Radioactive contamination of aquifer due to fracking
Santos fined after coal seam gas project contaminates aquifer ‘with uranium’ eguardian.com, Saturday 8 March 2014
NSW under pressure to break fast-tracking agreement after energy producer fined $1,500 for ‘pollution incident’ in the Pilliga The NSW government should tear up an agreement with Santos to fast-track a coal seam gas project after the energy producer was fined for contaminating an aquifer, reportedly with uranium, the state opposition says.
The Environment Protection Authority issued a $1,500 fine to Santos last month following the “pollution incident” at the company’s Narrabri Gas Field operations in the Pilliga in NSW’s northwest.
Fairfax Media reports that the aquifer was contaminated with uranium at levels 20 times higher than safe drinking water guidelines…….http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/08/santos-fined-coal-seam-gas-contaminates-aquifer-uranium
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Does anyone know where the uranium is coming from? Is it from the soil or rocks? Is it in the underground water? Is it in the fracking fluids? What temperatures and acidity are involved? What if any oxidants are involved? Perhaps the hydrogeologist Gavin Mudd can help.
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