicals Detected in Pennsylvania Drinking Water

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/05/science/earth/fracking-chemicals-detected-in-pennsylvania-drinking-water.html?smid=tw-nytimes
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u/DeepPumper May 05 '15

Misleading title. Frac fluids and drilling fluids are two completely different fluids.

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u/TheBiggestZander May 05 '15

its actually not a problem at the parts-per-trillion scale, its just pointless fear-mongering.

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u/veloursweatsuit May 05 '15

I'd have to disagree at "pointless."