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Hydraulic Fracturing – Another Industry that Should be Measuring Oil in Water

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Hydraulic Fracturing – Another Industry that Should be Measuring Oil in Water

03 Aug, 2012

Published over 14 years ago. See the latest and most current information on Water/wastewater.

Sandra Rintoul

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Oil in water is a measurement that crosses many different industries—from municipal or industrial wastewater to produced water from offshore oil drilling platforms. Now “frac water” produced from hydraulic fracturing for natural gas extraction is entering the oil in water analysis arena.

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