For the casual reader, many people know about groundwater and surface water contamination. Not so many know about the air pollution with flaring (24/7/365) which includes not just burning methane but extends to everything from radioactive radon gas to benzene to so many "zenes" and other poisons that it's hard to imagine anyone would do it. The flowback water contains hundreds of chemicals and... well... like I said... go to Frack and read/watch for a couple of months if you care to do so. To the naysayers, just re flaring... get out a cigarette lighter, light it and suck the fumes into your lungs. Far better than living near a frack well.
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