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Fracturing rock to extract natural gas boosts methane in nearby water wells.

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  1. Osborn, S. G., Vengosh, A., Warner, N. R. & Jackson, R. B. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA doi:10.1073/pnas.1100682108 (2011).

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Perkins, S. Methane threat to drinking water. Nature (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2011.278

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