Colorado Study Links Methane in Water to Drilling

Colorado Study Links Methane in Water to Drilling by Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica April 22, 2009
But the gas becomes dangerous when it evaporates out of the water and into peoples’ homes, where it can become flammable. It can also suffocate those who breathe it. According to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as the concentration of gas increases it can cause headaches, then nausea, brain damage and eventually death.

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