No water contamination found in Ohio’s fracking epicenter

Methane in local groundwater comes from biological sources, not fossil fuel drilling

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ALL'S WELL  During hydraulic fracturing, workers pump fracking fluid into natural gas wells. Groundwater samples collected around one Ohio county show no contamination from nearby fracking activities.

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VANCOUVER — Fracking in Carroll County, the heart of Ohio’s natural gas boom, hasn’t contaminated groundwater, new research shows.