Produced Water Treatment
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Recycled Water Industry Suffers As Oil Prices Drop
3/31/2015
Dropping oil prices are a setback for recycled water companies that serve oil and gas industry sites and could slow technological advancement in this sector.
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Microbe Battery Powers Desalination Process For Produced Water
3/26/2015
A new wastewater treatment process created by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder may provide a cheaper way to desalinate produced water from oil and gas sites.
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Salt In Produced Water Might Be Harmful When Used For De-Icing Roads
3/19/2015
Roads in New York and Pennsylvania get coated in oil and gas wastewater during the winter, since the high salt content melts snow and ice.
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Produced Water Has High Benzene Levels, Report Says
2/25/2015
Two years ago, the state of California ordered oil companies to test fracking wastewater for harmful chemicals. The results are in.
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Cleanup Update Following North Dakota's Biggest Produced Water Spill
2/10/2015
The largest produced-water spill since the beginning of North Dakota's current energy boom forced cleanup crews to pump away at least 4 million gallons of freshwater, oil, and brine after the incident contaminated a creek and eventually reached the Missouri River, according to figures recently released by the federal government.
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New Dangers Found In Produced Water
1/29/2015
Produced water appears to contain two harmful chemicals that researchers previously did not know about, according to a new study.
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Reusing Produced Water To Irrigate Crops
1/27/2015
A group in Kern County, CA, is working on a project that would expand the amount of produced water reused to irrigate crops.
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New Clean Water Tech May Be A Boon To Mining, Fracking
1/13/2015
A new clean-water invention from Australia could have benefits for the mining and fracking industries.
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Produced Water Reuse: Is More Oversight Needed?
1/9/2015
Critics of the oil and gas industry are pushing for more oversight of produced water reuse, an increasingly popular practice touted by the industry for its economic and environmental benefits.
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New Research On Dangers Of Fracking Wastewater Pits
12/28/2014
A study by two national environmental organizations shows that fracking wastewater pits are threatening water quality in California.