UT-Arlington Research: Fracking Bad for Groundwater? 3 Key Points.

What publication published this research from the University of Texas at Arlington? Science of the Total Environment in the article “Temporal Variation in Groundwater Quality in the Permian Basin of Texas, a Region of Increasing Unconventional Oil and Gas Development

What groundwater area was included in the research? The research was the first of its kind in the “Cline Shale region of West Texas before, during and after the expansion of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling.”

Is the impact to groundwater system or variable? Variable. “some of the toxic compounds associated with areas of high unconventional drilling may degrade or become diluted within the aquifer over time”

Science Daily | Groundwater quality changes alongside expansion of hydraulic fracturing