There is a consistent IGNORANCE in the science of hydraulic fracturing when it comes to the sources of pollution.
The fracking chemicals are made to dissolve rock. That means there is a chemical reaction between the rock and the injection fluids.
You know chemical reaction like this:
Al3 + SO4 = Al2(SO4)3 (Aluminum Sulfate)
The fracking fluids alone are not the problem. The fracking fluids AND the rocks in a chemical reaction are the problem, TOO. In other words dissolved rock interacts with the injected chemicals and they also help produce poisons in the water and air.
The Marcellus Shale is composed of these rocks.
Quartz - SiO2
Illite - [(K,H3O)(Al,Mg,Fe)2(Si,Al)4O10[(OH)2,(H2O)]
Montmorillonite - (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)
3(AlSi
3O
10)(F,OH)
2
Todorokite - (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O
Trona - Na3(CO3)(HCO3)•2H2O
There is Potassium, Aluminum, Silicon, Magnesium, Iron, Sodium, Barium, Strontium, Maganese and Calicum in the Marcellus Shale.
Some of these are isotopes and are radioactive. There is OH which is a hydroxide and Oxygen which is O.
They are highly reactive rock. Shale rock was formed from decaying organic matter. They are often considered to be carboniferous rock. Oddly enough carboniferous rocks are known to be a good sponge for carbon dioxide. In other words what should be injected to the shale rock is carbon dioxide in a form of sequestration.
Ironic the use of the shale is actually to allow the emission of methane a more potent greenhouse gas that produces CO2 as well.
The lawsuits need more investigation to present to the judges involved because the petroleum industry didn't care about human life and sure as heck didn't disclose ALL the chemicals involved in the pollution it created.
The shale itself has outcrops like this one. It is a pretty color grey, but, it is easy to tell there are significant minerals in it because it has a shining surface. Sometimes nature just screams to leave it alone.
Marcellus shale exposure above Marcellus, N.Y. The vertical joints create sheer cliff faces.
The fracking chemicals are made to dissolve rock. That means there is a chemical reaction between the rock and the injection fluids.
You know chemical reaction like this:
Al3 + SO4 = Al2(SO4)3 (Aluminum Sulfate)
The fracking fluids alone are not the problem. The fracking fluids AND the rocks in a chemical reaction are the problem, TOO. In other words dissolved rock interacts with the injected chemicals and they also help produce poisons in the water and air.
The Marcellus Shale is composed of these rocks.
Quartz - SiO2
Illite - [(K,H3O)(Al,Mg,Fe)2(Si,Al)4O10[(OH)2,(H2O)]
Montmorillonite - (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)
3(AlSi
3O
10)(F,OH)
2
Todorokite - (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O
Trona - Na3(CO3)(HCO3)•2H2O
There is Potassium, Aluminum, Silicon, Magnesium, Iron, Sodium, Barium, Strontium, Maganese and Calicum in the Marcellus Shale.
Some of these are isotopes and are radioactive. There is OH which is a hydroxide and Oxygen which is O.
They are highly reactive rock. Shale rock was formed from decaying organic matter. They are often considered to be carboniferous rock. Oddly enough carboniferous rocks are known to be a good sponge for carbon dioxide. In other words what should be injected to the shale rock is carbon dioxide in a form of sequestration.
Ironic the use of the shale is actually to allow the emission of methane a more potent greenhouse gas that produces CO2 as well. The lawsuits need more investigation to present to the judges involved because the petroleum industry didn't care about human life and sure as heck didn't disclose ALL the chemicals involved in the pollution it created.
The shale itself has outcrops like this one. It is a pretty color grey, but, it is easy to tell there are significant minerals in it because it has a shining surface. Sometimes nature just screams to leave it alone.
Marcellus shale exposure above Marcellus, N.Y. The vertical joints create sheer cliff faces.
