An Interview with Fracking Expert Avner Vengosh
By Katie L. Burke
What water quality issues related to hydraulic fracturing and shale gas extraction does geochemist Avner Vengosh think are of most concern to the public?
September 9, 2015
From The Staff Chemistry Geography Geology Human Ecology
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Avner Vengosh is a geochemist at Duke University who studies water quality issues posed by hydraulic fracturing and shale gas extraction. “We try to provide an objective picture of what the issues are and how we can cope with them,” says Vengosh. Listen to my interview with Vengosh, portions of which were published as a Q&A in our September–October issue.
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