Chemicals Used in Hydraulic Fracturing (US House Energy and Commerce, April 2011)

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This report, ‘Chemicals Used in Hydraulic Fracturing’, was prepared in April 2011 by the minority staff of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce. It was prepared for committee members including Henry A. Waxman, Edward J. Markey and Diana DeGette.

Its table of contents covers an executive summary, background and methodology, the hydraulic fracturing fluids and their contents — including commonly used chemical components and toxic chemicals — the use of proprietary and “trade secret” chemicals, and a conclusion. It is a congressional staff report examining the chemical make-up of fracturing fluids.

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