NYS Water Resources Institute at Cornell
The Mission of the New York State Water Resources Institute (WRI) is to improve the management of water resources in New York State and the nation. As a federally and state mandated institution located at Cornell University, we are uniquely situated to access scientific and technical resources that are relevant to New York State’s and the nation’s water management needs. We collaborate with regional, state, and national partners to increase awareness of emerging water resources issues and to develop and assess new water management technologies and policies. WRI connects the water research and water management communities.
See also: Gas Wells: Waste Management of Cuttings, Drilling Fluids, Hydrofrack Water and Produced Water
See also: MarcellusShaleReport-6-12-08
….Drilling muds that circulate through the well and return to the surface may contain dissolved and suspended contaminants including cadmium, arsenic, and metals such as mercury, copper and lead; hydrocarbons; hydrogen sulfide and natural gas, as well as drilling mud additives, many of which contain potentially harmful chemicals (e.g., chromate, barite).”
See: This Website is a Crash Course In Fracking
See: Affirming Gasland
See: With Natural Gas Drilling Boom, Pennsylvania Faces an Onslaught of Wastewater
See: Drilling Wastewater Disposal Options in N.Y. Report Have Problems of Their Own – ProPublica
See: Despite overhaul, gas wastewater still a problem
See: Under the surface : fracking, fortunes and the fate of the Marcellus Shale
