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Chemical and bioassay assessment of waters related to hydraulic fracturing at a tight gas production site

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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
卷 690, 期 -, 页码 636-646

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DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.354

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Fracturing fluid; Flowback water; Groundwater; Non-target analysis; Ames test; CALUX test

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  1. Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) [859.14.001]
  2. Dutch drinking water company Brabant Water
  3. Dutch drinking water company Oasen
  4. Dutch drinking water company Waterleiding maatschappij Limburg

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Publicly available chemical assessments of hydraulic fracturing related waters are generally based on shale gas practices in the US. There is a lack of information on hydraulic fracturing related gas development from EU countries and more generally on other types of extractions. This research fills this knowledge gap by presenting chemical and bioassay assessments of hydraulic fracturing related waters from a tight gas development in the Netherlands. Fracturing fluid, flowback water and groundwater from surrounding aquifers before and after the actual fracturing were analysed by means of high resolution liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry, the Ames test and three chemical activated luciferase gene expression bioassays aimed at determining genotoxicity, oxidative stress response and polyaromatic hydrocarbon contamination. After sample enrichment a higher number of peaks can be found in both fracturing fluid and flowback samples. No dear differences in chemical composition were shown in the groundwater samples before and after hydraulic fracturing. Preliminary environmental fate data of the tentatively identified chemicals points towards persistence in water. Clear genotoxic and oxidative stress responses were found in the fracturing fluid and flowbadc samples. A preliminary suspect screening resulted in 25 and 36 matches in positive and negative ionisation respectively with the 338 possible suspect candidates on the list. Extensive measures relating to the handling, transport and treatment of hydraulic fracturing related waters are currently in place within the Dutch context. The results of the present study provide a scientific justification for such measures taken to avoid adverse environmental and human health impacts. (C) 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.

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