Skyler Stuke
Brent Jackson
Composition I
April 26, 2016
HydroFracking- Is it really worth it?
(American Consumers)
According to J. Paul Getty, “Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.” “Within the next decade, dozens of wells had been constructed, producing anywhere from 150 to 7,500 barrels of oil per day ” (Newton 2015). Canadians were the first to find oil in 1858 in southern Ontario. Fracking oil has become more and more popular over the past couple of years. The consumption of oil in the whole world is steadily increasing and there has to be another way to harvest the oil from the earth. So what is hydrofracking (hydraulic fracking)? There are several different definitions out there but the most common is “the process …show more content…
The answer is yes. There are 4 different environmental impacts of using the hydrofracking method of harvesting natural resources. The first impact is the air pollution. “Drilling procedures releases a number of air contaminants such as benzene, xylene, tolene, nitrogen oxide, and some metals which are a serious threat to the air that we breathe” (Enviromental Issues 2015). The transportation of materials and disposal of waste can also cause further air pollution. “The constant exposure to poor air quality can cause diseases in human beings, infections, and lethal diseases including cancer, birth defects, and neurotic disorders” (Environmental Issues …show more content…
The fluid that is used for fracturing includes chemicals, which some are harmless and some are very harmful as I stated earlier. Besides the fluids used for fracking, “the fracking process produces many other gases and radioactive materials that flow into the fissures created by the drilling” (Environmental Issues 2015). Some of the liquids come to the surface and those chemicals contaminate the ground water, making it unfit for the consumption of contaminated water. The contaminated water will not just affect humans but it will hurt the wildlife that is in the area. Wildlife drinks the water that runs off into the ditch or in the rivers. That is where the harmful chemicals will end up if we don’t contain it. These chemicals can also get into our food plots where farmers grow fruits and vegetables. These chemicals will then contaminate not just the wildlife but the food that we
Brent Jackson
Composition I
April 26, 2016
HydroFracking- Is it really worth it?
(American Consumers)
According to J. Paul Getty, “Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.” “Within the next decade, dozens of wells had been constructed, producing anywhere from 150 to 7,500 barrels of oil per day ” (Newton 2015). Canadians were the first to find oil in 1858 in southern Ontario. Fracking oil has become more and more popular over the past couple of years. The consumption of oil in the whole world is steadily increasing and there has to be another way to harvest the oil from the earth. So what is hydrofracking (hydraulic fracking)? There are several different definitions out there but the most common is “the process …show more content…
The answer is yes. There are 4 different environmental impacts of using the hydrofracking method of harvesting natural resources. The first impact is the air pollution. “Drilling procedures releases a number of air contaminants such as benzene, xylene, tolene, nitrogen oxide, and some metals which are a serious threat to the air that we breathe” (Enviromental Issues 2015). The transportation of materials and disposal of waste can also cause further air pollution. “The constant exposure to poor air quality can cause diseases in human beings, infections, and lethal diseases including cancer, birth defects, and neurotic disorders” (Environmental Issues …show more content…
The fluid that is used for fracturing includes chemicals, which some are harmless and some are very harmful as I stated earlier. Besides the fluids used for fracking, “the fracking process produces many other gases and radioactive materials that flow into the fissures created by the drilling” (Environmental Issues 2015). Some of the liquids come to the surface and those chemicals contaminate the ground water, making it unfit for the consumption of contaminated water. The contaminated water will not just affect humans but it will hurt the wildlife that is in the area. Wildlife drinks the water that runs off into the ditch or in the rivers. That is where the harmful chemicals will end up if we don’t contain it. These chemicals can also get into our food plots where farmers grow fruits and vegetables. These chemicals will then contaminate not just the wildlife but the food that we