Public fears repercussions of fracking by Barbara Duckworth, February 23, 2012, The Western Producer
“If the construction of the well is done properly, and there is a lot of experience in the industry doing this, then the only possibility for the contamination will be actually if the fracture grows vertically and reaches the ground water,” he said.
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