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Fracking

Fracking

This video segment, adapted from Need to Know, discusses how the process of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is used to extract natural gas and how the process may be polluting water resources with hazardous chemicals, leading to health concerns.

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Social Sciences, Physical Geography, History/Policy/Law, Hazardous Chemicals, NSDL, Ecology, Water Quality, National K -12 Subject, Physics, Education (General), Earth Science, Water Cycle, Human Geography, Chemistry, Earth System Science, Weather, Astronomy, Space Science, Systems and Technologies, Policy Issues, Energy in the Earth System, Science and Society, Forestry and Agriculture, Physical Sciences, Physical Science, Earth System, Geoscience, History and Impact of Technology, Geography, Environmental Science, Fossil Fuels, Engineering Design, Natural Resources, Energy and Power Technologies, Science, Engineering, Technology, And Climate, Space Sciences, Earth and Space Science, Education, Energy, And Processes, Structure, Energy Sources
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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
July 27, 2016
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Submitter:
Barbra Bied Sperling
Hispanic Serving Institution
Primary Audience:
Middle School, High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division
Technical Format:
Video
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Not specified at this time
Language:
English
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Unknown
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