A Virus Could Help Save Billions of Gallons of Wastewater Produced by Fracking
May 01, 2024
May 01, 2024
EL PASO, Texas, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's El Paso campus issued the following news release:
An estimated 168 billion gallons of wastewater -- or produced water -- is generated annually by the Permian Basin fracking industry, according to a 2022 report by the Texas Produced Water Consortium. The major waste stream has proved both difficult and costly to treat because of the chemical complexity of the water.
In a new study published in the journal Water . . .
An estimated 168 billion gallons of wastewater -- or produced water -- is generated annually by the Permian Basin fracking industry, according to a 2022 report by the Texas Produced Water Consortium. The major waste stream has proved both difficult and costly to treat because of the chemical complexity of the water.
In a new study published in the journal Water . . .