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Citation Label: GEN458
Publication Name: Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas: Impacts from the Hydraulic Fracturing Water Cycle on Drinking Water Resources in the United States (Executive Summary)
Publication Type: Report
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Author Name: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Publication Year: 2016
Publication No.: EPA/600/R-16/236F
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https://www.epa.gov/hfstudy

Local Source File: GEN458_HFDWA_EXECUTIVE_SUMMARY.PDF
Annotation: The goals of the study were to assess the potential for activities in the hydraulic fracturing water cycle to impact the quality or quantity of drinking water resources and to identify factors that affect the frequency or severity of those impacts. The EPA website includes the study plan, interim reports, full final report and this executive summary.
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