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PA: Brine Is Not For Drinking

By Greg Russell

The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that wastewater produced in Pennsylvania might be radioactive:  "Millions of barrels of wastewater trucked into Ohio from shale-gas wells in Pennsylvania might be highly radioactive, according to a government study."  Fortunately, it's being disposed of through injection wells to formations thousands of feet below the surface.  "Michael Snee, the Ohio Department of Health’s radiation-protection chief, said that’s the safest place for brine.'Injection wells are almost the perfect solution for that disposal issue,' Snee said."

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Tags: Ohio, Marcellus, Energy, Brine

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