Flammable Gas In Drinking Water From Hydraulic Fracking

New research shows elevated risks of methane contamination in water wells of homes located within 1 kilometer of hydraulic fracturing gas wells. Some wells have as much as 17 times the normal amount of methane, levels that can cause tap water to catch fire.

Researchers have found dangerously high levels of the explosive gas methane in the drinking water of homes located within two thirds of a mile of hydraulic fracking wells. Duke University environmental scientist Robert Jackson tells host Bruce Gellerman that the water in some homes near the natural gas extraction wells show as much as 17 times the normal amount of methane, levels that can cause tap water to catch on fire.