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DensityDesign Research Lab. A.Y. 2012-2013. Integrated Course Final Synthesis Studio. Credits: Massimo Guizzetti, Cristina Palamini, Giulia Peretti, Silvia Recalcati
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WHATTHE
FRACKIS GOING
ON?
WHATTHE
FRACKIS GOING
ON?
INTRODUCTION
FROM STATEMENTS TO DEBATE
FROM DEBATE TO ACTORS
All the contents listed below are available online in a more concise form in an website specifically designed as an interactive complement to this report.
>> http://whatthefrackisgoingon.altervista.org
FROM ACTORS TO NETWORKS PART 1
FROM ACTORS TO NETWORKS PART 2
FROM NETWORKS TO COSMOS
FROM COSMOS TO COSMOPOLITICS
APPENDIX
If land degradation is a proved phenomenon, usually public concerns focus on its effects, often indirect, thus preventing the rise of a real online controversy.
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STATES
in the US involved in the practice
MILLION TREATMENTSof hydraulic fracturing
since 1947
Chemical Mixing: the acquired water is combined with chemical additives and proppant to make the HF fluid.> Release to water through on-site spills and leaks
Water Acquisition: large volumes of water are withdrawn from ground and surface water resources to be used in the HF process.> Change in quantity of water available for drinking
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Well Injection: fluid is injected into the well, creating cracks in the geological formation that allow oil or gas to escape through the well.> Potential impacts on drinking water resources
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Flowback: fluid, formation water and natural gas begin to flow back up the well and must be stored on-site before treatment or disposal.> Release to water through spills from on-site storage
Wastewater Treatment and Waste Disposal:disposal by underground injection, treatment followed by disposal to surface water bodies or recycling for use in future HF operations.> Contaminants reaching drinking water
Source: www.epa.gov
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MILLION GALLONSof water used
to fracture a well
FEET
Fracking wells depth where shale gas is extracted
CHEMICAL ADDITIVES
used within thefracking fluids
DECEMBER 2012Google Trends
data collection day
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