Pros And Cons Of Hydraulic Fracking
Hydraulic Fracking is a hot topic these days within the media of Ohio and locals of Licking County, Ohio. What issues and risk do we seem to currently need to be aware of? Could properties of local residents be affected and what step(s) are we taking to insure a brighter future for Ohio?
Fracking, also known as, hydraulic fracturing is the idea of using hydraulic pumps mixed with water, sand, and chemicals to break rocks apart at high pressures which then will release gasses. The chemicals used are not really known, but are said to be extremely hazardous to people, animals, and etc. The pumps on these machines use water from creeks as a water source. The sand that is used, is removed from the bottom of a local creek bed or can be manually added into the mixture. By removing it from a local creek bed, this could endanger local species that call the creek bed home. …show more content…
One may assume that along with more fracking sites means that the statistics of fires, explosions, and issues with wells, accidents, and more may keep rising. Several incidents have included “increase in documented spills, blowouts, leaking wells, and other accidents” (nofrackohio.com). These errors have likely affected the environment and can be almost directly related to severe human injuries.
With the process of fracking using thousands upon thousands of gallons of water, we can run the risk of polluting the water table below our home area. There are issues with property being de-valued because of “mandatory pooling” (nofrackohio.com). One could assume that no one wants to have a huge pool of hydraulic fracking waste sitting about their land and potentially being the reason for ruining the wells and creeks nearby. What about the animals? I am sure if the creeks and creek beds are affected, then the life of the animals there must be devastated as
Fracking, also known as, hydraulic fracturing is the idea of using hydraulic pumps mixed with water, sand, and chemicals to break rocks apart at high pressures which then will release gasses. The chemicals used are not really known, but are said to be extremely hazardous to people, animals, and etc. The pumps on these machines use water from creeks as a water source. The sand that is used, is removed from the bottom of a local creek bed or can be manually added into the mixture. By removing it from a local creek bed, this could endanger local species that call the creek bed home. …show more content…
One may assume that along with more fracking sites means that the statistics of fires, explosions, and issues with wells, accidents, and more may keep rising. Several incidents have included “increase in documented spills, blowouts, leaking wells, and other accidents” (nofrackohio.com). These errors have likely affected the environment and can be almost directly related to severe human injuries.
With the process of fracking using thousands upon thousands of gallons of water, we can run the risk of polluting the water table below our home area. There are issues with property being de-valued because of “mandatory pooling” (nofrackohio.com). One could assume that no one wants to have a huge pool of hydraulic fracking waste sitting about their land and potentially being the reason for ruining the wells and creeks nearby. What about the animals? I am sure if the creeks and creek beds are affected, then the life of the animals there must be devastated as