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Looks like a paid-for article to exonerate fracking. It mentions only at one point the 'fracking fluids', and in order to present then as if they are harmless,
by zendere 13y ago
Looks like a paid-for article to exonerate fracking.
It mentions only at one point the 'fracking fluids', and in order to present then as if they are harmless, it says:
1. "gelling agents (used in ice cream)"
2. "friction reducers (used in cosmetics)"
3. "acid to anti-bacterial agents (used in disinfectants)" (note the trick to exonerate "acid" by attaching the anti-bacterial agents, so it then mentions 'used in disinfectants' as if those contain acids as well...)
If I were to make my own fracking fluid, do I mix together my disinfectant, my ice-cream and my mascara?
Just another shameful article, probably paid-for, by the fracking industry.
- mantas 13y agoGot anything else than name-calling?
- jasonlotito 13y agoIt's coming from an account as old as the comment. Downvote and move on.
- Amadou 13y agoStory poster is also brand new. I don't see anything disingenuous in calling attention to the way the story seems to be white-washing the composition of fracking fluid. A little googling suggests the story's author is probably referring to just one particular formulation, Halliburton's CleanStim which Colorado governor Hicknelooper claims to have taken a sip of. But even Halliburton's own website shows some of the ingredients are considered hazardous. http://www.halliburton.com/public/projects/pubsdata/Hydraulic_Fracturing/disclosures/CleanStim_Pop_up.html http://www.halliburton.com/public/projects/pubsdata/Hydrauli...
- maxerickson 13y agoConcentrated acids are hazardous to handle. A diluted acid is not necessarily an environmental hazard (depends on chemistry, concentration, situation, etc). Similar reasoning applies to enzymes (laundry detergent is unpleasant to get on your skin yet we wash it down the drain in pretty high volumes...). The (safe) handling of the fluid on the surface and integrity of the well are a lot more important than the makeup of the fluid (but still, why not regulate the industry to make sure they are not choosing the wrong balance between their profit and hazards to others).
- sp332 13y agoSo did the article, for that matter.
- Zaab 13y agoIt was the first time I felt the I had something worth of HN, wither it be a comment or article.
- lasermike026 13y agoThen companies that frac will not mind publishing the chemicals used in frac'ing. Oh yeah, they don't want to do that.
- icegreentea 13y agoWell, here it is: http://fracfocus.org/chemical-use/what-chemicals-are-used http://fracfocus.org/chemical-use/what-chemicals-are-used The chemicals used. Right there. Mine you, they don't tell you the percent compositions - I think that's fair. You can be fairly sane limits when you combine with the claim that fracking liquid is 98% water. If you think they're lying... well... better tell the 21+ states that have mandatory disclosure laws.
- Amadou 13y agoSeems that the fracfocus list is incomplete. Looking at Haliburton's own listen of chemicals in their CleanStim fluid, I see maltodextrin listed but it isn't listed on fracfocus. I'm not enough of a chemical engineer to say if there is another name for maltodextrin that is listed, but I didn't find any hits for "mal," "dext" or "trin" either. http://www.halliburton.com/public/projects/pubsdata/Hydraulic_Fracturing/disclosures/CleanStim_Pop_up.html http://www.halliburton.com/public/projects/pubsdata/Hydrauli...
- jasonlotito 13y agohttp://www.halliburton.com/public/projects/pubsdata/Hydraulic_Fracturing/disclosures/CleanStim_Pop_up.html http://www.halliburton.com/public/projects/pubsdata/Hydrauli...