Chemicals Used in Hydraulic Fracturing Possible Less Toxic Alternatives to the Chemicals used to Extract Natural Gas Tag Words: Environment; Hydraulic Fracturing; Fracking; Chemical Alternatives

Abstract

This report will focus on the topic of hydraulic fracturing. It is a process that has been going on for many years, and is the main method of extracting natural gas beneath the Earth’s surface. While it is known that natural gas is in fact a much cleaner fossil fuel and would be more cost beneficial for us to use, the process of hydraulic fracturing is still very risky and has been involved in a lot of concern for pollution. While this report will go into more detail of fracking itself, it will also explain the ongoing research that is being done to make this process “greener”. The report will also include our own research that we have done to promote a safer method of fracking. We have used that research for a service project, which involved getting in touch with companies/corporations by letter and informing them of our research. You tube lin